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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.

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What Division 1 colleges have men's swimming programs?

There are many division 1 colleges that have men's swimming programs. Some of these include the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Minnesota, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Massachusetts.

What college has produced the most olympic swimmers?

Total Athletes* Total Medals** Gold** Silver** Bronze**

Stanford 46 24 8 12 4

California 41 17 5 9 3

USC 41 Nr Nr Nr Nr

Florida 34 14 5 4 5

UCLA 32 13 4 7 2

Auburn 31 17 3 10 5

Arizona 27 2 0 2 0

Texas 22 14 10 2 2

Michigan 22 16 9 4 3

North Carolina 20 Nr Nr Nr Nr

* Based on university web sites, Forbes, and USOC.

**Based on university web sites. Nr means the university did not have data on its web site on 9/24/08 at 4:00 pm.

How long has Suzie O'Niell had her 200m butterfly record for?

Susie O'Neill's record 2:05.81: was recorded on 17/05/2000, Sydney (AUS) This was broken by Otylia Jedrzejczak of Poland, 2:05.78: on 4/08/2002 in Berlin

Who were the best olympic swimmers?

As of the 2008 Games in Beijing, the swimmers that won the most gold medals in the Olympics are 1) Michael Phelps of the United States with 14 (6 on 2004 and 8 in 2008)

2) Mark Spitz of the United States who won 9 (2 in 1968 and 7 in 1972)

3) Jenny Thompson of the United States who won 8 gold medals (2 in 1992, 3 in 1996, 3 in 2000) and Matt Biondi of the United States who won 8 gold medals (1 in 1984, 5 in 1988, 2 in 1992).

What is better a scissor kick or a front crawl?

There is no such stroke. The 4 strokes are freestyle (front crawl), breaststroke ("frog kicks" with "ice cream shape" pulls on your front), backstroke (circular arm motions with straight leg kicks on your back), and butterfly (double arms forward with a dolphin kick on your front).

What is libby trickett's sister's name?

Libby Trickett, nee Lenton, has one sister, named Justine.

How do pro swimmers make money?

Appearances, winning events, but most importantly, their sponsorships

When did swimming become a winter Olympic sport?

I don't know what Olympics you're thinking of, but swimming is in the summer Olympics

In the end of the race swimmer D is disqualified by the Judges then swimmer B finishes in which place?

If Swimmer B was second in the race and D was 1st and Disqualified Swimmer B would then win the race.

Is Rebecca Adlington married?

A brief search indicates neither that she is married or not.