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Races are held in four swimming categories: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly, over varying distances and in either individual or relay race events. Medley swimming races are also held, both individually and in relays, in which all four swimming categories are used. In the Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, both men ...
As of January 2013, CMAS recognises world and other records for the following techniques and distances for both males and females in the age groups of Senior (i.e. 18 years and older) and Junior (i.e. 12 to 17 years old) where these are made in an Olympic-size swimming pool (i.e. 50m length) and are measured by electronic automatic officiating equipment:
During a 150-meter Individual Medley race, Henry Myers was one of the first to use an overarm recovery while swimming breaststroke, becoming one of the earliest forms of butterfly. [8] In the United States, during the year of 1953, some medley races included the butterfly stroke, and the Amateur Athletic Union made it mandatory in 1954. [9] [10]
Races would consist of a run along a beach, swim out to sea round a buoy and swim back to the beach, get out and then run back along the beach. By the 1960s the idea had spread to California in the United States, becoming popular with runners and swimmers. [ 1 ]
The finals of both races are Wednesday night, also just two hours apart. Kristóf Milák of Hungary, the defending gold medalist in the 200 fly, led the way in the heats for that event in 1:53.92.
The switch to mid-race in a 100 m freestyle. The 100 metre freestyle is often considered to be the highlight (Blue Ribbon event) [1] of the sport of swimming, like 100 metres in the sport of Athletics, symbolizing the pinnacle of speed and athleticism in swimming competitions.
Swim England Winter Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [73] 200m freestyle: 1:52.59 Bella Sims United States 4 November 2022: World Cup: Indianapolis, United States [74] 200m freestyle: 1:52.50 not ratified: Taylor Ruck Canada 6 December 2016: World Championships: Windsor, Canada [75] 200m freestyle: 1:51.38 OC, not ratified, fastest all ...
The World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m), formerly known as the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), [1] also referred to as 'short course worlds', [2] [3] [4] are an international swimming competition staged by the internationally recognized governing body of the sport, World Aquatics (formerly FINA).