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Swimming At The 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable for the seven medals, including five golds, won by Matt Biondi, the six golds won by Kristin Otto, and the three individual golds won by Janet Evans. 633 participants from 77 countries were competing. Medal table Events The swimming program for 1988 included two new events, the men's and women's 50 m freestyle, bringing the total number of events to 31. The following events were contested: * Freestyle: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m (women), 1500 m (men), *Backstroke: 100 m, 200 m * Breaststroke: 100 m, 200 m *Butterfly: 100 m, 200 m *Individual Medley: 200 m, 400 m *Relay: 4 × 100 m free, 4 × 200 m free (men); 4 × 100 m medley Competition schedule All dates are in 1988. Medal summary Men’s events * Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals. Women’s events * Swimmers who participated in the heats on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool () is an aquatics venue located in Seoul, South Korea. It hosted the swimming, diving, water polo, synchronized swimming, and the swimming part of the modern pentathlon events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The venue was constructed from November 1977 to December 1980 and has a seating capacity Seating capacity is the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, in terms of both the physical space available, and limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that ... of 8,000. References1988 Summer Olympics official report.Volume 1. Part 1. p. 164. Venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics Indoor arenas in South Korea Olympic diving venues Olympic modern pentathlon venues Olympic swimming venues Olympic synchronized swimming venues Olympic water polo venues Sports venues in Seoul Sports venues completed in 1980 1980 establishments in South Korea Venues of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Jager
Thomas Michael Jager (born October 6, 1964) is an American former competition swimmer. He is five-time Olympic gold medalist in relay events, a two-time World Championship individual gold medalist for the 50-meter freestyle, and a former world record-holder in two events. Jager set the 50-meter freestyle world record on six occasions during his career. He held this record for over ten years from August 1989 to June 2000. Swimming career Jager attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and swam for coach Ron Ballatore's UCLA Bruins swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1983 to 1985. He won NCAA individual national championships in the 100-yard freestyle (1983, 1984), the 50-yard freestyle (1984, 1985), and the 100-yard backstroke (1985). In 1984, he was honored as the Pacific-10 Conference Swimmer of the Year. He was also an eleven-time United States national open champion. Jager won seven Olympic medals f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Baltrusch
Frank Baltrusch (born 21 March 1964 in Magdeburg) is a former backstroke swimmer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 o ... in a time of 1:59.60. He finished 6th in the final of the 100m backstroke in a time of 56.10 seconds. References databaseOlympics* 1964 births Living people Olympic swimmers of East Germany Male backstroke swimmers Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Sportspeople from Magdeburg Place of birth missing (living people) World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic silve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Polyansky
Igor Nikolaevich Polianski (russian: Игорь Николаевич Полянский) (born 20 March 1967 in Novosibirsk Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...) is a former backstroke swimmer from the Soviet Union, USSR. He is married and has a son and a daughter living in New Zealand. Polianski trained at Dynamo (sports society), Dynamo in Novosibirsk. In 1986 he became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. From 1985 to 1990 Polianski was a member of the USSR National Team. He won three medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, including the gold in the 200 m backstroke. Polianski won gold medals at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships in 100 m backstroke and 200 m backstroke and a bronze medal in 4×100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Berkoff
David Charles "Dave" Berkoff (born November 30, 1966) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. Berkoff was a backstroke specialist who won a total of four Olympic medals during his career at two different Olympic Games. He is best known for his powerful underwater start, the eponymous "Berkoff Blastoff". At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, he won a gold medal by swimming the backstroke leg for the winning U.S. men's team in the men's 4×100-meter medley relay in the event final. Individually, he also won a silver medal by placing second in the men's 100-meter backstroke event. Four years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, Berkoff earned another gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter medley relay. He also won a bronze medal by placing third in the 100-meter backstroke. Berkoff was inducted into the International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daichi Suzuki
