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Olympics Swimming
Swimming has been a sport at every Olympic games and has the most events of any Olympic sport. Well known Olympic swimmers include Michael Phelps, mark Spitz, Ian Thorpe and Dara Torres.
670 Questions
What records did Mark Spitz break?
A total of 7 records. These are:
- Men's 100 metre freestyle (long course). The record lasted from August 23, 1970 until June 21, 1975.
- Men's 200 metre freestyle (long course). The record lasted from July 12, 1969 until August 23, 1974.
- Men's 100 metre butterfly (long course). The record lasted from July 31, 1967 until August 27, 1977.
- Men's 200 metre butterfly (long course). The record lasted from July 26, 1967 until. August 30, 1967.
- Men's 200 metre butterfly (long course). The record lasted from October 8, 1967 until August 22, 1970.
- Men's 200 metre butterfly (long course). The record lasted from August 27, 1971 until August 31, 1971.
- Men's 200 metre butterfly (long course). The record lasted from August 2, 1972 until June 3, 1976.
Who was the first person to win a gold medal at the Olympics for swimming?
Johnny Weissmuller won an olympic swimming gold medal
What are the 15 most popular sports in the Olympics?
swimming
gymnastics
long jump
high jump
table tennis
ice skating
triathlon
sprint
volleyball
Sailing
judo
fencing
shooting
rowing
cycling
What year did mark spitz retire in?
Mark Spitz competed at two Olympic Games (1968, 1972) in the following events:
1) Men's 100 meter freestyle - won 1 gold and 1 bronze.
2) Men's 200 meter freestyle - won 1 gold.
3) Men's 4x100 meter freestyle relay - won 2 gold.
4) Men's 4x200 meter freestyle relay - won 2 gold.
5) Men's 100 meter butterfly - won 1 gold and 1 silver.
6) Men's 200 meter butterfly - won 1 gold.
7) Men's 4x100 meter medley relay - won 1 gold.
What woman has won the most gold medals in swimming in Olympics?
As of the 2008 Games, that would be gymnast Larissa Latynina of the former Soviet Union who won 18 medals (9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze) in the three Olympic Games (1956, 1960, 1964) she competed in.
Who was the first person to light the Olympic Torch?
Using mirrors to focus the sun's rays the torch is first lit at an ancient Greek temple and then carried by relays of runners to the location of the games. The first relay was in 1936. Planes are used to cross oceans.
How many gold medals does phelps have?
23 gold medals
Michael Phelps' 28 medals spanning five Games is unrivaled, and no other Olympic athlete comes close to his 23 gold medals. The swimmer made his mark on the Games starting over 20 years ago at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, when, at 15 years old, he became the youngest man on U.S. Olympic swim team in 68 years.
When did Michael Phelps win 8 gold metals?
15 years old.
Michael was born June 30, 1985 and his first Olympic competition was at the 2000 Games in Sydney in 200 meter butterfly on September 18-19, 2000. He finished 5th, missing a gold medal by 1.15 seconds and a bronze by .33 seconds.
When did swimming come to the Olympics?
As far as the modern Olympics go, swimming events have been a part since the first modern Games in 1896.
What is the most swimming medals Australia has won at an olympic games?
Yes, the 17 gold medals won by Australia in 2004 was the most the Australian team had won in an Olympic Games. It was the 4th most gold medals won by a country at the 2004 Games, behind the United States with 36, China with 32, and Russia with 27.
How many gold medals has Australia won in Olympic swimming?
