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Rūta Meilutytė
Rūta Meilutytė (; born 19 March 1997) is a Lithuanian swimmer. An Olympic gold medalist, she is a world record holder in the short course 50 metre breaststroke and 100 metre breaststroke. She is a former world record holder in the long course 50 metre breaststroke and 100 metre breaststroke. At the age of 15, Meilutytė had already broken eleven Lithuanian women's swimming records. At the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Trabzon, she won the gold medal in the 100m breaststroke, a silver in the 50m freestyle and a bronze in the 100m freestyle. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Meilutytė won the gold medal in the women's 100 metre breaststroke with a time of 1:05.47. At age 15, she was also the youngest Lithuanian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal. In 2013 Meilutytė broke her own European record by 0.01 of a second. Meilutytė competed at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona and achieved world records in the 50 and 100 metre breasts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the group stage in women's football, began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, followed by the opening ceremony on 27 July. 10,768 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the 2012 Olympics. Following a bid headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and the then- London mayor Ken Livingstone, London was selected as the host city at the 117th IOC Session in Singapore on 6 July 2005, defeating bids from Moscow, New York City, Madrid, and Paris. London became the first city to host the modern Olympics three times, having previously hosted the Summer Games in 1908 and 1948. Construction for the Games involved considerable redevelopment, with an emphasis on sustainability. The mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 World Aquatics Championships
The 15th FINA World Championships ( ca, Campionat Mundial de Natació de 2013, es, Campeonato Mundial de Natación de 2013) were held from 20 July to 4 August in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.El Mundial 2013 ya tiene nombre... ¡BARCELONA! (trans: 2013 Worlds has a name: Barcelona!); posted by the Real Federación Española de Natación (RFEN) on 2010-09-26; retrieved 2010-09-27. The 2013 World Championships featured 6 aquatics disciplines: , |
2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 M) – Women's 50 Metre Breaststroke
The women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) were held in Doha, Qatar on 3–7 December 2014. The Hamad Aquatic Centre in the Aspire Zone hosted the event. Host selection On 14 December 2010, FINA announced that Catania, Italy would host th ... was held on 3 December with the heats and the semifinals and 4 December with the final. Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition: Results Heats The heats were held at 10:05. Semifinals The semifinals were held at 18:07. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Final The final was held at 18:22. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) - Women's 50 metre breaststroke Women's 50 metre breaststroke 2014 in women's swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 M)
The 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) were held in Doha, Qatar on 3–7 December 2014. The Hamad Aquatic Centre in the Aspire Zone hosted the event. Host selection On 14 December 2010, FINA announced that Catania, Italy would host the 2014 Short Course Worlds. In November 2011, the Italian Swimming Federation (FIN) withdrew their support of Catania as host for the event, due to the Italian regional government's missing deadlines related to financial guarantees for the event. FIN's withdraw of support for Catania made it unlikely that the event would stay in Italy. On 4 April 2012, the FINA Bureau announced that Doha, Qatar would host the event.WSC 25m: Doha (QAT) will be the host in 2014 , press release 2012-#20. Published by |
2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 M) – Women's 100 Metre Breaststroke
The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 14 – 15 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome The Sinan Erdem Dome (), formerly known as the Ataköy Dome, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Ataköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. It has a seating capacity of 22,500 for concerts. For the sp .... Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition: Results Heats Swim-off Semifinals Final The final was held at 19:00. References External links 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m): Women's 100 metre breaststroke entry list from OmegaTiming.com. {{DEFAULTSORT:2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) - Women's 100 metre breaststroke Breaststroke 100 metre, women's World Short Course Swimming Championships 2012 in women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 M) – Women's 50 Metre Breaststroke
The women's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 12 – 13 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome The Sinan Erdem Dome (), formerly known as the Ataköy Dome, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Ataköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. It has a seating capacity of 22,500 for concerts. For the sp .... Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition: Results Heats Swim-off Semifinals Final References External links 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m): Women's 50 metre breaststroke entry list from OmegaTiming.com. {{DEFAULTSORT:2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) - Women's 50 metre breaststroke Breaststroke 050 metre, women's World Short Course Swimming Championships 2012 in women's swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 M)
The 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) was held in Istanbul, Turkey on 12–16 December 2012. This swimming-only championships took place in the Sinan Erdem Dome; all events were swum in a 25-meter ( short-course) pool. The United States topped the medal standings with a total of 27 medals and had the most gold medals with 11. A total of 18 championship records were set and 2 world records (both set by American Ryan Lochte) broken. Lochte and Hungarian Katinka Hosszú were named the best male and female swimmers of the competition. Lochte finished the meet with 8 total medals (breaking his previous record of 7 set in 2010) and Hosszú had 5 total medals. Bidding process FINA announced on 12 April 2008 that Istanbul had defeated the only other bidder Vienna, Austria after a meeting of the FINA Bureau in Manchester, UK. Venue The events took place at the Sinan Erdem Dome, which has a seating capacity of 22,500. Events The swimming competition featured races in ... [...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] |
Swimming At The 2022 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 Metre Breaststroke
The Women's 100 metre breaststroke competition at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships The 2022 World Aquatics Championships, the 19th edition of the FINA World Aquatics Championships, were held in Budapest, Hungary, from 17 June to 3 July 2022. In March 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FINA banned both the Russian an ... was held on 19 and 20 June 2022. Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. Results Heats The heats were started on 19 June at 09:32. Semifinals The semifinals were started on 18 June at 18:29. Final The finals was started on 20 June at 19:48. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 100 metre breaststroke Women's 100 metre breaststroke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 Metre Breaststroke
The Women's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships The 16th FINA World Aquatics Championships, FINA World Championships (russian: Чемпионат мира по водным видам спорта 2015), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia host ... was held on 3 August with the heats and the semifinals and 4 August with the final. Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. Results Heats The heats were held on 3 August at 10:07. Semifinals The semifinals were held on 3 August at 17:58. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Final The final was held on 4 August at 19:17. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 100 metre breaststroke Women's 100 metre breaststroke 2015 in women's swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 World Aquatics Championships
The 16th FINA World Aquatics Championships, FINA World Championships (russian: Чемпионат мира по водным видам спорта 2015), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia hosted this event for the first time. The number of participating national teams (190), athletes (2,400) and the number of medals (75) were the most ever amongst these championships. This was the first time the World Aquatics Championships partially overlaps with the FINA World Masters Championships that have a number of athletes (near 5,500), countries (110) and medals (635) which are the most ever also. Competitions were held in six sports (Swimming (sport), swimming, open water swimming, diving (sport), diving and high diving, synchronized swimming, and water polo) in three main competition venues. The new FINA High Diving discipline has been presented on the XX FINA Technical Congress and has been officially included to the FINA World Aqua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 Metre Breaststroke
The women's 50 metre breaststroke event in swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships took place on 3–4 August at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were: The following new records were set during this competition. † – en route to final mark Results Heats The heats were held at 10:32. Semifinals The semifinals were held at 18:26. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Final The final was held at 18:08. References External linksBarcelona 2013 Swimming Coverage {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 50 metre breaststroke Breaststroke 0050 metre, women'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 ... 2013 in wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
