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2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 400 Metre Freestyle
The women's 400 metre freestyle at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik from 18–24 October. Medalists See also *List of IPC world records in swimming The world records in disability swimming are ratified by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). These are the fastest performances in swimming events at meets sanctioned by the IPC. Races are held in four swimming strokes: freestyle swimmin ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:2009 IPC Swimming European Championships - Women's 400 metre freestyle freestyle 400 m women 2009 in women's swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freestyle Swimming
Freestyle is a category of Swimming (sport), swimming competition, defined by the rules of World Aquatics, in which competitors are subject to only a few limited restrictions on their swimming stroke. Freestyle races are the most common of all swimming competitions, with distances beginning with and reaching , also known as the mile. The term 'freestyle stroke' is sometimes used as a synonym for 'front crawl', as front crawl is the fastest surface swimming stroke. It is now the most common stroke used in freestyle competitions. The 1896 Summer Olympics, first Olympics Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics, held open water swimming events, but after a few Olympic Games, closed water swimming was introduced. The front crawl or freestyle was the first event that was introduced. Technique Freestyle swimming implies the use of legs and arms for competitive swimming, except in the case of the Individual Medley, individual medley or Medley relay (athletics), medley relay events. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Den Braber
Lisa den Braber (born 13 September 1992) is a Dutch Paralympic swimmer. She represented the Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Career At the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships held in Reykjavík, Iceland, she won the gold medal in the women's 100 metre breaststroke SB7 event. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, United Kingdom, she won the bronze medal in the women's 100 metre breaststroke SB7 event and, at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she also won the bronze medal in that event. At the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships she won the silver medal in the women's 100 metre breaststroke SB7 event. At the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships she won the bronze medal in the women's 100 metre breaststroke SB7 event and in the women's 400 metre freestyle S8 event. At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships The 2015 IPC S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuliya Volkova (swimmer)
Yuliya Volkova is a paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing mainly in category S12 events. Yuliya competed as part of the Ukrainian paralympic swimming team at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China, from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was .... In her first games she won bronze medals in the and freestyle and the breaststroke, she also competed in the 100m freestyle finishing fifth and the 200m individual medley where she finished seventh. In the 2008 games she won a solitary bronze in the 100m butterfly and also finished sixth in the 50m and 100m freestyle, fifth in the 200m individual medley and fourth in the 100m breaststroke. References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Ukrainian female breaststroke sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Maike Schnittger
Naomi Maike Schnittger (born 6 April 1994) is a German Paralympic swimmer Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming (sport), swimming for athletes with disability, disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Swimming at the Summer Paralympics, Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions through .... She represented Germany at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and she won the silver medal in the women's 50 metre freestyle S12 event in 2016. References External links * * * 1994 births Living people German female freestyle swimmers Paralympic swimmers for Germany Paralympic silver medalists for Germany Paralympic medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships S12-classified para swimmers 21st-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Efimenko
Anna Efimenko is a Paralympic swimmer from Russia competing mainly in category S12 events, for visually impaired competitors. Anna competed in four events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China, from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ... winning three silver and a bronze. She won a bronze in the S13 backstroke and a silver in the S13 freestyle where she broke the world record for a S12 category swimmer. She also finished second in both the S12 and freestyle events behind team mate Oxana Savchenko who set new world records in both distances. References External links * Paralympic swimmers for Russia Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Russia Paralympic bronze medalists for Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S13 (classification)
S13, SB13, SM13 are para-swimming classifications used for categorising swimmers based on their level of disability. Jane Buckley, writing for the Sporting Wheelies, describes the swimmers in this classification as having: "Swimmers who are the most sighted but are considered to be blind according to the IBSA B3." History The classification was created by the International Paralympic Committee. In 2003 the committee approved a plan which recommended the development of a universal classification code. The code was approved in 2007, and defines the "objective of classification as developing and implementing accurate, reliable and consistent sport focused classification systems", which are known as "evidence based, sport specific classification". In November 2015, they approved the revised classification code, which "aims to further develop evidence based, sport specific classification in all sports". For the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, the International Paralympic Committee ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Cattle
