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Ryan Held
Ryan Held (born June 27, 1995) is an American freestyle swimmer who specializes in the sprint events, and is currently sponsored by Arena. He holds the U.S. Open record in the long course 100 meter freestyle and three world records in short course relay events. At the 2016 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay, swimming in both the prelims and the final of the event. In 2021, he won silver medals in the 50 meter freestyle and the 100 meter freestyle at the 2021 World Short Course Championships. At his first FINA World Aquatics Championships, the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, he won a gold medal in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay. Background He attended Christ the King grade school in Springfield, Illinois, and attended high school at Sacred-Heart Griffin, where he graduated in 2014 and was coached by Dr. James Stegeman. During his senior year in 2014, Held was named Illinois State Swimmer of the Year. Career 2016 Summer Olympics ...
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Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County. The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census, which makes it the state's seventh most-populous city, the second largest outside of the Chicago metropolitan area (after Rockford), and the largest in central Illinois. Approximately 208,000 residents live in the Springfield metropolitan area. Springfield was settled by European-Americans in the late 1810s, around the time Illinois became a state. The most famous historic resident was Abraham Lincoln, who lived in Springfield from 1837 until 1861, when he went to the White House as President of the United States. Major tourist attractions include multiple sites connected with Lincoln including the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices State Historic Site, and the Lincoln Tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Springfield lies in a valley and pla ...
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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"
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Olympic-size Swimming Pool
An Olympic-size swimming pool conforms to regulated dimensions that are large enough for international competition. This type of swimming pool is used in the Olympic Games, where the race course is in length, typically referred to as "long course", distinguishing it from "short course" which applies to competitions in pools that are in length. If touch panels are used in competition, then the distance between touch panels should be either 25 or 50 metres to qualify for FINA recognition. This means that Olympic pools are generally oversized, to accommodate touch panels used in competition. An Olympic-size swimming pool is used as a colloquial unit of volume, to make approximate comparisons to similarly sized objects or volumes. It is not a specific definition, as there is no official limit on the depth of an Olympic pool. The value has an order of magnitude of 1 megaliter (ML). Specifications FINA specifications for an Olympic-size pool are as follows: There must be two spa ...
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List Of United States Records In Swimming
There are two different kinds of swimming records in the United States and certified by USA Swimming: *USA record, more commonly referred to in the US as the American record: the fastest time by an American swimmer. *US Open record: The fastest time within the United States. Note: The USA record (or American record) should not be confused with the Americas records, which are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing any country of the Americas. An asterisk (*) indicates that this record has been achieved since the latest USA Swimming records publication. A plus (+) indicates that this record also is the current world record. Long course (50 m) Men Women Short course meters (25 m) Men Women Short course yards (25 yd) Men Women See also * World records in swimming *List of Americas records in swimming (continental records) Notes : The USA Record, or "American Record", represents the fastest time swum by a United States citizen in any geographic ...
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Arena (swimwear)
Arena S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturing company of competitive swimwear created in 1973 by Horst Dassler. The company is currently headquartered in Tolentino, Italy. In 1990, Arena was sold by Adidas to Japanese corporation Descente Ltd., which still commercialises its products. It has subsidiaries in France, Germany, and the United States, and also operates through a global network of distributors and licensees, with presence in over 100 countries around the world. History Arena was created in 1973 by Horst Dassler, son of Adidas founder Adolf Dassler,ARENA, LEADING SWIMWEAR COMPANY, ACQUIRED BY CAPVIS
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Freestyle Swimming
Freestyle is a category of 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 or medley relay events. The front crawl is most commonly chosen by swimmers, as th ...
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Swimming At The 2017 Summer Universiade
Swimming was contested at the 2017 Summer Universiade from August 20 to 27 in Taipei, Taiwan. The swimming competitions were held at the National Taiwan Sport University Arena and the New Taipei City Breeze Canal. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals. References External links2017 Summer Universiade – SwimmingResult book – Swimming {{Swimming at the Summer Universiade 2017 in swimming 2017 Summer Universiade events Swimming at the Summer Universiade ...
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World University Games
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 s ...
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2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 M) – Men's 4 × 100 Metre Freestyle Relay
The Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 16 December 2021. Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. Results Heats The heats were started at 12:29. Final The final was held at 19:56. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay ...
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2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 M) – Men's 4 × 100 Metre Medley Relay
The Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay competition of the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 21 December 2021. Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. The following new records were set during this competition: Results Heats The heats were started at 10:09. Final The final was held at 19:50. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) - Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay ...
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2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 M) – Men's 100 Metre Freestyle
The Men's 100 metre freestyle competition of the 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 b ... was held on 20 and 21 December 2021. Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. Results Heats The heats were started on 20 December at 10:26. Semifinals The semifinals were started on 20 December at 18:14. Final The final was held on 21 December at 18:35. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) - Men's 100 metre freestyle Men's 100 metre freestyle ...
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2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 M) – Men's 50 Metre Freestyle
The Men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 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 b ... was held on 18 and 19 December 2021. Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. Results Heats The heats were started on 18 December at 10:26. Semifinals The semifinals were started on 18 December at 18:38. Final The final was held on 19 December at 19:06. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) - Men's 50 metre freestyle Men's 50 metre freestyle ...
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