(born March 10, 1967 in Narashino, Chiba) is a retired Japanese backstroke swimmer. He won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Swimming Suzuki developed the swimming technique called underwater dolphin kick or what is known as the Berkoff Blastoff in the United States. This style in backstroke swimming was invented by either David Berkoff or Jesse Vasallo. However, it was Suzuki who finally developed the skill, allowing him to swim 25 meters underwater at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles. Four years later, he won the gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke at the 1988 Seoul Olympics where Berkoff also competed. Career In 2013, Daichi was the head of the Japan Swimming Federation. On September 5, 2015, it was confirmed that he would take up a new position as head of Japan's new national sports agency, which was launched on October 1, 2015. The new organization, which is called Japan Sports Agency, is an ''Incorporated Administrative Agency'' or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Pfeiffer
Stefan Pfeiffer (born 15 November 1965 in Hamburg) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles he won the bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle event. Four years later at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ..., Pfeiffer earned another medal, this time silver, in the same event. ReferencesProfile 1965 births Olympic silver medalists for West Germany Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany German male swimmers Living people Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of West Germany Olympic swimmers of Germany Sportspeople from Hamburg Olympic bronze medalists in swimming German male freestyle sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Salnikov
Vladimir Valeryevich Salnikov (russian: Владимир Валерьевич Сальников; born 21 May 1960) is a Russian former freestyle swimmer who competed for the Soviet Union and set 12 world records in the 400, 800 and 1,500 meter events. Nicknamed the "Tsar of the Pool" but also the "Monster of the Waves" or simply the "Leningrad Express", he was the first person to swim under fifteen minutes in the 1500 m freestyle and also the first person to swim under eight minutes in the 800 m freestyle. He was named the Male World Swimmer of the Year in 1979 and 1982 by ''Swimming World''. Career Born in Leningrad, Soviet Union. Salnikov was the son of a sea captain. When he was seven years old, his mother took him to a swimming pool to join a swimming team. One year later he began to train regularly under the lead of coach. Salnikov trained at Zenit and later at the Armed Forces sports society. Salnikov made his debut in the Olympic games in 1976 in Montreal, at the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artur Wojdat
Artur Wojdat (born 20 May 1968 in Olsztyn) is a former international swimmer from Poland, who won the bronze medal in the men's 400 metres freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He came to the 1988 Seoul Olympics as a world record holder in the 400 m freestyle event. In the final of the Olympics he beat his world record time but managed to only finish third behind Uwe Dassler and Duncan Armstrong. See also *World record progression 400 metres freestyle The first world record in the men's 400 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing b ... References * 1968 births Living people Polish male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Poland Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uwe Dassler
Uwe Daßler (born 11 February 1967), commonly spelled Uwe Dassler in English, is a former middle- and long-distance swimmer from Germany, who represented East Germany (GDR) in international competition. He was European champion in the 400-metre freestyle in 1985 and 1987. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, Dassler won three medals. He won a gold medal and set a new world record of 3:46.95 in the men's 400-metre freestyle. He then won a bronze for his third-place finish in the men's 1,500-metre freestyle (15:06.15), behind Soviet Vladimir Salnikov (15:00.40) and West German Stefan Pfeiffer (15:02.69). He also won a silver medal as a member of the second-place East German team in silver men's 4×200-metre freestyle relay (7:13.60). See also * German records in swimming * Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics * World record progression 400 metres freestyle The first world record in the men's 400 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Holmertz
Anders Holmertz (born 1 December 1968) is a Swedish retired swimmer who was a leader in freestyle (200 and 400 meters) races in the 1980s and at the beginning of the 1990s, though often missing personal success. He also settled a record in the 400 m freestyle. He is the brother of another Swedish swimmer, Mikael Holmertz. His first appearance at Olympic Games is in 1984 at Los Angeles, at the age of sixteen. Holmertz missed the final of 200 m freestyle, with the time of 1:51.70. He scored his first international medal at the European Championships of Sofia one year later, arriving 3rd in the 4×200 m freestyle relay. at Sports Reference Homertz's achieved his main success at the next edition of European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Armstrong
Duncan John D'Arcy Armstrong (born 7 April 1968) is an Australian former competitive swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Armstrong is best remembered for winning a gold and silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Early years Armstrong was born in the Queensland city of Rockhampton, and began swimming at the age of five. Convinced of his potential as a competitive swimmer, his family moved to Brisbane where he began training with the A.C.I. Lawrence Swimming Club as a teenager under flamboyant coach Laurie Lawrence.John Lohn, Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming'', Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland, p. 3 (2010). Retrieved 7 March 2015. While training with coach Lawrence, Armstrong swam alongside 1984 Olympic gold medallist Jon Sieben; he viewed Sieben as a role model, and emulating Sieben's Olympic success became Armstrong's goal. He attended the selective Brisbane State High School in Brisbane, where he was captain of the school's swim t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
