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Swimming At The 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 Metre Freestyle S8
The women's 100 metre freestyle S8 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 6 September, at the London Aquatics Centre The London Aquatics Centre is an indoor facility with two swimming pools and a diving pool in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London. The centre, designed by architect Zaha Hadid as one of the main venues of the 2012 Summer Olymp .... Three heats were held, two with six swimmers each and one with seven competitors. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. Heats Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle S8 Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics 2012 in women's swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Aquatics Centre
The London Aquatics Centre is an indoor facility with two swimming pools and a diving pool in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London. The centre, designed by architect Zaha Hadid as one of the main venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Paralympics, was used for the swimming, diving and synchronised swimming events. After significant modification, the centre opened to the public in March 2014. Design The centre was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid in 2004 before London won the bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics. It was built alongside the Water Polo Arena and opposite the Olympic Stadium on the opposite bank of the Waterworks River. The site is high, long, and wide. The wave-like roof is stated to be , a reduction from the previously stated . The complex has a 50-m competition pool, a 25-m competition diving pool and a 50-m warm-up pool. The 50-m pool is 3 metres deep, like the one in the Beijing National Aquatics Cente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalie Vinther
Amalie Østergaard Vinther (born 24 December 1995) is a Danish Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. Biography Vinther is a double European champion and a four-time World bronze medalist in freestyle swimming. She has competed in the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics and has qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vinther, Amalie 1995 births Living people People from Viborg Municipality Sportspeople from Aarhus Paralympic swimmers for Denmark Danish female freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships S8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Mailhot
Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woman, renowned for her hospitality and beauty, the wife and half-sister of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac. Sarah has her feast day on 1 September in the Catholic Church, 19 August in the Coptic Orthodox Church, 20 January in the LCMS, and 12 and 20 December in the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the Hebrew Bible Family According to Book of Genesis 20:12, in conversation with the Philistine king Abimelech of Gerar, Abraham reveals Sarah to be both his wife and his half-sister, stating that the two share a father but not a mother. Such unions were later explicitly banned in the Book of Leviticus (). This would make Sarah the daughter of Terah and the half-sister of not only Abraham but Haran and Nahor. She would also have been the aunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Hollis (swimmer)
Emma Hollis (born 20 January 1992 in Epping) is a Paralympic swimmer who is set to compete for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. She began swimming at age 4 on doctor's advice and made her international debut in 2009. Aside from swimming she is studying geography at Loughborough University. Both she and her brother James, who is also competing in swimming, have osteogenesis imperfecta Osteogenesis imperfecta (; OI), colloquially known as brittle bone disease, is a group of genetic disorders that all result in bones that break easily. The range of symptoms—on the skeleton as well as on the body's other organs—may be mi .... References Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic swimmers for Great Britain Sportspeople from Epping People with osteogenesis imperfecta 1992 births Living people S8-classified para swimmers British female freestyle swimmers {{UK-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefanie Weinberg
Stephanie is a female name that comes from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown". The male form is Stephen. Forms of Stephanie in other languages include the German "Stefanie", the Italian, Czech, Polish, and Russian "Stefania", the Portuguese ''Estefânia'' (although the use of that version has become rare, and both the English and French versions are the ones commonly used), and the Spanish ''Estefanía''. The form Stéphanie is from the French language, but Stephanie is now widely used both in English- and Spanish-speaking cultures. Given names Royalty * Stephanie, Queen of Navarre (died after 1066), Queen consort of king García Sánchez III of Navarre *Stephanie of Castile (died 1 July 1180), illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VII of León and Castile * Stephanie of Milly, Lady of Oultrejordain (died 1197), an influential figure in the Kingdom of Jerusalem * Stephanie of Milly, Lady of Gibelet, an influential figure in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Kabus
