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Swimming At The 2007 Pan American Games
The swimming competitions at the 2007 Pan American Games consisted of 34 events, Note: Open water is/was considered a separate discipline from swimming for the Games, similar to how it is treated by FINA, the international federation which oversees aquatics, and by how it was treated at the 2008 Summer Olympics. However, Wikipedia protocol has merged its presentation onto this page, rather than on a separate page here (as well as on Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics). held on and at: *pool: July 16–22, Maria Lenk Aquatic Park *open water (10K races): July 14, Copacabana Beach Thiago Pereira won eight medals (six gold, one silver and one bronze) and became the winner of the most medals in a single edition of the Games, equaling the Costa Rican swimmer Silvia Poll—who won eight medals at 1987 in Indianapolis. Pereira also surpassed the five gold mark that belonged to Mark Spitz in the 1967 Pan Am Games in Winnipeg In this edition, three countries have won, for the first ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2003 Pan American Games
The Swimming competition at the 14th Pan American Games was held August 12–18, 2003 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The competition was held in the outdoor (50m) pool of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center. It featured 32 long course An Olympic-size swimming pool conforms to regulated dimensions that are large enough for international competition. This type of swimming pool is used in the Olympic Games, where the race course is in length, typically referred to as "long cour ... (50m) events (equally split between men and women). Two swimmers won the first medals of their countries in swimming at Pan American Games at all times: Kristel Köbrich for Chile, and Gisela Morales for Guatemala. Results Men's events Women's events Medal standings References USA Swimmingfrom the CBC (Swimming competition ran from Day 11-16 of the Games; link contains top-8 finishers). {{EventsAt2003PanAmGames P Swimming at the Pan American Games Events at the 2003 Pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bovell
George Richard Lycott Bovell (born 18 July 1983) is an Olympic bronze medalist swimmer and former world record holder from Trinidad and Tobago. Bovell is also a two-time World Championship bronze medalist. Olympic career George Bovell represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympics. At the 2004 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's 200 IM: the 9th medalist in the country's history and 12th medal overall. It was also the first-ever Olympic swimming medal for the country, and T&T's only medal from the 2004 Olympics. Bovell made it to the Finals of the 50m Freestyle in London where he placed 7th after returning from a forced hiatus due to a brain injury earlier in the season. Bovell carried the T&T flag at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics in 2008, the 20th Central American and Caribbean Games in Cartagena, Colombia and in the closing ceremonies of the 2000, 2004 and 2012 Olympic Games. World Championships In 2013 Bovell won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Marshall (swimmer)
Peter Jeffrey Marshall (born March 9, 1982) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in the backstroke. He is a former world record holder in the 50-meter backstroke (short course) and the 100-meter backstroke (short course). He has won a total of fourteen medals in major international competition—ten gold, two silver, and two bronze—spanning the World Championships, Pan American Games, and Pan Pacific Championships. Career Over his career Peter Marshall has broken eight world records (4×100-meter medley relay 2002, 100-meter backstroke 2004,World record progression 100 metres backstroke. ''en.wikipedia.org''. 100-meter backstroke 2008, 50-meter backstroke 2008,World record progression 50 metres backstroke. ''en.wikipedia.org''. 100-meter backstroke 2008, 50-meter backstroke 2009, 50-meter backstroke 2009, 50-meter backstroke 2009) and won two world titles (4×100-meter medley relay scm 2002, and 50 Backstroke scm 2008). He currently holds the US Open record and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randall Bal
Randall may refer to the following: Places United States *Randall, California, former name of White Hall, California, an unincorporated community * Randall, Indiana, a former town *Randall, Iowa, a city *Randall, Kansas, a city *Randall, Minnesota, a city * Randall, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Randall, Wisconsin, a town * Randall, Burnett County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *Randall County, Texas * Randall Creek, in Nebraska and South Dakota * Randall's Island, part of New York City * Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin, a former army camp, on the National Register of Historic Places *Fort Randall, South Dakota, a former military base, on the National Register of Historic Places Elsewhere * Mount Randall, Victoria Land, Antarctica * Randall Rocks, Graham Land, Antarctica *Randall, a community in the town of New Tecumseth New Tecumseth is a town in Simcoe County, in south-central Ontario, Canada. While it is not officially a part of the Greater Toronto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kier Maitland
Kier Maitland (born November 16, 1988, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a male swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the distance freestyle events. Maitland is the son of Craig and Karen Maitland and has an older brother named Logan. Club swimming career Kier currently swims for the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club in Edmonton, Alberta during the summer under the coach Steve Price. Kier earned rookie of the year award at the 2005 World Aquatic Trials. The next year he qualified for his first senior national team and earned himself a spot on the 2006 Pan Pacific Games team for Canada. He claimed a bronze medal (1500m freestyle) and a 5th-place finish in the 400m freestyle at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2008, Maitland placed 2nd in the 1500m freestyle at the Canadian Olympic trials. Maitland has won a national title in the 1500m freestyle (2007 Spring National Championships or Pan Am Trials) and has won age group national titles in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Monasterio
