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List Of Swimming Competitions
This is a list of swimming competitions conducted in pool and open water environments. Pool competitions include long course metres (50 metre pool), short course metres (25 metre pool), and short course yards (25 yard pool) formats. Olympic committee events *Olympic Games, pool since 1896, open water since 2008, for example swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics"The history of Olympic swimming" ''''. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2022."Marathon & Op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley. In addition to these individual events, four swimmers can take part in either a freestyle or medley relay. A medley relay consists of four swimmers who will each swim a different stroke, ordered as backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. Swimming each stroke requires a set of specific techniques; in competition, there are distinct regulations concerning the acceptable form for each individual stroke. There are also regulations on what types of swimsuits, caps, jewelry and injury tape that are allowed at competitions. Although it is possible for competitive swimmers to incur several injuries from the sport, such as te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming World
''Swimming World'' is a US-based monthly swimming magazine that was first published in a magazine format as ''Junior Swimmer'' in January 1960. It concurrently runs online websites ''Swimming World Magazine'' and ''Swimming World News'', (known as ''SwimInfo'' prior to 2006). The headquarters is in History In its earliest form, ''Junior Swimmer'' began as a mimeograph/newsletter published by Peter Daland in the summer of 1952. In 1960, Coach Daland passed the responsibility of the project to Albert Schoenfeld due to Daland's greater coaching demands as the swim coach at the University of Southern California and the Los Angeles Athletic Club. The January 1960 issue was the first published in a magazine format, still called ''Junior Swimmer''. The magazine then went through six title changes over the next 45 years. In May 1961, the magazine changed its main cover title to ''Jr./Sr. Swimmer''. The publication then combined with ''Swimming World'' in June 1961. At that time, ''Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
The 2nd FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships were held September 23-28, 2002 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Sharm El Sheikh ( ar, شرم الشيخ, ), commonly abbreviated to Sharm, is an Egyptian city on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea. Its population is approximately 53,670 .... The championships featured 89 swimmers from 26 countries competing in 6 races: *5-kilometer (5K)--Men's and Women's *10-kilometer (10K)--Men's and Women's *25-kilometer (25K)--Men's and Women's Results Team medals See also * 2000 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships * 2004 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships References External linksHistoFINA--Open Water FINA's history of open water swimming events. {{FINA champs FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships Fina World Open Water Swimming Championships, 2002 Fina World Open Water Swimming Championships, 2002 International aquatics competitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
The FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, or more commonly "Open Water Worlds", was a bi-annual FINA championship for open water swimming held in even years from 2000 to 2010, inclusive. Race distances were 5, 10, and 25 kilometers (also known as 5K, 10K, and 25K). The 10 km race at the 2008 edition served as the main qualifying event for the 2008 Olympics 10 km event. Editions Twelve editions were part of the World Aquatics Championships, and six edition were ''stand alone'' editions. From 2011 the biannual event is included only into the World Aquatics Championships. Stand alone editions The Open Water Worlds were held in the years between the FINA's main World Championships, providing an annual championships for Open Water Swimming. At its January 2010 meeting, the FINA Bureau decided that to replace this event with a junior (18 and under) championships, making the 2010 Open Water Worlds the last edition of these championships, and 2012 seeing the first of a Junior O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 M)
The 15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were held from 16 to 21 December 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was previously scheduled for 13 to 18 December but moved back three days on 24 February 2021. Originally scheduled to be held in 2020, the championships were pushed back one year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Competition took place in a 25-metre (short course) temporary pool installed at Etihad Arena."Four Olympic Champions Lead World Short Course Team" '' British Swimming''. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021. In September 2021, it was announced the Championships would be part of a larger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FINA World Swimming Championships (25 M)
The FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) or "Short Course Worlds" as they are sometimes known, is an international swimming competition. It is swum in a short course (25m) pool, and has been held in the years when FINA has not held its long course World Aquatics Championships (currently this means in even years). Unlike the FINA World Aquatics Championships, this championship is swimming-only (the World Championships feature all 5 Aquatics disciplines), and is contested in a short course, 25-meter pool (rather than a long course, 50-meter pool). Editions * Record by number of gold medals – (21 gold medals, 2004) * Record by number of total medals – (41 medals in total, 2004), Events There are men's and women's events in all four strokes, the individual medley, as well as in relays. There are also two mixed relays. Men's events Women's events Mixed events Medal table Updated after the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 16th FINA World Swimm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FINA
