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Swimming At The 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 Metre Freestyle
The Men's 200 Freestyle event at the 10th FINA World Aquatics Championships swam on 21–22 July 2003 in Barcelona, Spain. Preliminary and Semifinal heats were on 21 July, while the FinalWorlds 2003 resultsMen's 200m Freestyle Final from OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the 2003 Worlds); Retrieved 2010-02-11. swam on 22 July. Prior to the start of the event, the existing World (WR) and Championship (CR) records were both: *WR and CR: 1:44.06 swum by Ian Thorpe (Australia) on 25 July 2001 in Fukuoka, Japan is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders S ... Results Final Semifinals Preliminaries References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200 Metre Freestyle Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Thorpe
Ian James Thorpe, (born 13 October 1982) is an Australian retired swimmer who specialised in freestyle, but also competed in backstroke and the individual medley. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian along with fellow swimmer Emma McKeon. With three gold and two silver medals, Thorpe was the most successful athlete at the 2000 Summer Olympics, held in his hometown of Sydney. At the age of 14, Thorpe became the youngest male ever to represent Australia,Hunter, p. 75. and his victory in the 400 metre freestyle at the 1998 Perth World Championships made him the youngest-ever individual male World Champion.Andrews, pp. 434–436, 487. After that victory, Thorpe dominated the 400 m freestyle, winning the event at every Olympic, World, Commonwealth and Pan Pacific Swimming Championships until his break after the 2004 Olympics in Athens. At the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, he became the first person to win six gold medals in one W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Herbst
Stefan Herbst (born 17 May 1978 in Leipzig) is a two-time Olympics swimmer from Germany. He swam for Germany at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. He is the brother of fellow Olympic swimmer Sabine Herbst and uncle of young swimmer Ramon Klenz. Stefan made his international swimming debut at the 1998 World Championships. He has competed in Freestyle Relay and Men's 200m Freestyle. from ESPN
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Dragoș Coman
Dragoş Coman (born October 16, 1980 in Bucharest) is an international freestyle swimmer from Romania, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. A year earlier, at the European LC Championships 1999 in Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ..., he won his first medal: a silver one at the 1500 m freestyle. He also won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona, in the 400 m freestyle, only being surpassed by Thorpe and Hackett. He is Romania's top swimmer in the 400 and 1500 m freestyle races, winning European Junior gold medals, and several medals in European and world championships. Also he is titleholder in both 400 and 1500 m freestyle, at the World M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Johnston (swimmer)
Mark Johnston (born August 31, 1979) is a former freestyle swimming, freestyle swimming (sport), swimmer from Canada, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics, Summer Olympic Games, in Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney, Australia in 2000 and Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Athens, Greece in 2004. Johnston's consecutive 10-year run on the Canadian national team was longer than any other current swimmer at the time. Born and raised in St. Catharines, he was named to the national team in 1996 while swimming for Swim Brock Niagara (now Brock Niagara Aquatics). He went on to win numerous medals on the world stage throughout his career representing Canada at two Commonwealth Games, five World Championships, the Pan-American Games, three Pan-Pacific Aquatic Championships, and several other major international competitions. He is a 14-time national champion and his best Olympic result was the fifth place in the men's 4x200-metre freestyle relay in Athens, Greece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Yu (swimmer)
Liu Yu (born 19 January 1982) is a Chinese former freestyle swimmer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), .... References 1982 births Living people Swimmers from Liaoning Chinese male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for China Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Dandong Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China 21st-century Chinese people {{PRChina-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuo Chen
Chen Zuo (born 19 January 1982 in Beijing) is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ... and the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2004 he competed in the men's 50 m freestyle and the 4 x 100 and 4 × 200 m freestyle relays. In 2008 he competed in the men's 100 m freestyle and the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. He served as the former captain of the Chinese National Swimming Team from 2006 to 2013. Major achievements *1998 National Games – 1st 1500m free; *2000 National Champions Tournament - 2nd 200 m free； *2001/2005 National Games – 1st 100 m free; *2002 Asian Games – 1st 100 m free/4×100 m free relay; *2003 World Championships – 8th 4×200 m free re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigo Castro