Julia is usually a feminine given name. It is a Latinate feminine form of the name Julio and Julius. (For further details on etymology, see the Wiktionary entry "Julius".) The given name ''Julia'' had been in use throughout Late Antiquity (e.g. Julia of Corsica) but became rare during the Middle Ages, and was revived only with the Italian Renaissance. It became common in the English-speaking world only in the 18th century. Today, it is frequently used throughout the world. Statistics Julia was the 10th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007 and the 88th most popular name for women in the 1990 census there. It has been among the top 150 names given to girls in the United States for the past 100 years. It was the 89th most popular name for girls born in England and Wales in 2007; the 94th most popular name for girls born in Scotland in 2007; the 13th most popular name for girls born in Spain in 2006; the 5th most popular name for girls born in Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romy Pansters
Romy Pansters (born 22 April 1996) is a Dutch paratriathlete and former Paralympic swimmer who competes at international level events, she was also a tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player and handballer at national youth level before suffering from a blood clot in her spinal cord which led to paraplegia in June 2006 and has used a wheelchair since however is learning to walk again through rehabilitation. During her swimming career, she has won two European swimming medals and was a finalist in the women's 400m freestyle S8 where she finished last place as well as swimming at the 50m freestyle S8 and 100m freestyle S8. Pansters switched sports and turned to paratriathlon in 2015, she competed in the ETU Paratriathlon Championships but did not finish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olesya Vladykina
Olesya Yuriyevna Vladykina (russian: Оле́ся Ю́рьевна Влады́кина, born 14 February 1988) is a Paralympic swimmer from Russia competing mainly in category SB8 events. Vladykina competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. She won gold in the 100m Breaststroke, setting a new world record time. She also finished fourth in the 200m individual medley. Career Vladykina started swimming at Young People's Olympic Reserve Sports School 47 and practiced the sport professionally for 10 years until her entrance to Moscow State University of Railway Engineering The Russian University of Transport (RUT (MIIT); russian: «Российский университет транспорта», РУТ (МИИТ)), officially the Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education "Russian University of tran ..., :ru:Владыкина, Олеся Юрьевна when she concentrated on her studies, leaving active swimming for a year until her injury. She lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immacolata Cerasuolo
Immacolata Cerasuolo (born 18 June 1980) is a Paralympic swimmer for Italy. Career A promising swimmer since childhood, she became an athlete with disability category S8 following a motorbike accident that left her without use of her right arm. She has competed in two Paralympic Games (2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing), winning one gold and one silver medal. She also took part in the IPC Swimming World Championships in Mar del Plata (Argentina) in 2002 and in Durban (South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...) in 2006, winning 2 silver medals. External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cerasuolo, Immacolata 1980 births Living people Paralympic swimmers for Italy Paralympic gold medalists for Italy Paralympic silver medalists for Italy Swimmers at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariann Vestbostad
Mariann Marthinsen (born 9 September 1984) is a Norwegian cross-country skier and swimmer. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, and won Norway's only gold medal at 2014 Winter Paralympics. Career Mariann Marthinsen (née Vestbostad) was born on 9 September 1984. Her right leg was amputated when she was two, following a road traffic accident. She attended Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, where she studied Social Work Studies, later going on to become a social worker. In 2003, she began competing in swimming. During the course of her swimming career, she set 17 world records and won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China, in the women's 100 metre backstroke S8, and also competed in freestyle races. Also in 2008, she decided to take up cross-country skiing, going on to win the seated skiing World Cup in 2013/14. At the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, she won Norway's first gold medal at a Winter Paralympics with a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kateryna Istomina
Kateryna Istomina (born 7 March 1994) is a Paralympic swimmer from Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv .... She competes in S8 and SM8 (individual medley) events. References 1994 births Living people Ukrainian female breaststroke swimmers Ukrainian female butterfly swimmers Ukrainian female freestyle swimmers Ukrainian female medley swimmers Paralympic swimmers for Ukraine Paralympic gold medalists for Ukraine Paralympic silver medalists for Ukraine Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics S8-classified para swimmers Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Long
Jessica Tatiana Long (born February 29, 1992) is a Russian-American Paralympic swimmer from Baltimore, Maryland, who competes in the S8, SB7 and SM8 category events. She has held many world records and competed at five Paralympic Games, winning 29 medals (16 of them gold). She has also won over 50 world championship medals. Early life Long was born Tatiana Olegovna Kirillova in Bratsk, Russia. At the time she was born, her mother and father were unwed teenagers, 17 and 18 years old respectively. She was abandoned by her mother in a foster care and was later adopted by American parents at the age of 13 months. Because of fibular hemimelia, her lower legs were amputated when she was 18 months old.Forgotten pride , September 7, 2012, Siberian Times, Retrieved September 9, 2016 She learned to walk with prostheses. Long ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