Ricardo Andrés Monasterio Guimaraes (born October 22, 1978) is a former competition swimmer who represented Venezuela at the 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Monasterio was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach Gregg Troy's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1999 to 2001. He received four All-American honors while swimming for the Gators. Monasterio graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in statistics in 2004. Monasterio won the 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle events at the 2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when Dominican Republic had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America. .... See also * List of University o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chip Peterson
Charles Bowne "Chip" Peterson (born December 3, 1987) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in long-distance freestyle swimming, especially open water swimming, in which he is a world champion. Career At the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, Peterson won gold in the 10 km event and a silver medal position behind Germany's Thomas Lurz in the 5-kilometer event. Peterson was jointly awarded the inaugural Open Water Swimmer of the Year by ''Swimming World magazine'' with Lurz. Peterson also earned a gold medal in the 1500 meter freestyle at the 2005 Summer Nationals in Irvine, California. Peterson won gold in the men's 1500 meter freestyle as well as a silver in the men's 10K open water swim at the 2007 Pan American Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the 2010 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships Peterson won the 1650yd freestyle in a time of 14:49.36, fourth in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 4:20.23. At the 2010 NCAA Swimming and Diving Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armando Negreiros
Armando Souza Negreiros (born 10 September 1985) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil. In 2003, he reached the required rate to compete in the 800-metre freestyle at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, but the race was excluded from the calendar. At the 2004 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Indianapolis, Negreiros finished 9th in the 400-metre freestyle. On 10 September 2005, he broke the short-course South American record in the 800-metre freestyle, with a time of 7:47.17. On 18 December 2005, broke the short-course South American record in the 400-metre freestyle, with a time of 3:43.31. At the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Shanghai, Negreiros finished 18th in the 400-metre freestyle, and dropped the 1500-metre freestyle. He was at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished 9th in the 800-metre freestyle, 10th in the 400-metre freestyle, and 15th in the 1500-metre freestyle. Participating at the 2007 World Aquatics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobias Work
Tobias is the transliteration of the Greek which is a translation of the Hebrew biblical name he, טוֹבִיה, Toviyah, JahGod is good, label=none. With the biblical Book of Tobias being present in the Deuterocanon/Apocrypha of the Bible, Tobias is a popular male given name for both Christians and Jews in English-speaking countries, German-speaking countries, the Low Countries, and Scandinavian countries. In English-speaking countries, it is often shortened to Toby. In German, this name appears as Tobias or Tobi; in French as Tobie; and in Swedish as Tobias or Tobbe. Tobias has also been a surname. In other languages * Danish, Norwegian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Portuguese: Tobias * Amharic: ጦቢያ (T’obīya) * Catalan: Tobies * Czech: Tobiáš, Tobias * Croatian: Tobijaš * Finnish: Topias, Topi * French: Tobie * Greek: Τωβίας ''(Tobías)'' * Hebrew: Tovia, Tuvya * Hungarian: Tóbiás * Italian: Tobia (name) * Lithuanian: Tobijas * Polish: Tobiasz * Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Patton
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Matt may refer to: *Matt (name), people with the given name ''Matt'' or Matthew, meaning "gift from God", or the surname Matt *In British English, of a surface: having a non-glossy finish, see gloss (material appearance) *Matt, Switzerland, a municipality *"Matt", the cartoon by Matthew Pritchett in the UK ''Telegraph'' newspapers See also * Maat (other) * MAT (other) * Mat (other) * Matte (other) * Matthew (name) * Mutt (other) A mutt is a mongrel (a dog of unknown ancestry). Mutt may also refer to: People * Mutt, a derogatory term for mixed-race people Nickname * Larry Black (sprinter) (1951-2006), American sprinter * Mutt Carey (1886–1948), New Orleans jazz trumpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Sioui
Adam Carter Sioui (born May 10, 1982) is a former competition swimmer who represented Canada in international events. He was a butterfly and freestyle specialist and was the Canadian national record-holder in the 200-metre butterfly. Early years Sioui was born in Trenton, Ontario, Canada. U.S. college career Sioui attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach Gregg Troy's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 2002 to 2005. During his four-year college career, he received nineteen All-American honours and was the NCAA national champion in the 200-yard freestyle in 2002. International career At 2007 Canadian National Championships, he won gold in the 100-metre freestyle, 100-metre butterfly and 200-metre butterfly. He competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in 100-metre and 200-metre butterfly and his Canadian team finished fifth in the 4x200-metre freestyle rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaune Fraser
Shaune David Fraser (born March 29, 1988) is an Attorney at Law and the Founder oFraser Immigration Law, PLLC He was also a former competitive swimmer and Pan American Games silver medalist from the Cayman Islands. Fraser represented the Cayman Islands at the 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics where he qualified for the Semi-Finals. /sup> Based in Miami, FLFraser Immigration Law, PLLCis a distinguished U.S. immigration law firm specialized in extraordinary ability visas and green card applications for top entrepreneurs, professional athletes, Olympians, researchers and scientists, multinational executives, and talented professionals across a wide range of fieldsFraser Immigration Law, PLLCspecializes in strategic immigration representation for individuals and corporations in the fields of financial technology, software engineering, corporate executives, athletics, competitive swimming, the arts, and the music and entertainment industries, among many others. Fraser graduated fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
