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Lia Neal
Lia Neal (born February 13, 1995) is a former American professional swimmer who specialized in freestyle events. In her Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she won a bronze medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. In 2016, she won a silver medal in the same event at Rio de Janeiro. She was the second female African-American swimmer to make a U.S. Olympic team. Early life Lia Neal was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1995, the daughter of Siu and Jerome Neal. Lia Neal is of African and Chinese descent.Rogers, Katie (August 12, 2016)"A Closer Look at Simone Manuel, Olympic Medalist, History Maker" ''The New York Times''. Retrieved July 21, 2021. She started swimming when she was six years old in New York City. She attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart School in New York City, where she was a member of the club swim team, Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics. Career 2008 US Olympic Trials Neal competed at the 2008 US Olympic Trials in swimming in Omaha, Nebras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freestyle Swimming
Freestyle is a category of Swimming (sport), swimming competition, defined by the rules of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), in which competitors are subject to a few limited restrictions on their swimming stroke. Freestyle races are the most common of all swimming competitions, with distances beginning with 50 meters (50 yards) and reaching 1500 meters (1650 yards), also known as the mile. The term 'freestyle stroke' is sometimes used as a synonym for 'front crawl', as front crawl is the fastest surface swimming stroke. It is now the most common stroke used in freestyle competitions. The first Olympics held open water swimming events, but after a few Olympics, closed water swimming was introduced. The front crawl or freestyle was the first event that was introduced. Technique Freestyle swimming implies the use of legs and arms for competitive swimming, except in the case of the Individual Medley, individual medley or Medley relay (athletics), medley relay events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 M)
The 11th FINA FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), World Swimming Championships (25m) was held in Istanbul, Turkey on 12–16 December 2012. This swimming-only championships took place in the Sinan Erdem Dome; all events were swum in a 25-meter (short course, short-course) pool. The United States topped the medal standings with a total of 27 medals and had the most gold medals with 11. A total of 18 List of World Championships records in swimming#Short course (25 m), championship records were set and 2 List of world records in swimming#Short course, world records (both set by American Ryan Lochte) broken. Lochte and Hungarian Katinka Hosszú were named the best male and female swimmers of the competition. Lochte finished the meet with 8 total medals (breaking his previous record of 7 set in 2010) and Hosszú had 5 total medals. Bidding process FINA FINA (french: Fédération internationale de natation, en, International Swimming Federation, link=yes) (to be renamed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Summer Universiade
) , Nations participating = 143 , Athletes participating = 12,885 , Events = 272 in 21 sports , Opening ceremony = , Closing ceremony = , Officially opened by = Park Geun-hye , Athlete's Oath = Kim Seong-yeon and Kim Kuk-young , Judge's Oath = Kim Dae-nan and Park Mi-sun , Torch Lighter = Chan Ho Park and Yang Hak-seon , Stadium = Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium , websiteOfficial website, SpreviousS= Kazan 2013 , SnextS = Taipei 2017 , Sprevious = Granada-Štrbské Pleso 2015 , Snext = Almaty 2017 The 2015 Summer Universiade ( ko, 2015년 하계 유니버시아드, Icheon sip-o nyeon Hagye Yunibeosiadeu), officially known as the XXVIII Summer Universiade ( ko, 제28회 하계 유니버시아드, Jeisippalhoe Hagye Yunibeosiadeu) and also known as Gwangju 2015 ( ko, 광주2015, Gwangju Icheon sip-o), was held in the city of Gwangju, South Korea. It took place from July 3 to July 14, 2015. Bid selection The cities of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Taipei, Taiwan; and Gwang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universiade
The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and " Olympiad". The Universiade is referred to in English as the World University Games or World Student Games; however, this latter term can also refer to competitions for sub-University grades students. In July 2020 as part of a new branding system by the FISU, it was stated that the Universiade will be officially branded as the FISU World University Games. The most recent games were held in 2019: the Winter Universiade was held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia while the Summer Universiade was held in Naples, Italy. The next Winter World University Games are scheduled to be held in Lake Placid, United States between 11–21 January 2023, after the 2021 edition scheduled to be held in Lucerne, Switzerland was cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 Summer World University Games were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2019 Pan American Games – Women's 4 × 100 Metre Medley Relay