Emma Cattle (born 10 April 1988 in Luton) is a British Paralympian competing in S10 events. She competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, and won medals at the 2009 and 2011 IPC Swimming European Championships. Personal life Cattle has cerebral palsy. She attended Barnfield College. Career Cattle trains at Luton swimming club, and competes in S10 and SM10 events. She began swimming aged 8 at her local swimming club in Luton. She was selected to compete at the 2008 Paralympics, coming sixth in the final of the 100 metre backstroke S10 competition. She also competed in the 50 metre freestyle S10, where she finished last in her heat, and the Women's 200 m individual medley SM10, where she was disqualified in her heat. Cattle qualified to compete at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships, her third appearance at the event. She won a bronze medal in the 400 metre freestyle S10. In 2009, Cattle broke the British 100m backstroke S10 record with a time of 1:12.55; her record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Omielan
Anna Omielan (born 14 May 1993) is a former Polish Paralympic swimmer who competed in international level events. She is a double European medalist and has competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics but did not medal. Omielan lost her left leg aged two years old in an agricultural accident when her lower leg was cut off by a lawn mower A lawn mower (also known as a grass cutter or simply mower, also often spelled lawnmower) is a device utilizing one or more revolving blades (or a reel) to cut a lawn, grass surface to an even height. The height of the cut grass may be fixed by .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Omielan, Anna 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Białystok Paralympic swimmers for Poland Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships Polish female freestyle swimmers Polish female butterfly swimmers 21st-century Polish sportswomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katarzyna Pawlik
Katarzyna Pawlik (born 17 February 1989) is a former butterfly, freestyle and medley Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ... Paralympic swimmer who competed in international level events. References 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Bytom Swimmers from Silesian Voivodeship People from Chorzów Paralympic swimmers for Poland Polish female butterfly swimmers Polish female freestyle swimmers Polish female medley swimmers Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in swimming Paralympic gold medalists for Poland Paralympic silver medalists for Poland Paralympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S10 (classification)
S10, SB9, SM10 are para-swimming classifications used for categorizing swimmers based on their level of disability. Swimmers in this class tend to have minimal weakness affecting their legs, missing feet, a missing leg below the knee or problems with their hips. This class includes a number of different disabilities including people with amputations and cerebral palsy. The classification is governed by the International Paralympic Committee, and competes at the Paralympic Games. Definition This classification is for swimming. In the classification title, S represents Freestyle, Backstroke and Butterfly strokes. SB means breaststroke. SM means individual medley. Swimming classifications are on a gradient, with one being the most severely physically impaired to ten having the least amount of physical disability. Jane Buckley, writing for the Sporting Wheelies, describes the swimmers in this classification as having: "very minimal weakness affecting the legs; Swimmers with restr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Steadman
Lauren Steadman (born 18 December 1992) is a British Paralympic athlete who has competed in four Summer Paralympics, in both swimming and the paratriathlon. She competed at both the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London as a swimmer, before switching to the paratriathlon for the 2016 Games in Rio where she won a silver medal in the Women's PT4. She won the gold medal in the Women's PTS5 at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. Life and career Steadman was born in Peterborough in 1992. She has won medals in 2009 and in 2011 at the IPC European Championships. Her uncle was a triathlete and he suggested she try it. Steadman was educated at Great Gidding Primary School, then privately at the independent Mount Kelly school in Tavistock, Devon, and completed a BSc (Hons) Psychology degree, followed by a master's degree in Business and Management at the University of Portsmouth. On 20 August 2018 it was announced that Steadman would be a contestant on s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Watkin
Louise Stephanie Watkin (née Niklasson; born 13 August 1992 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a British Paralympic swimmer. Watkin swims in the S9 category and represented Great Britain in the 2012 Summer Paralympics, in which she won two silver and two bronze medals. She won one silver and three bronze medals at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing. Career history She came to the UK in 1996. She was born with Upper Limb Deficiency, and is missing her left hand. After trying out several sports and activities as a child, she settled on swimming at the age of 12. Her first major competition was the World Championships in Durban, South Africa in 2006, and since then she has competed in the Beijing Paralympic Games in 2008, the European Championships in Reykjavik in 2009, and also the World Short Course Championships in Rio (also in 2009). At the Beijing Paralympics, despite being only just 16, she won 1 silver and 3 bronze medals. As of August 2012, Watkin is ranked no 1 in the world in 50m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
