Roland Matthes

	Roland Matthes Roland Matthes (, ; 17 November 1950 – 20 December 2019) was a German swimmer and the most successful backstroke swimmer of all time. Between April 1967 and August 1974 he won all backstroke competitions he entered. He won four European championships and three world championships in a row, and swam 19 world and 28 European records in various backstroke, butterfly and medley events. He was trained by Marlies Grohe. Swimming career As an Olympian in 1968, 1972 and 1976 he won a total of eight medals (four gold, two silver and two bronze): In 1968 and 1972 he won gold in both the 100 m and 200 m backstroke, while in 1976 he was third in the 100 m backstroke. In addition to these individual events, he won the 4 × 100 m team medley silver in 1968 and 1972, and a bronze medal for the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in 1972. At Montreal, he was the only East German male swimmer to win a medal. In 1973 in Belgrade he became the first world champion holding the titles in both the Swimmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Swimming At The 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 Metre Medley Relay The men's 4×100 metre medley relay event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 4. This swimming event uses medley swimming as a relay. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, each of the four swimmers completed two lengths of the pool, each using a different stroke. The first on each team used the backstroke, the second used the breaststroke, the third used the butterfly stroke, and the final swimmer used freestyle (restricted to not allow any of the first three strokes to be used, though nearly all swimmers use front crawl The front crawl or forward crawl, also known as the Australian crawl or American crawl, is a swimming stroke usually regarded as the fastest of the four front primary strokes. As such, the front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a f ... regardless). The first swimmer must touch the wall before the next can leave the starting block, and so forth; timing of the starts is thus important. Medalists Results Heats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1974 European Aquatics Championships The 1974 European Aquatics Championships were held in Austrian capital of Vienna from 18 to 25 August 1974. Besides swimming there were titles contested in diving, synchronised swimming (women) and water polo (men). Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men's events ;Women's events Swimming Men's events Women's events Synchronised swimming Water polo See also List of European Championships records in swimming References * {{LEN swimming champs European Championships European Aquatics Championships The European Aquatics Championships is the continental Aquatics championship for Europe, which is organised by LEN—the governing body for aquatics in Europe. The Championships are currently held every two years (in even years); and since 2022, ... LEN European Aquatics Championships International aquatics competitions hosted by Austria European Aquatics 1970s in Vienna August 1974 sports events in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1970 European Aquatics Championships The 1970 European Aquatics Championships were held in Barcelona, Spain from 5 to 13 September 1970. Titles were contested in swimming, diving and water polo (men). The swimming program was significantly expanded. Both men and women competed in the 200 m freestyle, 100 m breaststroke and 200 individual medley for the first time. Furthermore, in the men's swimming program the 100 m butterfly was introduced and the 100 m backstroke was re-introduced after having been absent for the last two championships. In the women's swimming program, the 800 m freestyle, 200 m backstroke and 200 m butterfly were introduced. Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men's events ;Women's events Swimming Men's events Women's events Water polo See also List of European Championships records in swimming References * External linksLEN European Aquatics Championships at SVT's open archive (including 1970 event) {{LEN swimming champs LEN European Aquatics Championships European 1970 Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	LEN European Aquatics Championships The European Aquatics Championships is the continental Aquatics championship for Europe, which is organised by LEN—the governing body for aquatics in Europe. The Championships are currently held every two years (in even years); and since 2022, they have included 5 aquatics disciplines: Swimming (long course/50m pool), Diving, Synchronised swimming, Open water swimming and High diving. Prior to 1999, the championships also included Water polo, which beginning in 1999 LEN split-off into a separate championships. The open water events are not held during the Olympic year. The Championships are generally held over a two-week time-period in mid-to-late Summer; however, in the most recent Summer Olympics years (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020), the Championships were moved to the Spring to be moved away from the Summer Olympic Games. The swimming portion of these championships is considered one of the pre-eminent swimming competitions in the world. Note however that LEN also conducts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Swimming At The 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 Metre Freestyle Relay The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 5. Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition: Results Heats 14 teams participated in 2 heats. Final The results of the final are below. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay Freestyle relay 4x100 metre, Men's World Aquatics Championships The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ar ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Swimming At The 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 Metre Medley Relay The men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 9. Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition: Results Heats 15 teams participated in 2 heats. Final The results of the final are below. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay Medley relay 4x100 metre, men's World Aquatics Championships The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ar ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1975 World Aquatics Championships The 1975 World Aquatics Championships took place in Cali, Colombia between July 19 and July 27, 1975, with 682 participating athletes. Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men ;Women Swimming ;Men ;Women Synchronised swimming Water polo ;Men ReferencesHistoFINA - FINA's official historical results documentation - MenHistoFINA - FINA's official historical results documentation - Women External links FINA Official Website {{fina world champs [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Swimming At The 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 Metre Backstroke The men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 6. Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition: Results Heats 29 swimmers participated in 4 heats. The eight fastest times qualified for the final. Final The results of the final are below. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200 metre backstroke Backstroke 200 metre, men's World Aquatics Championships The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ar ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Swimming At The 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 Metre Backstroke The men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships took place on September 4. Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition: Results Heats 29 swimmers participated in 4 heats. The eight fastest times qualified for the final. Final The results of the final are below. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 100 metre backstroke Backstroke 0100 metre, men's World Aquatics Championships The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ar ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1973 World Aquatics Championships The 1st FINA World Championships in Aquatics were held in the Tašmajdan Sports Centre in Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia, from 31 August to 9 September 1973. Medal table Results Diving ;Men ;Women Swimming ;Men ;Women Synchronised swimming ;Women Water polo ;Men Participating nations 47 nations entered the competition. External links FINA Official Championship Results History – Swimming (50m)FINA Official Championship Results History – DivingFINA Official Championship Results History – Water poloFINA Official Championship Results History – Synchronized swimming1973 World Championships Results [...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]

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