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The same as any other backstroke event:
1. Finish with some part of your body above water;
2. Surface before 2/3 of the pool;
3. Take no more than one stroke on your front for a turn and none for a finish;
4. Do not break the surface of the water in someone Else's lane;
5. Do not push off the bottom of the pool;
6. Touch, and leave, the wall on your back, always;
7. Do not interfere with someone else;
8. Do not pull on the lane lines;
9. Do not wear more than one swimsuit at a time (This goes for all swimming events - they can disqualify you if you do)
10. Anything else I've forgotten (swimming is like my second nature, so I tend to forget minute details)
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How many gold swimming medals did the US win in Sydney Olympics?
USA swimmers won gold medals in 13 events at the 2000 Games: Men - 1) 50 meter freestyle - Anthony Ervin and Gary Hall, Jr. (tie) 2) 100 meter backstroke - Lenny Krayzelburg 3) 200 meter backstroke - Lenny Krayzelburg 4) 200 meter butterfly - Tom Malchow 5) 400 meter individual medley - Tom Dolan 6) 4x100 meter medley relay - Team Women - 1) 400 meter freestyle - Brooke Bennett 2) 800 meter freestyle - Brooke Bennett 3) 100 meter breaststroke - Megan Quinn 4) 200 meter butterfly - Misty Hyman 5) 4x100 meter freestyle relay - Team 6) 4x200 meter freestyle relay - Team 7) 4x100 meter medley relay - Team
Won 4 swimming medals in 1964 olymipic?
Four swimmers won four medals at the 1964 Games in Tokyo: 1) Don Schollander of the United States won gold medals in men's 100 meter freestyle, 400 meter freestyle, 4x100 meter freestyle relay, and 4x200 meter freestyle relay. 2) Sharon Stouder of the United States won gold medals in women's 100 meter butterfly, 4x100 meter freestyle relay, and 4x100 meter medley relay and won a silver medal in 100 meter freestyle. 3) Kathy Ellis of the United States won gold medals in women's 4x100 meter freestyle relay, and 4x100 meter medley relay and won bronze medals in 100 meter freestyle and 100 meter butterfly. 4) Hans-Joachim Klein of Germany won silver medals in men's 4x100 meter freestyle relay, 4x200 meter freestyle relay, and 4x100 meter medley relay and won a bronze medal in 100 meter freestyle.
Why was centimeter called a centimeter?
centi means hundredths here -- a centi meter is one-hundredth of a meter; there are 100 centimeters is a meter. Compare one cent which is one-hundredth of a dollar; 100 cents is a dollar.
How many gold medals did track and field athlete Marion Jones win at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney?
Gold: 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 4x400 meter relay. Bronze: 4x100 meter relay, long jump Those 5 medals were stripped by the International Olympic Committee in 2007 after she admitted to using performance enhancing substances.
History on the 100 meter dash?
it started in oundle
What are some current events on swimming?
50 meter freestyle 100 meter freestyle 200 meter freestyle 400 meter freestyle 800/1500 meter freestyle* 100 meter backstroke 200 meter backstroke 100 meter breaststroke 200 meter breaststroke 100 meter butterfly 200 meter butterfly 200 meter individual medley 400 meter individual medley 4×100 meter freestyle relay 4×200 meter freestyle relay 4×100 meter medley relay
Which African Female Swimmer won 4 Medals?
At the 2008 Games in Beijing, that was Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe who won gold in women's 200 meter backstroke and silver in women's 100 meter backstroke, women's 200 meter individual medley, and women's 400 meter individual medley. She also won three medals at the 2004 Games in Athens, a gold in women's 200 meter backstroke, silver in women's 100 meter backstroke, and bronze in women's 200 meter individual medley. At the last two Olympics (2004 and 2008), Kirsty Coventry has been entered in seven events and won seven medals.
Is Julia wilkinson in the 2012 summer Olympics?
Yes, Julia competed in freestyle, backstroke, and medley events at the 2012 Games. Her best finish was 9th in 100 meter backstroke.
Did Lennykrazelburg win any medals?
Lenny Krayzelburg won 4 Olympic medals, all gold. At the 2000 Games in Sydney, he won gold in 100 meter backstroke, 200 meter backstroke, and 4x100 meter medley and at the 2004 Games in Athens he won gold in 4x100 meter medley.
Who won the men's 400 Individual Medley (IM) swimming event at the 1976 Olympics?
Of the 13 men's swimming events at the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal, new world records were set in 12 of them: 100 meter freestyle, 200 meter freestyle, 400 meter freestyle, 1500 meter freestyle, 4x200 meter freestyle relay, 100 meter breaststroke, 200 meter breaststroke, 200 meter butterfly, 100 meter backstroke, 200 meter backstroke, 400 meter individual medley, 4x100 meter medley relay. The only event where a world record was not set was the 100 meter butterfly.
Who won the 1904 olympic men's 200m backstroke?
Men's 200 meter backstroke was not competed at the 1904 Games in St. Louis. The only backstroke event was a distance of 100 yards and it was won by Walter Brack of Germany in a time of 1:16.8.
Who is the first woman to win six golds in one Olympics?
Swimmer Kristin Otto of East Germany at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul. She won gold in 50 meter freestyle, 100 meter freestyle, 100 meter backstroke, 100 meter butterfly, 4x100 meter medley relay, and 4x100 meter freestyle relay.
What woman won gold medals in swimming in both 1988 and 1992?
1) Krisztena Egereszedi, Hungary - won gold in 200 meter backstroke in 1988 and 100 meter and 200 meter backstroke in 1992. 2) Janet Evens, United States - won gold in 400 meter freestyle, 800 meter freestyle, and 400 meter individual medley in 1988 and 800 meter freestyle in 1992.
Who is the first women to net six gold medal in one olympic?
Swimmer Kristin Otto of East Germany at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul. She won gold in 50 meter freestyle, 100 meter freestyle, 4x100 meter freestyle relay, 4x100 meter medley relay, 100 meter backstroke, and 100 meter butterfly.
Who won the first Gold Medal in Womens Hockey at the 22nd Olympiad?
That was Zimbabwe. That gold medal was the only medal Zimbabwe had won in Olympic competition until 2004 when Kirsty Coventry won three medals in swimming (gold in 200 meter backstroke, silver in 100 meter backstroke, bronze in 200 meter individual medley).
What is the 100 meter freestyle?
It is a swimming event where a swimmer starts from the blocks, and swims for 100 meters how ever they choose. The only rules are that they can not push/pull on the lane line/ pool wall and bottom and they can not interfere with other swimmers.
How many bronze medals did the Australian swimming team win at the Beijing olympic games in 2008?
8 ... men's 4x100 meter freestyle relay, men's 4x200 meter freestyle relay, men's 100 meter backstroke, men's 100 meter butterfly, women's 4x100 meter freestyle relay, women's 100 meter butterfly, women's 200 meter butterfly, and women's 50 meter freestyle.