Rodrigo Octávio Coelho da Rocha e Castro (born 21 December 1978 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed for his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 (Sydney). International career 1999 He was at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, where he earned a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle. This silver medal was obtained with a time of 7:22.92, South American record, along with Gustavo Borges, André Cordeiro and Leonardo Costa. 2000 Summer Olympics Participated in 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he finished 13th place in the 4×200-metre freestyle, and in 33rd place in the 200-metre freestyle. 2000-2004 At the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Moscow, he finished 10th in the 200-metre freestyle and 4th in the 4×200-metre freestyle final. Participating in the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, Castro was 18th in the 200-metre freestyle and 9th in the 4×200-metre fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolaos Xylouris
Nikos Xylouris (born 5 April 1982) is a Greek swimmer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and in the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na .... References 1982 births Living people Greek male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Greece Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Swimmers from Athens 21st-century Greek people {{Greece-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyu Chul Han
Han Kyu-chul (also ''Han Gyu-cheol'', ko, 한 규철; born December 24, 1981) is a South Korean former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle, butterfly, and individual medley events. He is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), and an eight-time bronze medalist at the Asian Games (2002 and 2006). Han made his first South Korean team, as an eighteen-year-old junior, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. There, he failed to reach the semifinals in any of his individual events, finishing nineteenth in the 200 m butterfly (1:59.85), and thirty-third in the 200 m individual medley (2:06.42). When South Korea hosted the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, Han won a total of four medals, including two in the freestyle relays. He also enjoyed his teammate Cho Sung-Mo by giving the Koreans a 2–3 finish in the 1500 m freestyle, earning him a bronze in 15:22.38. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Han shortened his program, swimming only in the men's 200 m freestyle. He cleared a FINA B-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxim Kuznetsov
Maxim Romanovich Kuznetsov (russian: Максим Романович Кузнецов: born March 24, 1977) is a Kazakhstani-born Russian former professional ice hockey player. Kuznetsov was drafted in the 1st round (26th overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career After the 1995 draft, Kuznetsov played for the HC Dynamo Moscow, Dynamo Moscow before making the trip to North America. For two games in the 96–97 season and until the end of the 98–99 season he played for the Detroit Red Wings' American Hockey League, AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Red Wings. He followed this with a single season playing for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks before being called up to the National Hockey League, NHL in the 00–01 season. Unfortunately, a knee injury suffered in a game against Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver caused him to miss much of the remaining season. The following year he found his place with the Wings as a true defenceman and bolstered the already deep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klete Keller
Klete Derik Keller (born March 21, 1982) is an American convicted felon and former competitive swimmer. Before retiring from swimming in 2008, Keller won five Olympic medals, including two golds, at the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics in the 400-meter freestyle and the 4×200-meter freestyle relay. In January 2021, Keller was arrested and charged with three offenses stemming from his participation in the January 6 United States Capitol attack. He was indicted on seven charges by a grand jury the following month, and later pleaded guilty to a single charge as part of a plea bargain. Early life Keller was born March 21, 1982, in Las Vegas, Nevada, to mother Karen and father Kelly. Both parents were intercollegiate athletes at Arizona State University; his father played basketball and his mother swam. His older sister Kelsey swam for University of Washington, and younger sister Kalyn swam for University of Southern California (USC) and competed at the 2004 Summer Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romāns Miloslavskis
Romāns Miloslavskis (born 17 October 1983 in Liepāja, Latvia) is a swimmer and politician from Latvia. He has participated in 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. Miloslavskis was 35th in 100 m freestyle at Athens Olympics and achieved 25th place in 200 m freestyle at Beijing Olympics. He holds several Latvian records in swimming. He is a member of the Liepāja City Council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ... for the Harmony Party. References External links 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Liepāja Latvian people of Russian descent Social Democratic Party "Harmony" politicians Deputies of the 12th Saeima Latvian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Latvia Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
