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Swimming At The 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 Metre Freestyle S12
The men's 100 metre freestyle S12 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 31 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre The is an indoor swimming pool in the Mori- Beach Park () in Tatsumi in the Kōtō ward in eastern Tokyo. Construction began in April 2017 and was completed in 2020. The total construction cost was 56.7 billion yen, ¥ (471 million Euro, €). .... Heats The swimmers with the top eight times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final. Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle S11 Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
The is an indoor swimming pool in the Mori- Beach Park () in Tatsumi in the Kōtō ward in eastern Tokyo. Construction began in April 2017 and was completed in 2020. The total construction cost was 56.7 billion yen, ¥ (471 million Euro, €). The opening, scheduled for 22 March 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and took place on 23 July 2020 without an audience. The swimming hall was built for the 2020 Summer Olympics and can accommodate up to 12,000 spectators. The arena will also be used for swimming competitions at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. The swimming arena has two swimming pools and a pool for water diving. The roof was built on the ground and raised step by step to a height of 37 metres. It is 160 metres long, 130 metres wide and 10 metres thick. The roof weighs 7,000 tonnes. In the future, the Aquatics Centre will host hundreds of national, international and junior competitions every year. Furthermore, the citizens of Tokyo will also be able to use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raman Salei
Raman Sergeevich Salei ( az, Raman Sergeyeviç Salei; born February 27, 1994) is an Azerbaijani paralympic-swimmer of Belarusian origin. He represented Azerbaijan at the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo, winning three gold medals and one silver. Biography Roman Salei was born on February 27, 1994. In 2013, Salei's elder brother, Dzmitry Salei, decided to compete for Azerbaijan and Salei agreed to join him. At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, Salei won the silver medal in the men's 50 m freestyle S12. The following year, at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Salei took silver in the 100 m backstroke S12. In recognition of his performance at the games, and for his contribution to the development of Azerbaijani sport, Salei was awarded the Order "For Service to the Fatherland" III degree by the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev. At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maksym Veraksa
Maksym Veraksa (born 14 August 1984) is a paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing mainly in category S12 events. Career Maksym competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics as part of the Ukrainian Paralympic team. There he competed in five events winning five medals, four of them gold. In the 100m Backstroke he finished third behind Russia's Alexander Nevolin-Svetov and fellow Ukrainian Sergii Klippert who both swam quicker than the previous world record. Maksym however got revenge beating both athletes in the 50m and 100m freestyle, the 200m individual medley and beating Sergei in the 100m Breaststroke all in world record times. In the 2012 Summer Paralympics, 2012 Games in London he won a further four medals, three of them gold. References External links * 1984 births Living people Ukrainian male freestyle swimmers Paralympic swimmers for Ukraine S12-classified para swimmers Paralympic gold medalists for Ukraine Paralympic silver medalists for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Clegg
Stephen Clegg (born 23 November 1995) is a British Paralympic swimmer. Career He won bronze in the Men's 100 metre backstroke S12 and Men’s 100 metre freestyle in 2020, in which he broke the British record with a time of 53.43 Personal life He is the brother of fellow para-swimmer James Clegg and para-athlete Libby Clegg. References External links * * * 1995 births Living people British male freestyle swimmers Paralympic swimmers for Great Britain Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain Paralympic medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Place of birth missing (living people) British male backstroke swimmers British male butterfly swimmers S12-classified para swimmers Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games silver medallists f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 Metre Freestyle
The Men's 100 metre freestyle swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from August 25 to September 1, 2021. A total of six events were contested over this distance. Schedule Medal summary The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 100 metre freestyle events. Results The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Men's 100 metre freestyle events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page. S4 The S4 category is for swimmers who have function in their hands and arms but can't use their trunk or legs to swim. Swimmers in this class can also have three amputated limbs. The final in this classification took place on 26 August 2021: S5 The S5 category is for swimmers who have hemiplegia, paraplegia Paraplegia, or paraparesis, is an impairment in motor or sensory fun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S12 (classification)
