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Swimming At The 1999 Pan American Games – Men's 200 Metre Individual Medley
The men's 200 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 1999 Pan American Games took place on 7 August at the Pan Am Pool. The last Pan American Games champion was Curtis Myden of Canada. This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, one each in backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and 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 commo .... Results All times are in minutes and seconds. Heats The first round was held on August 7. B Final The B final was held on August 7. A Final The A final was held on August 7. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 1999 Pan American Games - Men's 200 metre individual medley Swimming at the 1999 Pan American Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan Am Pool
The Pan Am Pool is an indoor swimming facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada built for the 1967 Pan American Games. It is located in southwest Winnipeg and consists of three pools: two are used for competitive swimming and one is a children's "kiddie pool". Overview Architecture The Pan Am's commissioners were motivated by an ambitious social policy of providing recreational opportunities to a wide population. As such, The Pan Am Pool features many characteristics of Brutalist architecture: the exterior of the centre presents four enormous bare concrete walls suspended above a vertically-patterned concrete main level, while the interior also made extensive use of ''béton brut'' in a "typically Brutalist manner". Another example is the heavy mullions of the narrow clerestory windows. At the time of its completion, the pool facility placed among the top five in the world and featured the only diving tower in Canada. The tower includes platforms at three, five, seven and a half, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |