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Swimming At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 Metre Breaststroke
The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place between 31 July and 2 August at the Swimming Stadium. This swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ... event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool. Medalists Results Heats 16 fastest swimmer advanced to semifinals. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Heat 6 Semifinals Eight fastest swimmers advanced to final. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Final Key: OR = Olympic record References External linksMen 200m Breaststroke Swimming Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki (FIN) {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming At The 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 Metre Breaststroke Men's breaststroke 200 metre Men's eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki Swimming Stadium
Helsinki Swimming Stadium is an outdoor swimming venue in Helsinki, Finland, located in the Eläintarha area to the northeast of the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. History The Swimming Stadium was designed by architect Jorma Järvi in the Functionalist style prevalent during the 1930s. The stadium was built for the 1940 Olympic Games which were cancelled due to World War II, but later hosted the 1952 Summer Olympics. Because of the war, the construction of the Swimming Stadium took a long time, and it was finally completed in 1947. In wartime, the finished pools were used to store herring and root vegetables. According to the International Swimming Federation, the water temperature in the pool needs to be at least 22 °C, nowadays 27 °C. The machinery to heat the outdoor pool was ordered from abroad, and the ship transporting them was sunk immediately after the war broke out. The stadium has been listed as a significant example of modern architecture in Finland by Doco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
