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[1] [2] The 1900 Summer Olympic Games in Paris had the swimming events take place in the River Seine, and the events at the 1908 Summer Olympics were held in a 100-metre pool surrounded by an athletics track in the White City Stadium in London.
Records can be set in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools. World Aquatics recognizes world records in the following events for both men and women, [1] [2] except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two women, in any order. Freestyle: 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m; Backstroke: 50m, 100m, 200m
[f] ^ For the SCM women's 200 free American Record, Allison Schmitt swam a faster time at the 2009 Duel in the Pool (1:51.67); however, the time has not been recognized as a record by USA Swimming. [g] ^ For the SCM women's 400 IM American Record , Julia Smit at the 2009 Duel in the Pool set a then-World Record of 4:21.04; however, this time ...
Marathon swimmers do six laps on the 1.67-kilometer (1 mile) course for a total of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles.) ... With a few exceptions, swimming in the Seine has been prohibited since 1923 ...
The inaugural Midmar Mile was held in 1974. [3] In 2009 the event, in which 13 755 competitors finished the race, was recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest open water swimming event. [1] [4] The event gains its name from the location and the distance (roughly one mile (1.6 km)). A unique feature of the race is ...
1:53.79 Kristóf Milák Hungary 30 June 2017: European Junior Championships: Netanya, Israel [19] 200m butterfly: 1:52.71 not ratified, fastest all-time junior: Kristóf Milák Hungary 28 March 2018: Hungarian Championships Debrecen, Hungary [20] 200m individual medley: 1:56.99 sf: Hubert Kós Hungary 19 May 2021: European Championships ...
The 1,500-meter freestyle is the most grueling event in swimming, 30 muscle-burning, lung-busting laps of a 50-meter pool that tests an athlete’s physical stamina and mental toughness.
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