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Swimming At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 Metre Individual Medley
The women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 20 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. Results Heats Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q). Finals Final B Final A References External links Official ReportUSA Swimming {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre individual medley Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics 1996 in women's swimming Women's events at the 1996 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Tech Aquatic Center
The Georgia Tech Campus Recreation Center (abbreviated CRC, formerly known as the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center and the Georgia Tech Student Athletic Center) is part of the Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech campus. History Georgia Tech's athletic center began at its current location in 1977 as the Student Athletic Center, or SAC. Later, Georgia Tech was chosen as the site of the 1996 Summer Olympics aquatic venue, and the Aquatic Center was constructed next to the SAC. The Aquatic Center cost $16.8 million, and featured competitions in Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics, swimming, Synchronized swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics, synchronized swimming, Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics, diving, Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics, water polo, and the swimming segment of the Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics, modern pentathlon competition. The stadium had a capacity of 14,600 at the time. It also had a temporary pool for the water polo competitions sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Johnson (swimmer)
Emma Clare Johnson (born 24 February 1980) is an Australian freestyle and medley swimmer of the 1990s, who won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age of just 16 (whilst attending the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney as a boarder). She combined with Susie O'Neill, Julia Greville and Nicole Stevenson to register a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, trailing the American and German teams home. She finished fifth in the 400-metre individual medley, and 9th and 10th respectively in the 200-metre individual medley and 400-metre freestyle in individual events at the same Olympics. Emma won the 400-metre individual medley at the 1997 World Short Course Championships in Sweden. She represented Australia at the 1998 World Championships in Perth, and the 1995 and 1999 Pan Pacific Championships. She retired from competitive swimming in 2000. Johnson completed a Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Psy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavla Chrástová
Pavla Chrástová (born March 14, 1979 in Znojmo, Jihomoravský) is a retired female medley swimmer from the Czech Republic, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 .... References sports-reference 1979 births Living people Czech female swimmers Female medley swimmers Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of the Czech Republic People from Znojmo Sportspeople from the South Moravian Region {{CzechRepublic-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elli Overton
Ellinora Jillian Overton (born 13 June 1974) is an Australian former swimmer. She competed in the backstroke and medley swimmer at three consecutive Summer Olympics for Australia, starting in 1992. Olympic career After narrowly missing a bronze medal at the 1991 World Championships in the 200-metre individual medley, Overton went on to a 5th-place finish at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She won the bronze medal in the 200-metre individual medley at the inaugural 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, followed by the gold medal two years later at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships in Rio de Janeiro. After winning a bronze medal at the 1994 World Championships, she moved from Sydney to Brisbane to train with Susan O'Neill and Samantha Riley under coach Scott Volkers. Overton again finished 5th at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, after which she moved to Berkeley, California to train, compete and study at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Czech Records In Swimming
The Czech Records in Swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing the Czech Republic. These records are kept/maintained by the Czech Swimming Federation (''Český svaz plaveckých sportů'') (ČSPS). Records are recognized for males and females in the following long course (50 m) and short course (25 m) events:''Rekordy'' page (trans: ''Records'' page) of CSPS's Statistic's website (www.statistikaplavani.cz); retrieved 2012-07-19. * freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500 m * |
Hana Černá
Hana Černá (born May 17, 1974 in Brno, Jihomoravský) is a retired female freestyle and medley swimmer from the Czech Republic. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 for Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 .... References * 1974 births Living people Czech female swimmers Czech female freestyle swimmers Female medley swimmers Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Czechoslovakia Olympic swimmers of the Czech Republic Sportspeople from Brno European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Czechoslovak female swimmers Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade gold medalists for the Czech Republic Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideko Hiranaka
is a retired female medley swimmer from Japan, who represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1992 and 1996. She is best known for winning the silver medal in the Women's 400m Individual Medley at the 1995 Summer Universiade in Fukuoka, behind her team mate Fumie Kurotori (born August 6, 1975 in Funabashi, Chiba, Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Chiba) is a retired female medley swimming, medley swimmer from Japan, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She is best known f .... References * 1973 births Living people Japanese female medley swimmers Olympic swimmers of Japan Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics People from Hokkaido Asian Games medalists in swimming Universiade medalists in swimming Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Swimmers at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Universiade silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Sweetnam
Nancy Sweetnam (born August 14, 1973) is a Canadian former competition swimmer who swam primarily in medley events. Sweetnam represented Canada in two consecutive Summer Olympics. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, she finished in seventh place in the women's 200-metre individual medley, and thirteenth in the 400-metre individual medley. Four years later at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, she ended up in eleventh position in the 400-metre individual medley, after winning the silver medal in the same event at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships in Rio de Janeiro. She is a cousin of Canadian pop-rock singer-songwriter Skye Sweetnam Skye Alexandra Sweetnam (born May 5, 1988) is a Canadian singer, actress, and music video director. She first entered the music industry in 2003 with the release of her debut single " Billy S." More than a year later, her debut studio album, ''N .... References Canadian Olympic Committee External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fumie Kurotori
(born August 6, 1975 in Funabashi, Chiba, Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Chiba) is a retired female medley swimming, medley swimmer from Japan, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She is best known for winning two gold medals at the 1995 Summer Universiade in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. References * 1975 births Living people Japanese female medley swimmers Olympic swimmers of Japan Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics People from Funabashi Swimmers at the 1990 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in swimming Universiade medalists in swimming Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Universiade gold medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade 20th-century Japanese women {{japan-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne Malar
Joanne Susan Malar (born October 30, 1975) is a former medley swimmer from Canada, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. Early life Swimming was important to her and her family, because her family camped often. She has two sisters and a brother, and speaks French. She attended McMaster University and St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School. Malar’s first pool experience was when she was five weeks old. She started racing at 5. At 10, she set her first provincial record. Two years later, Malar went to her first national swim meet, the trials for the 1988 Olympic Games. Besides being a talented swimmer, she was a gifted basketball player. In grade nine, she chose swimming over basketball as her preferred sport. Swimming career When Malar began her swimming career, she impressed many people with her unexpected success early on. She began swimming competitively with HWAC (Hamilton Wentworth Aquatic Club) and still currently holds 20 SC records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Spanish Records In Swimming
This is a list of national swimming records for Spain. These are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing the country. These records are kept by Spain's national swimming federation: '' Royal Spanish Swimming Federation'' (RFEN). Information listed here is based on an update published August 19, 2013. A listing of the records can be found on the RFEN websithere. Long course (50 m) Men Women Mixed relay Short course (25 m) Men Women Mixed relay References ;GeneralSpanish Long Course Records''26 December 2022 updated''Spanish Short Course Records''26 December 2022 updated'' ;Specific External linksRoyal Spanish Swimming Federation web site of the RFEN website. {{Records in swimming |
Lourdes Becerra
Lourdes Becerra Portero (born 4 June 1973 in Sabadell, Catalonia) is a former medley and breaststroke swimmer, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona. Her best Olympic result came in 1996, when she finished seventh in the 400 m individual medley. At the 1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Hong Kong she won the bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley. At the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Sheffield Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ... she won silver in the 200 m breaststroke and bronze in the 400 m individual medley. She started to swim at 10 years old, in the Club Natació Sabadell, her only ever club. References Lourdes Becerra File Spanish Olympic Committee 1973 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
