Leet o Olympic records in soummin
The Internaitional Olympic Committee recognises the fastest performances in pool-based soummin events at the Olympic Gemmes. Men's soummin haes been pairt o the Simmer Olympics syne the Gemmes' modren inception in 1896; it wis nae til 1912 that weemen competit against each ether. The soummin events at the 1896 Olympic Gemmes wur held in a bay in the Aegean Sea wi soummers bein required tae soum tae the shore—Hungarian soummer Alfréd Hajós wan twa gowd medals that year, sayin "My will tae live completely owercame my desire tae win."[1] The 1900 Gemmes in Paris saw the soummin events tak place in the River Seine while the 1908 events wur hostit in a 100 m pool locatit within an athletics track in the White Ceety Stadium in Lunnon.[2]
Races are held in fower soummin strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke an butterflee, ower varyin distances an in aither individual or relay race events. In the 2012 Olympic Gemmes in Lunnon, baith men an weemen competit in saxteen events in the pool, each sex in the same events wi the exceptions o the 800 m freestyle (weemen-anly) an the 1500 m freestyle (men-anly).[2] O the 32 pool-based events, soummers frae the Unitit States hauld saxteen records, Cheenae five, Australie fower, the Netherlands twa, an ane each tae Brasil, Fraunce, Great Breetain, Hungary, an Sooth Africae.
Men's records
[eedit | eedit soorce]♦ denotes a performance that is also a current warld record. Statistics are correct as o 29 Julie 2012, durin the 2012 Simmer Olympics in Lunnon an include only those events which are currently recognised bi the IOC as Olympic events.
Women's records
[eedit | eedit soorce]♦ denotes a performance that is also a current warld record. Statistics are correct as of 30 Julie 2012, durin the 2012 Simmer Olympics in Lunnon an include only those events which are currently recognised bi the IOC as Olympic events.
Fitnotes
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ^ Sullivan broke the Olympic an world record for the men's 100 m freestyle in the seicont semifinal o the 2008 Summer Olympics.[30]
- ^ Seebohm broke the Olympic record for the weemen's 100 m backstroke in the fowert heat o the 2012 Summer Olympics.[30]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Profiles -> Alfred Hajos". Official website of the Olympic Movement. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
- ↑ a b "Aquatics – Swimming". Official website of the Olympic Movement. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- ↑ "Swimming 50m freestyle Progression". Olympic and World Records. IOC. Archived frae the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
- ↑ Jason Stallman (11 August 2008). "Phelps wins third gold". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
- ↑ "2012 London Olympics: Matt Grevers Sets Olympic Record in 100 Back Win; Nick Thoman Gives U.S. 1-2 Finish". Swimming World Magazine. 30 Julie 2012. Retrieved 30 Julie 2012. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - ↑ https://archive.today/20121216081508/www.london2012.com/swimming/event/men-200m-backstroke/index.html
- ↑ "2012 London Olympics: Cameron van der Burgh's World Record Ends Kosuke Kitajima's Threepeat Bid in 100 Breast". Swimming World Magazine. 29 Julie 2012. Retrieved 29 Julie 2012. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - ↑ "2012 London Olympics: Hungary's Daniel Gyurta Breaks World Record in 200 Breast Victory; Kosuke Kitajima Misses Podium in Threepeat Bid; Scott Weltz, Clark Burckle Fifth-Sixth". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - ↑ "Swimming – 100m butterfly – Progression". Official website of the Olympic Movement. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
- ↑ Jason Stallman (12 August 2008). "Phelps captures 4th gold of games". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
- ↑ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/15/content_9331583.htm
- ↑ Abrahamson, Alan (9 August 2008). "One down for Phelps". NBC. Archived frae the original on 16 August 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - ↑ "Lezak tracks down French in relay". NBC. Archived frae the original on 16 August 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
- ↑ http://deportespe.terra.com.pe/olympics2008/interna/0,,OI3085345-EI12185,00.html[deid airtin]
- ↑ Karen Crouse (16 August 2004). "Phelps's epic journey ends in perfection". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
- ↑ "Women's 50m Freestyle Results". www.london2012.com. 4 August 2012. Archived frae the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ↑ https://archive.today/20130128011322/www.london2012.com/swimming/event=swimming-women-100m-freestyle/
- ↑ "2012 London Olympics: Allison Schmitt Torches 200 Free With Olympic, American Record; Missy Franklin Misses Podium". Swimming World Magazine. 31 Julie 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - ↑ "2012 London Olympics: Camille Muffat Pips Allison Schmitt With Olympic Record in Women's 400 Free". Swimming World Magazine. 29 Julie 2012. Retrieved 29 Julie 2012. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - ↑ "Adlington storms to second gold". BBC Sport. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
- ↑ "Womens 200m Backstroke Results". www.london2012.com. 3 August 2012. Archived frae the original on 3 Januar 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ↑ "Swimming – 100m breaststroke – Progression". Official website of the Olympic Movement. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
- ↑ Nicole Auerbach (2 August 2012). "Rebecca Soni sets world record in winning gold". USA Today. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ↑ "2012 London Olympics: Dana Vollmer Clears 56-Second Barrier, Sets World Record in 100 Fly". Swimming World Magazine. 29 Julie 2012. Retrieved 29 Julie 2012. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - ↑ "Women's 200m Butterfly Results". www.london2012.com. 1 August 2012. Archived frae the original on 3 Januar 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ↑ "2012 London Olympics: Ye Shiwen Uses Superb Freestyle Leg to Power to IM Sweep With Olympic Record in 200 IM; Alicia Coutts, Caitlin Leverenz 2-3; Ariana Kukors Fifth". Swimming World Magazine. 31 Julie 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - ↑ "Women's 400m Individual Medley Results". BBC Sport. Archived frae the original on 29 Julie 2012. Retrieved 29 Julie 2012.
- ↑ "Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Results". BBC Sport. Archived frae the original on 29 Julie 2012. Retrieved 29 Julie 2012.
- ↑ "Women's 4x200m freestyle Relay – Final". NBC. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ a b "Olympics 2008: Aquatics". The Guardian. Archived frae the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2008.