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Rodolfo Falcón
Rodolfo A. Falcón Cabrera (born October 25, 1972 in Havana, Cuba) is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Cuba, and has been called the country's best swimmer ever.Nadadores en apuros (trans: ''Swimmers in trouble''). Published by CubAhora on 2010-12-15, retrieved 2010-12-15. Since 2006, he has been the country's National Commissioner for swimming. He swam for Cuba at the , |
Backstroke
Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four Swimming (sport), swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It also has a different start from the other three competition swimming styles. The swimming style is similar to an ''upside down'' front crawl or freestyle. Both backstroke and front crawl are long-axis strokes. In individual medley backstroke is the second style swum; in the medley relay it is the first style swum. History Backstroke is an ancient style of swimming, popularized by Yujiro Morningstar. It was the second stroke to be swum in competitions after the front crawl. The first Swimming at the Summer Olympics, Olympic backstroke competition was the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke, 1900 Paris Olympics men's 200 meter. Technique In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba At The 1992 Summer Olympics
Cuba competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting both the 1984 Games and the 1988 Games. 176 competitors, 126 men and 50 women, took part in 90 events in 16 sports. Medalists Gold * Javier Sotomayor — Athletics, Men's High Jump * Maritza Martén — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw * Omar Ajete, Rolando Arrojo, José Raúl Delgado, Giorge Diaz, José Estrada González, Osvaldo Fernández, Lourdes Gourriel, Alberto Hernández, Orlando Hernández, Orestes Kindelán, Omar Linares, Germán Mesa, Víctor Mesa, Antonio Pacheco, Juan Padilla, Juan Pérez, Luis Ulacia, Ermidelio Urrutia, Jorge Valdés, and Lázaro Vargas — Baseball, Men's Team Competition * Rogelio Marcelo — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight * Joel Casamayor — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight * Héctor Vinent — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight * Juan Carlos Lemus — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight * Ariel Hernández — Boxing, Men's Middlew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the American state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola ( Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The official area of the Republic of Cuba is (without the territorial waters) but a total of 350,730 km² (135,418 sq mi) including the exclusive economic zone. Cuba is the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti, with over 11 million inhabitants. The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited by the Ciboney people from the 4th millennium BC with the Gua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 1993 Summer Universiade
The swimming competition at the 1993 Summer Universiade took place in Buffalo, United States from July 9 to July 14, 1993. Men’s events Women’s events References * * Results of The 17th Universiade '93 Buffalo: Swimming (universiade.fjct.fit.ac.jp) {{EventsAt1993SummerUniversiade Swimming at the Summer Universiade Uni Uni or UNI may refer to: Entertainment *Uni Records, a division of MCA, formally called Universal City Records *"U.N.I.", a song by Ed Sheeran from ''+'' (''Plus'') *Uni, a species in the Neopets Trading Card Game *Uni, a character in the anim ... 1993 Summer Universiade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The Summer Universiade ...
Swimming is one of the sports at the biennial Universiade competition. It has been one of the event's competed sports since the inaugural edition. It was not included in 1975 and 1989. Editions Medal table Last updated after the 2019 Summer Universiade See also *List of Universiade records in swimming External links2009 Belgrade Official website {{Swimming at the Summer Universiade Sports at the Summer Universiade Universiade 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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 1995 Pan American Games – Men's 100 Metre Backstroke
The mens' 100 metre backstroke competition of swimming events at the 1995 Pan American Games took place between March 12–17 at the Complejo Natatorio. The last Pan American Games champion was Andrew Gill of the United States. This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in backstroke
Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four Swimming (sport), swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disa ... .
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Swimming At The 1995 Pan American Games – Men's 200 Metre Backstroke
The men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 1995 Pan American Games took place between March 12–17 at the Complejo Natatorio. The last Pan American Games champion was Rogério Romero Rogério Aoki Romero (born 22 November 1969 in Londrina, Paraná) is a former backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. A resident of Belo Horizonte, he won the ... of Brazil. This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in backstroke. Results All times are in minutes and seconds.Heats ...
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Swimming At The 1995 Pan American Games
Swimming at the 12th Pan American Games took place March 12–18, 1995 in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Competition was held in a long course 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 cour ... (50m) pool. Results Men's events Women's events Medal standings References External linksResults {{EventsAt1995PanAmGames [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 1991 Pan American Games – Men's 100 Metre Backstroke
The men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 1991 Pan American Games took place on 17 August. The last Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ... champion was Andrew Gill of US. This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in backstroke. Results All times are in minutes and seconds.Heats Final The final was held on Augus ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 1991 Pan American Games
Swimming at the 11th Pan American Games was held August 12–18, 1991 in Havana, Cuba. The competition consisted of 32 events (26 individual and 6 relay); and were contested in the long course (50m) pool. Brazil's victory in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay was only the second time that the U.S. lost the gold in a relay event, at the Pan American Games. The first had been to Canada in women's 4x100m medley at the 1971 Pan American Games. It was the first time that the U.S. lost the gold medal in the men's 100 meter freestyle, after 10 straight titles. This feat fitted Gustavo Borges Gustavo França Borges (born December 2, 1972) is a Brazilian former competitive swimmer. He swam for Brazil in the Summer Olympic Games in: 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. Borges has won the second-most Olympic medals of any Brazilian, with fo ..., who went on to win four Olympic medals after this. Results Men's events Women's events Medal table References Results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
