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Zhang Lin (swimmer)
Zhang Lin (; born January 6, 1987) is a retired Chinese competitive male swimmer. He is an Olympic silver medalist, world champion, and the current world-record holder in the 800 metre freestyle. Early and personal life On January 6, 1987, Zhang was born in Haidian Deistrict, Beijing City. He is the second son to his parents Zhang Zhongquan (张仲泉) and Zhang Fenglan (张凤兰). He has an elder brother Zhang Cong (张琮) who is five years his senior. Both of his parents are employed by a property management company. Zhang began swimming at the age of seven. In 2000, he decided to be a professional swimmer. His swimming idol is Australian Grant Hackett. Zhang is an alumnus of Beijing 101 Middle School. Since 2016, Zhang has been studying in Beijing Sport University. Swimming Career Zhang specialized in the 200 m, 400 m, 800 m and 1500 m freestyle events. Zhang was selected for the national team in 2002. At the 2003 World Aquatics Championships, he was the only Chine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang (surname)
Zhang () is the third most common surname in China and Taiwan (commonly spelled as "Chang" in Taiwan), and it is one of the most common surnames in the world. Zhang is the pinyin romanization of the very common Chinese surname written in simplified characters and in traditional characters. It is spoken in the first tone: ''Zhāng''. It is a surname that exists in many languages and cultures, corresponding to the surname 'Archer' in English for example. In the Wade-Giles system of romanization, it is romanized as "Chang", which is commonly used in Taiwan; "Cheung" is commonly used in Hong Kong as romanization. It is also the pinyin romanization of the less-common surnames (''Zhāng''), which is the 40th name on the '' Hundred Family Surnames'' poem. There is the even-less common (''Zhǎng''). was listed 24th in the famous Song-era '' Hundred Family Surnames'', contained in the verse 何呂施張 (He Lü Shi Zhang). Today, it is one of the most common surnames in the worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 M)
The 8th FINA World Swimming Championships ( 25 m) swam April 5–9, 2006 at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin .... Participating nations :''A total of 116 nations had entered swimmers at the 2006 Short Course Worlds.''Source: Entry lists published on the official webpage Results Men Women Medal table References * Event websitewww.fina-shanghai2006.com * Copy of results froswimrankings.net {{DEFAULTSORT:2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) FINA Short Course World Championships S 2006 World Short Course Championships S April 2006 sports events in Asia 2000s in Shanghai Swimming in Shanghai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2010 Asian Games – Men's 1500 Metre Freestyle
The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 18 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre. There were 13 competitors from 11 countries who took part in this event. 8 swimmers with the fast qualifying time were in the fast heat, the others were in the slow heat. The final ranking was arranged by the times from both heats. Sun Yang from China won the gold medal in a new Asian record of 14 minutes 35.43 seconds. It was the second all-time behind only Grant Hackett Grant George Hackett OAM (born 9 May 1980) is an Australian swimmer, most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This achievement has led him t ...'s world record of 14:34.56 from the 2001 World Championships, the gap between the world record is less than one second. Schedule All times are China Standard Time ( UTC+08:00) Records Results References 16th Asian Games R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2010 Asian Games – Men's 400 Metre Freestyle
The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 16 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre. There were 26 competitors from 15 countries who took part in this event. Four heats were held. The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals. Defending champion Park Tae-hwan from South Korea won the gold medal with 3 minutes 41.53 seconds, Sun Yang Sun Yang (; ; born 1 December 1991) is a Chinese Olympic and world-record-holding competitive swimmer. In 2012, Sun became the first Chinese athlete to win an Olympic swimming gold medal. Sun is the first male swimmer in history to earn Oly ... from China finished with second place, Asian record holder Zhang Lin won the bronze medal. Schedule All times are China Standard Time ( UTC+08:00) Records Results Heats Final References 16th Asian Games Results External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2006 Asian Games – Men's 1500 Metre Freestyle
The men's 1500m freestyle swimming event at the 2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second smal ... was held on December 7, 2006, at the Hamad Aquatic Centre in Doha, Qatar. This was a timed-final event, meaning that each swimmer only swam once, with the fastest eight (8) entrants swimming in the finals. Schedule All times are Arabia Standard Time ( UTC+03:00) Records Results ;Legend *DNS — Did not start References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games - Men's 1500 metre freestyle Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2006 Asian Games – Men's 400 Metre Freestyle
