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2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 200 Metre Freestyle
The Women’s 200 metre freestyle at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium in Eindhoven from 4–10 August. 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, back ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:2014 IPC Swimming European Championships - Women's 200 metre freestyle freestyle 200 m women 2014 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 the International Swimming Federation (FINA), in which competitors are subject to a few limited restrictions on their swimming stroke. Freestyle races are the most common of all swimming competitions, with distances beginning with 50 meters (50 yards) and reaching 1500 meters (1650 yards), 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 first Olympics held open water swimming events, but after a few Olympics, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 IPC Swimming European Championships
The 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was an international swimming competition held in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, from the 4th to the 10th of August. Around 375 athletes from 35 different countries attended. The venue, the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, also held the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships. Venue The Championship was staged at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium located in the south of Eindhoven. The complex contains three outdoor swimming pools, all renovated shortly before the staging of the competition. Coverage As with the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships, the IPC will continue to show live streaming of the finals on ParalympicSport.TV. In the United Kingdom Channel 4 continued their commitment to parasport with their own live streaming Paralympics website with pool-side commentary and live action shown daily on their sister channel More4. Events Classification Athletes are allocated a classification for each event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter Van Den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium
Pieter is a male given name, the Dutch form of Peter. The name has been one of the most common names in the Netherlands for centuries, but since the mid-twentieth century its popularity has dropped steadily, from almost 3000 per year in 1947 to about 100 a year in 2016. at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands Some of the better known people with this name are below. See for a longer list. * (?-1332), Flemish revolutionary * Pieter van der Moere (c. 1480–1572), Flemish Franciscan missionary in Mexico known as "Pedro de Gante" * |
2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 200 Metre Freestyle
The Women’s 200 metre freestyle at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium in Eindhoven from 4–10 August. 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, back ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:2014 IPC Swimming European Championships - Women's 200 metre freestyle freestyle 200 m women 2014 in women's swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjola Trimi
Arjola Trimi (born 15 March 1987) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer competing in S4 classification events. She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 4 × 50 mixed freestyle relay, winning a silver medal. She made her major international debut at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal, where she won four medals. A year later she became European champion in her classification in the 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle events. In 2015, she won her first World gold taking the 50m backstroke title at the World Games in Glasgow. Personal history Trimi was born in Tirana, Albania, her family is Albanian. She has an acquired form of degenerative muscular condition which has resulted in quadriplegia and muscle contractions. Swimming career Trimi learnt to swim as a baby, but always saw it as a hobby that helped her relax. She took part in several sports, such as wheelchair basketball and athletics, but it was not until her medical cond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisette Teunissen
Lisette Teunissen (born 18 February 1986) is a retired Dutch Paralympic swimmer. Teunissen represented the Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, 2012 Summer Paralympics and 2016 Summer Paralympics. Teunissen won the gold medal in the women's 50 metre backstroke S4 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, United Kingdom and the bronze medal in the women's 50 metre backstroke S3 at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships The 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships was an international swimming competition for athletes with a disability. It was held in Glasgow, United Kingdom and took place from 13 to 19 July. Around 580 athletes from around 70 countries competed at ... held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, she won the gold medal in the women's 50 metre backstroke S4 event. She also won the gold medal in the women's 100 metre freestyle S3 event. She set new world records in both events. Teunissen a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariia Lafina
Mariia Lafina (born 7 May 1993) is a Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer. She represented Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ... in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the silver medal in the women's 50 metre breaststroke SB3. At the 2014 European Championships she won two gold medals and three bronze medals. At the 2015 World Championships she won the silver medal in the women's 150 metre individual medley event. At the 2016 European Championships she won one gold medal, four silver medals and one bronze medal. References External links * Mariia Lafina – Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championshipsat the International Paralympic Committee 1993 births Living people Ukrainian female breaststroke swimmers Paralympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Louise Rung
Sarah Louise Rung (born 8 October 1989 in Stavanger) is a Paralympic swimmer of Norway. She became a wheelchair user after a back surgery in 2008. She won two gold medals and two silver medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. She also has several medals from both World- and European Championships. 2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam .... References External links * * * 1989 births Living people Paralympic swimmers of Norway Norwegian female backstroke swimmers Norwegian female breaststroke swimmers Norwegian female butterfly swimmers Norwegian female freestyle swimmers Norwegian female medley swimmers Sportspeople from Stavanger S5-classified Paralympic swimmers Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Swimmers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inbal Pezaro
Inbal Pezaro ( he, ענבל פיזרו, born 26 March 1987) is an Israeli Paralympic swimmer. Biography Pezaro was born on Kibbutz Yizre'el. At birth she suffered from a complex with blood vessels at her spinal cord, which caused her to become paralyzed in her lower limbs. At the age of five she began practicing sports at the ILAN center in Haifa, progressing to compete in national championships only six years later. Swimming career From the age of 12 Pezaro had been competing in international swimming competitions. Following her exemption from military service with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), she volunteered to service and was certified as a swimming instructor. She took part at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and the 2008 Summer Paralympics. Pezaro won a silver medal on the opening day of the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, after coming in second place in the 100-meter freestyle competition. She set a new Israeli record with 1:12.57 minutes. Pezaro claimed her second medal, finish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katalin Engelhardt
Katalin Engelhardt (born 17 March 1971) is a former Hungarian Paralympic swimmer and Paralympic powerlifter. She has participated at seven Paralympic Games in swimming and has won six medals, including one gold at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta 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 .... Engelhardt was born with a leg impairment which didn't form properly in her mother's womb. References 1971 births Living people Swimmers from Budapest Paralympic swimmers for Hungary Paralympic powerlifters for Hungary Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valeriia Shabalina
Valeria Andreyevna Shabalina (russian: Валерия Андреевна Шабалина; born 9 June 1995) is a Russian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. She is a three-time Paralympic champion. Furthermore, she has won multiple medals in both World Para Swimming Championships The World Para Swimming Championships, known before 30 November 2016 as the IPC Swimming World Championships, are the world championships for swimming where athletes with a disability compete. They are organised by the International Paralympic C ... and INAS Global Games. She is a Merited Master of Sports of Russia. paralymp.ru References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shabalina, Valeriia[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica-Jane Applegate
Jessica-Jane Applegate MBE (born 22 August 1996) is a British Paralympic swimmer. Applegate competes in the S14 classification for swimmers with intellectual disabilities, mainly freestyle and backstroke preferring shorter distances. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics and on 2 September, Applegate won the gold setting a Paralympic record in the S14 200m freestyle. She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to swimming. Early life Applegate was born in 1996 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. She was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, and began swimming at a young age after her mother took her to Lowestoft and Oulton Broad Swimming Club. Educated at Ormiston Venture Academy, by the age of 13 she was setting regional records and was selected for a UK sporting talent programme. Swimming career Towards the end of 2011, Applegate was showing potential as an International competitive swimmer, settin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
