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Paul Palmer (swimmer)
Paul Palmer (born 18 October 1974 in Lincoln, England) is a former international freestyle swimmer for England and Great Britain. Swimming career Coached by Ian Turner at the City of Lincoln Pentaqua Swimming Club, Palmer qualified for the 200 m, 400 m and 1500 m freestyle at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, finishing a respectable 9th position (winning the "B" final) in the 200 m, and 10th position in the 400 m. After this success, in order to increase his chances of a medal at the following Atlanta games, Palmer relocated to Bath, along with Turner. Training in a 50 m pool, alongside other Olympic hopefuls at the performance centre allowed Palmer to further increase his swimming skills. Palmer won the silver medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A year later, at the 1997 European Aquatics Championships in Seville, he won gold in the 200 m freestyle. He won the 2001 British Championship in the 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 M) – Men's 400 Metre Freestyle
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 400 metres Freestyle event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on 2 December 1993 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain Palma (; ; also known as ''Palma de Mallorca'', officially between 1983–88, 2006–08, and 2012–16) is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situated on the south coast of Mallorca .... Finals Qualifying heats See also * 1992 Men's Olympic Games 400m Freestyle * 1993 Men's European LC Championships 400m Freestyle References Resultsswimrankings {{DEFAULTSORT:1993 Fina Short Course World Championships - Men's 400m Freestyle F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 Metre Freestyle
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootings in the United States; the Year 2000 problem ("Y2K"), perceived as a major concern in the lead-up to the year 2000; the Millennium Dome opens in London; online music downloading platform Napster is launched, soon a source of online piracy; NASA loses both the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander; a destroyed T-55 tank near Prizren during the Kosovo War., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Death and state funeral of King Hussein rect 200 0 400 200 1999 İzmit earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Columbine High School massacre rect 0 200 300 400 Kosovo War rect 300 200 600 400 Year 2000 problem rect 0 400 200 600 Mars Climate Orbiter rect 200 400 400 600 Napster rect 400 400 600 600 Millennium Dome 1999 was designated as the Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
