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3 unusual facts about Freestyle swimming


Freestyle swimming

The 1924 Olympics were the first to use the standard 50 meter pool with marked lanes.

Kvetoslav

Květoslav Svoboda - a freestyle swimmer from the Czech Republic, who won the silver medal in the 400m Freestyle at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships

Nicholas Shackell

Nicholas Shackell (also Nick) (born 31 October 1974) is a former freestyle swimmer from Great Britain.


Adama Ouedraogo

Adama Ouédraogo (born 3 April 1987 in Yopougon, Côte d'Ivoire) is a Burkinabé swimmer who is specializing in freestyle.

Albert Wiggins

(May 27, 1935 – June 1, 2011) was the first American swimmer to win Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championships in three strokes: butterly, backstroke and freestyle.

Alessandro Calvi

Alessandro Calvi (born February 1, 1983 in Voghera) is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who was a member of team that won the silver medal in the men's 4×100 metres freestyle relay at the 2007 World Championships.

Alexandre Massura

Alexandre Massura Neto (born June 19, 1975 in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo) is a retired male freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996.

Barendrecht

She won four gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals in the freestyle and butterfly events at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.

Cassiano Leal

Cassiano Schalch Leal (born December 31, 1971 in Piracicaba, São Paulo) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil.

Cecil Healy

Cecil Patrick Healy (28 November 1881 in Darlinghurst, New South Wales – 29 August 1918 in Somme, France) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1900s and 1910s, who won silver in the 100m freestyle at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.

Emiliano Brembilla

Emiliano Brembilla (born 21 December 1978 in Ponte San Pietro, near Bergamo) is a freestyle swimmer from Italy.

Esther Overton

She has been selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the S2 50 metres backstroke and the S3 50 metres freestyle swimming events.

Frederik Hviid

Frederik Carlo Hviid Köhler (born 9 November 1974 in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria) is a former long-distance freestyle and medley swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996.

Håkan Karlsson

Jonas Klas Håkan Karlsson (born January 19, 1970 in Kristianstad, Skåne County) is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden.

Hanna-Maria Seppälä

Hanna-Maria Seppälä (born 13 December 1984 in Kerava) is a freestyle swimmer from Finland, who won the world title in the 100 m freestyle at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain.

Jane Gylling

Jane Hilda Charlotta Gylling (born April 6, 1902 in Visby, Gotland – died March 10, 1961 in Örgryte, Västra Götaland) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer.

Karen Moras

Karen Lynne Moras (born 6 January 1954 in Ryde, New South Wales), known after marriage as Karen Moras-Stephenson was an Australian distance freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s who won a bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Kouassi Brou

Kouassi Franck Olivier Brou (born 16 June 1992 in Agnibilékrou, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian swimmer specializing in freestyle.

Ludovic Depickère

Ludovic Depickère (born July 29, 1969 in Wattrelos, Nord) is a retired magician and freestyle swimmer from France, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988.

Mark Pinger

Mark Pinger (born June 26, 1970 in Kenzingen, Baden-Württemberg) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won a total number of two bronze medals as a relay member at the Summer Olympics.

Mary Mohler

Mohler was a two-time state champion in the 200 yard Freestyle, a four-time state champion in the 100 yard Butterfly, and a two-time state champion in the 200 yard Medley Relay.

Other events Mohler failed to qualify in were the 100 meter Freestyle nor the 100 meter Butterfly.

Mireia Belmonte

Mireia Belmonte García (born November 10, 1990) is a Spanish medley, freestyle and butterfly swimmer.

Mohamed Elkhedr

Mohamed Elkhedr (born 22 February 1988 in Atbarah, Sudan) is a Sudanese swimmer specializing in freestyle.

Murray Burdan

Murray William Burdan (born 2 May 1975 in Lower Hutt) is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from New Zealand, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, for his native country.

Nayara Ribeiro

Nayara Ledoux Ribeiro (born June 27, 1984 in Vitória da Conquista) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil.

Nicholas Santos

Nicholas Araújo Dias dos Santos (born February 2, 1980 in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer who specializes in sprint events.

Olga Šplíchalová

Olga Šplíchalová (born September 1, 1975 in Třebíč, Vysočina) is a retired female freestyle swimmer from the Czech Republic, who twice competed for her native country at the Olympic Games: in 1992 and 1996.

Pär Lindström

Pär Arne Lindström (born October 29, 1970 in Linköping, Östergötland) is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden.

Per Holmertz

Per ("Pelle") Anders Gustaf Holmertz (born February 3, 1960 in Motala, Östergötland) is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden.

Petra Banović

Petra Banović (born November 10, 1979 in Zagreb) is a freestyle and medley swimmer from Croatia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in Sydney 2000.

Rainer Henkel

Rainer Henkel (born 27 February 1964 in Opladen) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Renata Burgos

Renata de Oliveira Burgos (born January 3, 1982 in Jaú, São Paulo) is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil.

Simone Cercato

Simone Cercato (born February 25, 1975 in Dolo) is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal in the men's 4×200 m freestyle event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, alongside Emiliano Brembilla, Filippo Magnini, and Massimiliano Rosolino.

Susan Sloan

Susan Estelle Sloan Smith (born April 5, 1958, in Stettler, Alberta) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada who won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Susanna Garabatos

Susana Garabatos Rodríguez (born March 8, 1979 in Vigo, Pontevedra) is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Vlastimil Černý

Vlastimil Černý (born April 7, 1963 in Vyškov, Czechoslovakia) is a former international butterfly and freestyle swimmer, who competed for Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Wilfried Tevoedjre

Wilfried Tevoedjre (born 20 September 1979 in Cotonou, Benin) is a Beninese swimmer specializing in freestyle.

World record progression 1500 metres freestyle

The first world record in the men's 1500 metres freestyle in a long course (50 metres) swimming pool was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908.

World record progression 50 metres freestyle

The first world record in the men's 50 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1976.

World record progression 800 metres freestyle

The first world record in the men's 800 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908.


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Congo at the Olympics

The youngest participant was Alphonse Yanghat, who ran in the 100 m sprint in 1972 at 15 years, 120 days, while the oldest was Gilles Coudray (36 years, 263 days) who competed in the 50 metres freestyle swimming event at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Gorleston

Jessica-Jane Applegate Gold medallist at the 2012 Paralympian Games in 200m Freestyle swimming S14.

Lurz

Thomas Lurz (born 1979), German swimmer who specializes in long-distance freestyle swimming

Stewart Glenister

Stewart Glenister (born October 12, 1988) is a class of 2011 West Point cadet who competed in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 50 m freestyle swimming event, where he won his first heat event.