By my count, Australians have won 57 gold medals in swimming at the Summer Olympics:
1900 - 2
1) Frederick Lane - men's 200 meter freestyle and men's 200 meter obstacle
1920 - 1
1) Frank Beaurepaire, Henry Hay, William Herald, and Ivan Stedman - men's 4x200 meter freestyle relay
1924 - 1
1) Boy Charlton - men's 1500 meter freestyle
1932 - 1
1) Clare Dennis - women's 200 meter breaststroke
1952 - 1
1) John Davies - men's 200 meter breaststroke
1956 - 8
1) Jon Henricks - men's 100 meter freestyle
2) Murray Rose - men's 400 meter freestyle and 1500 meter freestyle
3) David Theile - men's 100 meter backstroke
4) John Devitt, Jon Henricks, Kevin O'Halloran, and Murray Rose - men's 4x200 meter freestyle relay
5) Dawn Fraser - women's 100 meter freestyle
6) Lorraine Crapp - women's 400 meter freestyle
7) Lorraine Crapp, Dawn Fraser, Faith Leech, and Sandra Morgan - women's 4x100 meter freestyle relay
1960 - 5
1) John Devitt - men's 100 meter freestyle
2) Murray Rose - men's 400 meter freestyle
3) John Konrads - men's 1500 meter freestyle
4) David Theile - men's 100 meter backstroke
5) Dawn Fraser - women's 100 meter freestyle
1964 - 4
1) Robert Windle - men's 1500 meter freestyle
2) Ian O'Brien - men's 200 meter breaststroke
3) Kevin Berry - men's 200 meter butterfly
4) Dawn Fraser - women's 100 meter freestyle
1968 - 3
1) Lyn McClements - women's 100 meter butterfly
2) Michael Wenden - men's 100 meter freestyle and 200 meter freestyle
1972 - 6
1) Shane Gould - women's 200 meter Individual Medley, 200 meter freestyle, and 400 meter freestyle
2) Beverley Whitfield - women's 200 meter breaststroke
3) Gail Neall - women's 400 meter Individual Medley
4) Bradford Cooper - men's 400 meter freestyle
1980 - 2
1) Michelle Ford - women's 800 meter freestyle
2) Neil Brooks, Mark Kerry, Peter Evans and Mark Tonelli - men's 4x100 meter Medley Relay
1984 - 1
1) Jon Sieben - men's 200 meter butterfly
1988 - 1
1) Duncan Armstrong - men's 200 meter freestyle
1992 - 1
1) Kieren Perkins - men's 1,500 meter freestyle
1996 - 2
1) Kieren Perkins - men's 1500 meter freestyle
2) Susie O'Neill - women's 200 meter butterfly
2000 - 5
1) Ian Thorpe - men's 400 meter freestyle
2) Grant Hackett - men's 1500 meter freestyle
3) Michael Klim, Ian Thorpe, Ashley Callus, Chris Fydler - men's 4x100 meter freestyle relay
4) Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim, Todd Pearson, William Kirby - men's 4x200 meter freestyle relay
5) Susie O'Neill - women's 200 meter freestyle
2004 - 7
1) Ian Thorpe - men's 100 meter freestyle and 200 meter freestyle
2) Grant Hackett - men's 1500 meter freestyle
3) Jodie Henry - women's 100 meter freestyle
4) Petria Thomas - women's 100 meter butterfly
5) Alice Mills, Jodie Henry, Libby Lenton, Petria Thomas - women's 4x100 meter freestyle relay
6) Giaan Rooney, Leisel Jones, Petria Thomas, Jodie Henry - women's 4x100 meter medley relay
2008 - 6
1) Leisel Jones - women's 100 meter breaststroke
2) Lisbeth Trickett - women's 100 meter butterfly
3) Stephanie Rice - women's 200 meter individual medley and 400 meter individual medley
4) Stephanie Rice, Bonte Barret, Kylie Palmer, Linda Mackenzie - women's 4x200 meter freestyle relay
5) Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper, Lisbeth - women's 4x100 meter medley relay
What year did each team join the NFL?
Click on the 'Chronology of NFL Teams' link on this page to see when every team that has participated in the NFL joined and when those that folded left.
What events did Mark Spitz win gold medals in at the 1972 Summer Olympics?
Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals and is possibly the best swimmer there ever was. He won the one-hundred and two-hundred meter butterflies, the one-hundred, two-hundred, four-hundred, and eight-hundred meter free-syle, and the four-hundred meter medley relay.
Which American has won the most Olympic medals?
There were a lot of winners go to www.ndcsports.msnbc.com to find out more(doesn't have years)
How many Olympic records were broken at the 2004 Olympic games?
