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Swimming At The 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 Metre Freestyle Relay
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place August 31. The relay featured teams of four swimmers each 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 ... four lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle. Medalists Results Heats Heat 1 Heat 2 Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming At The 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 X 200 Metre Freestyle Relay Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay Men's events at the 1972 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley. In addition to these individual events, four swimmers can take part in either a freestyle or medley relay. A medley relay consists of four swimmers who will each swim a different stroke, ordered as backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. Swimming each stroke requires a set of specific techniques; in competition, there are distinct regulations concerning the acceptable form for each individual stroke. There are also regulations on what types of swimsuits, caps, jewelry and injury tape that are allowed at competitions. Although it is possible for competitive swimmers to incur several injuries from the sport, such as te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Wenden
Michael Vincent Wenden, (born 17 November 1949) is a champion swimming (sport), swimmer who represented Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he won four medals: gold in both the 100- and 200-metre freestyle (setting world records in each) and a silver and a bronze in freestyle relays. Wenden was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1979. He was one of the eight bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Wenden was appointed an MBE in 1969 and made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2006 Australia Day Honours for "service to the Olympic movement as an administrator and competitor". Wenden holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales. His daughter Karen Baildon (née Wenden) competed in swimming at the Queensland state level and won the Miss Universe 1989, 1989 Miss Universe Miss Photogenic title.. pageantopolis.com She is married to Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo García (swimmer)
Guillermo García (born November 17, 1955) from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-18. is a 2-time Olympic distance swimmer from . He swam for Mexico at the and 1976 Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the Men's 1500m Freestyle at the |
Hans Elzerman
Hans Elzerman (born 17 October 1954) from sports-reference.com; retrieved 2011-01-28. is an Olympic swimmer from the , and as of early 2011 is a national swimming coach.Hans bio page from the Nationaal Zweminstituut Amsterdam website; retrieved 2011-01-28. His sister Josien and brother |
Roger Van Hamburg
Roger Hendrik van Hamburg (born 5 April 1954) is a former Freestyle swimming, freestyle and Medley swimming, medley swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his home country at the 1972 Summer Olympics. There he was eliminated in the heats of the 400 m individual medley and 4 × 100 m and 4 × 200 m freestyle relays. He is married to Diana Rickard, an Australian Olympic swimmer. They have a daughter, Sasha, who is married to Adam Pine, also an Australian Olympic swimmer. Since about 2000, Roger and Diana run a swimming school near Sydney, Australia. References 
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Bert Bergsma
Bert Bergsma (born 12 August 1955) is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O .... There he was eliminated as a member (second swimmer) of the Dutch relay teams, in the 4 × 100 m freestyle and the 4 × 200 m freestyle. References Dutch Olympic Committee 1955 births Living people Dutch male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Apeldoorn 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Prijdekker
Peter Cornelis Prijdekker (born 22 June 1948) is a former swimmer from the Netherlands. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the heats of the 200 m, 4 × 100 m and the 4 × 200 m freestyle events. He grew up in South Africa, but moved to the Netherlands to be able to participate in the Olympic Games, in the time when South Africa was banned by the International Olympic Committee, IOC. After retirement from senior swimming he competed in the masters category. He also took part in five Gay Games winning at least 18 gold medals. He is gay, and was banished by his swimming club after his partner died of AIDS. He then moved to London, where in 2007, together with Tim Denyer, he founded the Red Top Swim company, where he works as a swimming coach. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Prijdekker, Peter 1948 births Living people LGBT swimmers Dutch male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Cunningham (swimmer)
Colin Cunningham (born 15 September 1954) is an English former freestyle and backstroke swimmer. Swimming career He represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics. There he competed in the individual 100-metre and 200-metre backstroke. Cunningham was also a member of the relay teams in the 4×200-metre freestyle and 4×100-metre medley. He represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay, a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay and another bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres medley relay, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. At the ASA National British Championships he won the 100 metres backstroke title twice (1972, 1973) and the 200 metres backstroke title twice (1972, 1973). Coaching Colin Cunningham was a swimming coach for Rotherham Metro ASC and was the clubs chief coach until 2005 when the council didn't want to support the swimming club. The club then decided to run it on their own t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Bailey (swimmer)
Michael Bailey (born 14 February 1948) is a British former swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He also represented England in the 100 metres butterfly, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the .... References External links * 1948 births Living people British male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Swimmers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England 20th-century British people {{UK-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mills (swimmer)
John Maurice Mills (born 28 March 1953) is a retired British international swimmer. Swimming career He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics. He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. Eight years later he won double silver in the 100 metres butterfly and the 4 x 100m medley relay, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ..., Canada. He also won the ASA National Championship title in the 100 metres butterfly (1972, 1976, 1977, 1978) and the 1971 title in the 200 metres butterfly. He also won the 1971 ASA British National 1500 metres freestyle title. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Brinkley
Brian Brinkley (born 28 December 1953) is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games, FINA world championships and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games, during the 1970s. During his elite swimming career, he won thirteen medals in major international swimming championships. Swimming career At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, Brinkley qualified to compete in six events: the 100-, 200-, 400- and 1500-metre freestyle events, the 200-metre butterfly, and the 4x200-metre freestyle relay. His best performances were fourth in the 400-metre freestyle final, and eighth as a member of the British men's team in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes Brian Brinkley Retrieved 31 May 2015. Brinkley was a member of the British national team at the 1974 European Aquatics Championships in Vienna, winning a pair of silver medals in the men's 200-metre butterfly and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Phillips (swimmer)
Brian Phillips (born March 30, 1954) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer who won four medals in major international championship events during the early 1970s. Phillips won a total of six medals in major international championships, including the FINA World Championships, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games. As a 17-year-old at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, Phillips won silver medals as a member of the second-place Canadian teams in the 4x100-metre freestyle and 4x200-metre freestyle relay events. The following year, he represented Canada at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, where he competed in three events. He was again a member of the Canadian relay teams in the 4x100 and 4x200-metre freestyle relay events, finishing fifth and seventh, respectively, in the event finals. In 1973, he won a bronze medal swimming for the Canadian team in the men's 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