S12, SB12, SM12 are disability swimming classifications used for categorising swimmers based on their level of disability. History The classification was created by the International Paralympic Committee and has roots in a 2003 attempt to address "the overall objective to support and co-ordinate the ongoing development of accurate, reliable, consistent and credible sport focused classification systems and their implementation." For the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, the International Paralympic Committee had a zero classification at the Games policy. This policy was put into place in 2014, with the goal of avoiding last minute changes in classes that would negatively impact athlete training preparations. All competitors needed to be internationally classified with their classification status confirmed prior to the Games, with exceptions to this policy being dealt with on a case-by-case basis. Sport This classification is for swimming. In the classification title, S represen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Paralympic Committee (IPC). Originally scheduled to take place from 25 August to 6 September 2020, both the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics were postponed by a year in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the rescheduled Games still referred to as ''Tokyo 2020'' for marketing and branding purposes. As with the Olympics, the Games were largely held behind closed doors with no outside spectators due to a state of emergency in the Greater Tokyo Area and other prefectures. The Games were the second Summer Paralympics hosted by Tokyo since 1964, and the third Paralympics held in Japan overall since the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano. Due to the postponement of the Paralympics because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was also the first (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Organising Committee Of The Olympic And Paralympic Games
The (TOCOG) was the organisation responsible for overseeing the planning and development of the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer Olympic and 2020 Summer Paralympics, Paralympic Games. History The Organising Committee was launched on 24 January 2014, and is composed of members of the Japanese Olympic Committee, the Japanese Paralympic Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Japanese government, as well as members of various other organisations and individuals from various fields. It was spearheaded by former Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister Yoshirō Mori until his resignation in 2021, with Toshirō Mutō as Director General (CEO) and former Prime Minister Shinzō Abe as its Supreme Advisor. Mori offered his resignation as head of the committee on 12 February 2021 following remarks he made during a meeting the previous week that were regarded as sexism, sexist. On 18 February, seven-time Olympian and Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), LDP Legislator, lawmaker Sei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braedan Jason
Braedan Jason (born 15 May 1998) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Personal Jason was born on 15 May 1998 in Cronulla, New South Wales. He is the second oldest of four boys. He was born with cone dystrophy resulting in him having ten percent vision and being classed as being legally blind. His brother Nathan also has the same condition. He has attended St Joseph's College, Nudgee in Queensland. Sporting career Jason began swimming at the age of eight. He started as a nipper at North Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club. He continued his surf life-saving at Alexandra Headlands Club. In 2015, he finished ninth-place finish in a field of 15 at the 2015 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships. He is also a pool swimmer. In 2012, he won the silver medal at the age national swimming championships. In April 2015, Jason competed at the Australian Swimming Championships where the able-bodied and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illia Yaremenko
Illia Yaremenko, Ілля Сергійович Яременко (born 14 July 1997) is a Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer. He represented Ukraine at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics. Career Yaremenko represented Ukraine in the men's 50 metre freestyle S12 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games and won a bronze medal. He again represented Ukraine in the men's 50 metre freestyle S12 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games 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 Paralymp ... and won a silver medal. References 1997 births Living people Ukrainian male freestyle swimmers Swimmers from Kyiv Paralympic swimmers for Ukraine Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Paralympic medalists in swimming Paralympic silver med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Makarov
Roman Makarov (born 19 August 1984) is a visually impaired Russian Paralympic swimmer who specializes in the butterfly stroke. He represents Russia in elite international events. Career Makarov represented Russia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the men's 100 metre butterfly S12 event and won a gold medal. Makarov represented Russian Paralympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Russian athletes competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics under the flag of the Russian Paralympic Committee (acronym RPC). On 9 December 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned Russia from all international sport for a period of four y ... in the men's 100 metre butterfly S12 event and won a bronze medal. References 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Mogilev Paralympic swimmers for Russia Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Punko
Sergey Punko (also spelled Sergei, born 10 January 1981 in Navapolatsk) is a formerly Belarusian, now Russian, Paralympic swimmer. He was born with a progressive eye disease, but had normal sight as a child. He started swimming at age 10, and competed nationally and internationally in able-bodied competition until he was 21. By that time, he had less than 5% vision. Classified S12 (classification), S12, he began swimming in disability meets in 2002. He quickly broke long-standing world records, and was named List of Swimming World Swimmers of the Year#World Disabled Swimmers of the Year, World Disabled Swimmer of the Year in 2003. Up to the 2012 Paralympic Games he has won four gold, six silver and three bronze medals. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold and silver medals for Russia. In February 2013, Punko held S12 (classification), S12 long course world records in 200, 400 and 800 metre freestyle and 200 metre butterfly events. References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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