The women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay competition of the swimming events at the 2019 Pan American Games ; ay, Taqinipuniw anatt’apxtanxa'' , nations participating = 41 , athletes participating = 6,680 , events = 419 in 38 sports , opening ceremony = July 26 , closing ceremony = August 11 , officially opened by = Martín Vizcarra , to ... are scheduled to be held August 10th, 2019 at the Villa Deportiva Nacional Videna cluster. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: Results Heats The first round was held on August 10. Final The final round was also on August 10. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games 2019 in women's swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2019 Pan American Games – Women's 4 × 100 Metre Freestyle Relay
The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 2019 Pan American Games ; ay, Taqinipuniw anatt’apxtanxa'' , nations participating = 41 , athletes participating = 6,680 , events = 419 in 38 sports , opening ceremony = July 26 , closing ceremony = August 11 , officially opened by = Martín Vizcarra , to ... are scheduled to be held August 6, 2019 at the Villa Deportiva Nacional Videna cluster. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: Results Final The final round was held on August 6. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games 2019 in women's swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Pan American Games
; ay, Taqinipuniw anatt’apxtanxa'' , nations participating = 41 , athletes participating = 6,680 , events = 419 in 38 sports , opening ceremony = July 26 , closing ceremony = August 11 , officially opened by = Martín Vizcarra , torch label = Cauldron lighter , torch = Cecilia Tait , stadium = Estadio Nacional del Perú , previous = 2015 Toronto , next = '' 2023 Santiago'' The 2019 Pan American Games ( es, Juegos Panamericanos de 2019, links=no), officially the XVIII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Lima 2019 Pan-Am Games or Lima 2019 ( qu, Limaq 2019), were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, were held in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019, with preliminary rounds in certain events having begun on July 24, 2019. These were the first Pan American Games to be held in Peru, and the seventh to be held in South America. The opening ceremony took place on July 26 at the National Stadium, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan American Games
The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held among athletes from nations of the Americas, every four years in the year before the Summer Olympic Games. The only Winter Pan American Games were held in 1990. In 2021, the Junior Pan American Games was held for the first time specifically for young athletes. The Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) is the governing body of the Pan American Games movement, whose structure and actions are defined by the Olympic Charter. The XVIII Pan American Games were held in Lima from 26 July to 11 August 2019; the XIX Pan American Games will be held in Santiago from 20 October to 5 November 2023. Since the XV Pan American Games in 2007, host cities are contracted to manage both the Pan American and the Parapan American Games, in which athle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 M) – Women's 4 × 100 Metre Medley Relay
The women's 4x100 metre medley relay event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 14 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome The Sinan Erdem Dome (), formerly known as the Ataköy Dome, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Ataköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. It has a seating capacity of 22,500 for concerts. For the sp .... Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. No new records were set during this competition. Results Heats 18 teams participated in 2 heats. Final The final was held at 21:16. References External links 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m): Women's 4 x 100 metre medley entry list from OmegaTiming.com. {{DEFAULTSORT:2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay Medley relay 4x100 metre, women's World Short Course Swimming Championships 2012 in women's swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 M) – Women's 4 × 200 Metre Freestyle Relay
The Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 15 December 2018. Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. Results Heats The heats were started on 15 December at 11:51. Final The final was held on 15 December at 20:50. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) - Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 M) – Women's 4 × 100 Metre Medley Relay
The women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 16 December 2018. Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. Results Heats The heats were started at 10:20. Final The final was held at 20:00. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 M) – Women's 4 × 100 Metre Freestyle Relay
The Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 11 December 2018 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center. Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. Results Heats The heats were started on 11 December at 12:27. Final The final was held at 20:43. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