Michael Phelps (US, Swimming) - 8 gold medals in one Olympics Games (1) Michael Phelps (US , Swimming) - Men's 200 Butterfly in 1:52.03 (1) Michael Phelps (US, Swimming) - Men's 200 Individual Medley in 1:54.23 (1) Michael Phelps (US Swimming) - Men's 200 Freestyle in 1:43.86 (1) Michael Phelps (US, Swimming) - Men's 400 Individual Medley in 4:03.84 (1) Usain Bolt (Jamaica, Track and Field) - Men's 200m in 19.30 seconds (0) US Swimming Team - Men's 4x100 Medley in 3:29.34 (1) US Swimming Team - Men's 4x200 Freestyle Relay in 6:58.56 (1) Usain Bolt (Jamaica, Track and Field) - Men's 100m in 9.69 seconds (2) Jamaican Track and Field Team - 400 relay in 37.10 seconds (0) Ryan Lochte (US, Swimming) - Men's 200 Backstroke in 1:53.94 (1) US Swimming Team - Men's 4x100 Freestyle in 3:08.24 (1) Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia, Track and Field) - Men's 10,000m in 27:1.17 (2) Gulnara Galkina-Samitova, Russia (Track and Field) - Women's 3000 Steeplechase in 8:58.81 (1) Stephanie Rice (Australia, Swimming) - Women's 200 Medley in 2:08.45 (1) Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia, Track and Field) - Women's 10000 in 29:54.66 (2) Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia, Track and Field) - Women's Pole-Vault 5.05 meters (0) Federica Pellegrini (Italy, Swimming) - Women's 200 Freestyle in 1:54.82 (0) Australia Swimming Team - Women's 400 Medley in 4:29.45 (0) Eamon Sullivan (Australia, Swimming) - Men's 100 Freestyle in 47.05 (0) Michael Phelps (US, Swimming) - 8 gold medals in one Olympics Games (1) Michael Phelps (US , Swimming) - Men's 200 Butterfly in 1:52.03 (1) Michael Phelps (US, Swimming) - Men's 200 Individual Medley in 1:54.23 (1) Michael Phelps (US Swimming) - Men's 200 Freestyle in 1:43.86 (1) Michael Phelps (US, Swimming) - Men's 400 Individual Medley in 4:03.84 (1) Usain Bolt (Jamaica, Track and Field) - Men's 200m in 19.30 seconds (0) US Swimming Team - Men's 4x100 Medley in 3:29.34 (1) US Swimming Team - Men's 4x200 Freestyle Relay in 6:58.56 (1) Usain Bolt (Jamaica, Track and Field) - Men's 100m in 9.69 seconds (2) Jamaican Track and Field Team - 400 relay in 37.10 seconds (0) Ryan Lochte (US, Swimming) - Men's 200 Backstroke in 1:53.94 (1) US Swimming Team - Men's 4x100 Freestyle in 3:08.24 (1) Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia, Track and Field) - Men's 10,000m in 27:1.17 (2) Gulnara Galkina-Samitova, Russia (Track and Field) - Women's 3000 Steeplechase in 8:58.81 (1) Stephanie Rice (Australia, Swimming) - Women's 200 Medley in 2:08.45 (1) Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia, Track and Field) - Women's 10000 in 29:54.66 (2) Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia, Track and Field) - Women's Pole-Vault 5.05 meters (0) Federica Pellegrini (Italy, Swimming) - Women's 200 Freestyle in 1:54.82 (0) Australia Swimming Team - Women's 400 Medley in 4:29.45 (0) Eamon Sullivan (Australia, Swimming) - Men's 100 Freestyle in 47.05 (0)
Who won the first Japanese olympic medalist?
The first Olympic medalist for Japan was Ichiya Kumagae who won silver in men's singles tennis at the 1920 Summer Games in Amsterdam.
Who got the most 2008 Beijing olympic gold medals?
Individual is Michael phelps with 8 gold medals.
country is china with 51 gold medals.
Who was first to light the Olympic flame?
The first city to light the Olympic flame was.. ATHENS, GREECE
:D Hope my input helped!! :D
The first city to light the Olympic flame is always the ancient Greek city of Olympia where the Games originate from.
Is there a list of British Olympic Gold Medal Winners?
In figure skating, the list of Olympic Gold Medal winners from Great Britain is short. British men won back-to-back titles with John Curry winning in 1976, and Robin Cousins in 1980. Jeannette Altwegg was the ladies' champion in 1952. Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, undoubtedly the most famous British figure skaters of all time, won the ice dancing medal in 1984. As of 2014, no British team has ever won the Olympic Gold Medal in pairs skating.
How do get to swim at the Olympics?
To swim at the Olympics you have to qualify for the trials which are held approx a few months before the games. if you come first or second at the trial sand make the second set of qualifying times for the team you are guaranteed a spot on the team. if you do place but do not make the qualifying for the team then t=you are in the selectors hands and it is up to them whether you make the team or not.
Why is 50m butterfly not a real event?
I am not sure who told you this, but it is a real event! If your asking why it is not and olympic event, its is because it is to short and the Olympic Program has no time for it.
How many centimeters are ther in the swimming pool at the olympics?
The length of an olympic pool is 50 metres. As there are 100 centimetres in every metre, means an olympic swimming pool is 5000 cms in length.
Michal Phelphs is a very good & famous at swimmingHe has won many Olympic gold medals.
