When an olympic swimmer wins a race and has the letters OR listed next to their name, it stands for ' Olympic Record ". An olympic record means that no swimmer has ever swum a faster time at the olympic games. However, the time is still slower than the world record, denoted by the letters WR. The world record can be set at any official race at any time in the world.
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∙ 2013-11-24 08:49:11yes swimming is an olympic event
Swimming was an Olympic sport in 1896.
a swimming stroke
the 1st olympic swimming pool was in 1899.
No, swimming is only in the Summer Olympic Games
he won 7 olympic metals for swimming he won 7 olympic metals for swimming
There are usually 50 meters in a Olympic sized swimming pool.
Australia, America and most European are top contenders in Olympic Swimming.
Swimming races and diving
Swimming pool sports started from Britain around 1830, but first swimming pools games started in Olympic in 1896.
Swimming has been held at every Olympic games since 1896. Open water swimming was added in the 2008 Olympics.
Johnny Weissmuller won an olympic swimming gold medal