FINA (french: Fédération internationale de natation, en, International Swimming Federation, link=yes) (to be renamed as World Aquatics by ) is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in water sports. It is one of several international federations which administer a given sport or discipline for both the IOC and the international community. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. FINA currently oversees competition in six aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, artistic swimming, water polo, and open water swimming. from the FINA website (www.fina.org); retrieved 2013-06-05. FINA also oversees " Masters" competition (for adults) in its disciplines. History FINA was founded on 19 July 1908 in the Manchester Hotel in London, UK at the end of the 1908 Summer Olympics by the Belgian, British, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian and Swedish Swimming Federations. Number of nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: Swimming (sport), swimming, Diving (sport), diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events are contested in a Olympic-size swimming pool, long course (50-metre) pool. The event was first held in 1973 World Aquatics Championships, 1973 in Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, and is now held every two years. From 1978 World Aquatics Championships, 1978 to 1998 World Aquatics Championships, 1998, the World Championships were held every four years, in the even years between Summer Olympic years. From 2001 World Aquatics Championships, 2001 until 2019, the Championships have been held every two years, in the odd years. Due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the scheduling of both the Olympic Games and the Championships between 2019 and 2025 became somewhat erratic, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Water Swimming At The 2019 World Beach Games ...
Open water swimming competitions at the 2019 World Beach Games in Doha, Qatar were held on 13 October. Medal summary Medal table Medalists Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External linksResults Book {{Sports at 2019 World Beach Games International swimming competitions Open water swimming 2019 World Beach Games 2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Beach Games
The ANOC World Beach Games, known simply as the ''World Beach Games'', is an international multi-sport event organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). The games are held biennially in odd-numbered years, with a focus on non-Olympic beach and water sports and a primary target audience of 15 to 35 year olds. It was first held in 2019 in Doha, Qatar. History The ''World Beach Games'' was first announced as a joint project between ANOC and SportAccord in October 2013. It was inspired by the success of the regional Asian Beach Games first held five years prior. Original plans conceived the Games as a 20–25 discipline event, attracting ~5,000 athletes from all 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) at a cost of $135 million, and would occur biennially. The concept was approved by the ANOC General Assembly in Bangkok, Thailand in November 2014. Relations between SportAccord and ANOC quickly soured however, and the former unilaterally announced in April 2015 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan Arab Games
The Arab Games ( ar, الألعاب العربية), also called the Pan Arab Games, are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from the Arab world. They are organized by the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees. The first Games took place in 1953 in Alexandria, Egypt. Intended to be held every four years since, political turmoil as well as financial difficulties have made the event an unstable one. Women first competed in 1985. History The Arab Games were the brainchild of Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam, the first General Secretary of the Arab League (1945–1952). In 1947, Azzam submitted a memorandum to the League, advocating a multi-sport tournament which involved the participation of all Arab countries. According to Azzam, sport serves as the best way to connect the youth of Arab countries and enable them to build the future of the Arab identity. As a common favorite of young individuals, sports tournaments encourage them to reach out across boundaries, bond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games
Swimming at the 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games was held at Piscine Michel Debré, Saint-Denis, Réunion Saint-Denis (, , unofficially Saint-Denis de La Réunion for disambiguation; ) is the prefecture (administrative capital) of the French overseas department and region of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean. It is located at the island's northernmos .... Medalist Men Women {, , - , 50 m freestyle , , , 26.60 , , , 26.68 , , , 26.72 , - , 100 m freestyle , , , 56.30 , , , 58.30 , , , 58.80 , - , 200 m freestyle , , , 2:04.30 , , , 2:08.10 , , , 2:09.10 , - , 400 m freestyle , , , 4:19.03 , , , 4:26.32 , , , 4:46.62 , - , 800 m freestyle , , , 9:21.00 , , , 9:25.60 , , , 9:55.40 , - , 50 m backstroke , , , 29.50 , , , 31.10 , , , 31.60 , - , 100 m backstroke , , , 1:03.52 , , , 1:06.27 , , , 1:06.40 , - , 200 m backstroke , , , 2:22.80 , , , 2:26.80 , , , 2:27.10 , - , 50 m breaststroke , , , 33.49 , , , 34.15 , , , 34.79 , - , 100 m breaststroke , , , 1:13.20 , , , 1:15.40 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
