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Manuel Sanguily
Manuel Sanguily (7 February 1933 – 15 November 2022) was a Cuban swimmer who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ... and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1933 births 2022 deaths Swimmers from Havana Cuban male swimmers Male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Cuba Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1955 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1959 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Central Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breaststroke
Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be swum comfortably at slow speeds. In most swimming classes, beginners learn either the breaststroke or the freestyle (front crawl) first. However, at the competitive level, swimming breaststroke at speed requires endurance and strength comparable to other strokes. Some people refer to breaststroke as the "frog" stroke, as the arms and legs move somewhat like a frog swimming in the water. The stroke itself is the slowest of any competitive strokes and is thought to be the oldest of all swimming strokes. Speed and ergonomics Breaststroke is the slowest of the four official styles in competitive swimming. The fastest breaststrokers can swim about 1.70 meters (~5.6 feet) per second. It is sometimes the hardest to teach to rising swimmers aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
