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Swimming At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 Metre Freestyle
The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 26 July at the 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 Tec ... in Atlanta, United States. 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 50 metre freestyle 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] |
Angel Martino
Angelina Myers Martino (born April 25, 1967), now known as Angel Sims, is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Over her career, she won three Olympic gold medals and three bronze medals.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes Retrieved October 5, 2012. In 2001 she was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. See also * List of multiple Olympic gold medalists * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women) * World record progression 100 metres backstroke * World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay This article includes the world record progression for the 4×100 metres freestyle relay, and it shows the chronological history of world record times in that competitive swimming event. The 4×100 metres freestyle relay is a relay event in whic ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Martino, Angel 1967 births Living p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lithuanian Records In Swimming
This is a listing of the national Swimming records for Lithuania. They are the fastest time ever-swum by a Lithuanian swimming in either a long course (50m) or short course (25m) pool. These records are maintained by Lithuania's national swimming federation: Lietuvos plaukimo federacija (LPF). (lt= ''Rekordai'') of the LPF website. Retrieved 28 March 2012. Records are keep for the following events, for both long course and short course pool and for males and females: *: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500; * |
Laura Petrutytė
Laura Petrutytė (born 10 August 1976) is a Lithuanian former competitive swimmer. Career Petrutytė competed at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships and set a personal best time of 26.55 in the 50 m freestyle. She set national records in the 50 m freestyle in 1994 (which stood until 2011) and the 1500 m freestyle. At the 1996 Summer Olympic Games Petrutytė finished 16th in the women's 50 metre freestyle with a new national record time of 26.13 and 41st in the women's 200 metre freestyle. Petrutytė attended Florida Atlantic University and took part in the 1997 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships The 1997 NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships were contested at the 16th annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of Division I women's collegiate swimming and diving in the Un .... References 1976 births Living people Lithuanian female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Lithua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Postma
Angela Postma (born August 6, 1971) is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal in the 50 m butterfly at the European Sprint Swimming Championships 1994 in Stavanger, Norway. At the same tournament the sprinter, coached by Henk Tempelman, also captured a silver medal (50 m freestyle) and a bronze medal (4×50 m freestyle relay). Postma competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics 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 ..., where she finished in tenth position in the 50 m freestyle. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Osygus
Simone Osygus (born 30 September 1968 in Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won two silver medals and two bronze medals at the Summer Olympics. Together with Franziska van Almsick, Daniela Hunger and Manuela Stellmach, she won the bronze medal in the 4×100 metres freestyle relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She won also a bronze medal in the same event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, this time with Van Almsick, Sandra Völker and Antje Buschschulte. She also won two silver medals in the 4×200 metres freestyle relay and 4×100 medley relay races, although she swam only in the heats. See also * List of German records in swimming A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ... References * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Kazakhstani Records In Swimming
The Kazakhstani records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Kazakhstan, which are recognised and ratified by the Swimming Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise. Long Course (50 m) Men Women Mixed relay Short Course (25 m) Men Women References {{Records in swimming Kazakhstan Records Swimming Swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yevgeniya Yermakova
Yevgeniya Yermakova (born April 9, 1976 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Kazakhstan. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain) for the Unified Team. Her best Olympic result was finishing in fourth place at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the women's 4×100 m freestyle relay event. She was a gold medalist at the 1991 European Championships (LC) in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates .... Yermakova was barred after failing a drugs test for a diuretic in Monaco in May 2000. She lives in New Zealand with her husband. References External links * * 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Almaty Kazakhstani female freestyle swimmers Olympic swim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne Muis
Marianne Muis (born 28 July 1968 in Amsterdam) is a female former medley and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands. Swimming career Muis competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany. Her twin Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of TwinLast Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two em ... sister and three-time Olympian Mildred was on the same silver winning team. Despite being of Dutch nationality she won the 200 metres medley title in 1988 at the ASA National British Championships. References * External links * * 1968 births Living people Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Dutch female medley swimmers Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumika Minamoto
is a former freestyle swimming, freestyle swimmer from Japan, who won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m Medley Relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Her winning teammates in that race were Mai Nakamura (backstroke swimmer), Mai Nakamura, Junko Onishi (swimmer), Junko Onishi, and Masami Tanaka. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. References databaseOlympics 1979 births Living people Olympic swimmers of Japan Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Japan World record setters in swimming Olympic bronze medalists in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Asian Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Japanese female freestyle swimmers Medalists at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Van Wirdum
Karin Tracey van Wirdum (born 9 April 1971) is a former freestyle swimmer from Australia, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. She won the gold medal in the 100-metre freestyle at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and in the 50-metre freestyle at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. See also * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women) * List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women) This is a list of women's Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming from 1930 to 2022. Current program 50 metre freestyle 100 metre freestyle 200 metre freestyle 400 metre freestyle 800 metre freestyle 50 metre backstroke 100 metre ... References 1971 births Living people Sportswomen from Queensland Olympic swimmers for Australia Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Olofsson (swimmer)
Linda Susanne Olofsson (later ''Andersson''; born 29 August 1972) is a former female Freestyle swimming, freestyle swimming (sport), swimmer from Sweden. She competed twice at the Summer Olympics for her native country, in 1992 and 1996, both in the women's 50 m freestyle and the women's 4×100 m freestyle. Born in Piteå, Norrbotten, Olofsson represented Sundsvalls SS and Södertälje SS. References External links * 1972 births Living people Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Sweden Sportspeople from Piteå Swedish female freestyle swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming 20th-century Swedish women Sundsvalls SS swimmers Södertälje SS swimmers {{Sweden-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