The men's 400m freestyle swimming event at the 2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second smal ... was held on December 5, 2006 at the Hamad Aquatic Centre in Doha, Qatar. Schedule All times are Arabia Standard Time ( UTC+03:00) Records Results ;Legend *DNS — Did not start Heats Final References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games - Men's 400 metre freestyle Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2006 Asian Games – Men's 200 Metre Freestyle
The men's 200m freestyle swimming event at the 2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second smal ... was held on December 3, 2006 at the Hamad Aquatic Centre in Doha, Qatar. Schedule All times are Arabia Standard Time ( UTC+03:00) Records Results Heats Final References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games - Men's 200 metre freestyle Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2006 Asian Games
The Swimming competition at the 2006 Asian Games took place December 2–7 at the Hamad Aquatic Centre in Doha, Qatar. It featured 38 events (19 male, 19 female), all conducted in a long course (50m) pool. Schedule Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations A total of 313 athletes from 34 nations competed in swimming at the 2006 Asian Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External links * {{Asian Games Swimming 2006 Asian Games events Asian Games 2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro votes to declare independence from Serbia; The 2006 FIFA ... Swimming competitions in Qatar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2010 Asian Games – Men's 4 X 200 Metre Freestyle Relay
Swimming is the self- propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that results in directional motion. Humans can hold their breath underwater and undertake rudimentary locomotive swimming within weeks of birth, as a survival response. Swimming is consistently among the top public recreational activities, and in some countries, swimming lessons are a compulsory part of the educational curriculum. As a formalized sport, swimming is featured in a range of local, national, and international competitions, including every modern Summer Olympics. Swimming involves repeated motions known as strokes in order to propel the body forward. While the front crawl, also known as freestyle, is widely regarded as the fastest out of four primary strokes, other strokes are practiced for special purposes, such as for traini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2010 Asian Games
Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games was held at the Aoti Aquatics Centre in Guangzhou, China from November 13 to 18, 2010. This Aquatics discipline had 38 long course events: 19 for males and 19 for females. Schedule Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations A total of 294 athletes from 36 nations competed in swimming at the 2010 Asian Games: from the 2010 Asian Games website (www.gz2010.cn); retrieved 2010-11-09. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External links {{Asian Games Swimming [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 1500 Metre Freestyle
The men's 1500 metre freestyle competition at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 18 at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center. The previous champion was Park Tae-Hwan Park Tae-hwan (, ; born September 27, 1989) is a South Korean competitive Swimming (sport), swimmer who is an Olympic gold medalist and world champion. He has four Olympic medals, five world titles, and 20 Asian Games medals. He won a gold me ... of South Korea. This event was a timed-final where each swimmer swam just once. The top 8 seeded swimmers swam in the evening, and the remaining swimmers swam in the morning session. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows: Results All times are in minutes and seconds. The first round was held on August 18, at 11:34, and the final was held on August 18, at 18:00. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships - Men's 1500 metre freestyle 2010 Pan Pac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 400 Metre Freestyle
The men's 400 metre freestyle competition at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 20 at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center. The last champion was Park Tae-Hwan Park Tae-hwan (, ; born September 27, 1989) is a South Korean competitive Swimming (sport), swimmer who is an Olympic gold medalist and world champion. He has four Olympic medals, five world titles, and 20 Asian Games medals. He won a gold me ... of South Korea. This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.Swimming technical manual Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:Results All times are in minutes and seconds. Heats< ...
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