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Alain Bernard stormed home on the final lap to claim France's first ever gold medal in the event with a time of 47.21. [3] Australia's world record holder Eamon Sullivan enjoyed a great start in the first 50 metres, but ended up with a silver in 47.32, just 0.11 of a second behind Bernard.
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.
The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 13–15 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1] Germany's Britta Steffen blasted a new Olympic record to claim a gold medal in the event.
Americas Record (100 m freestyle) August 11, 2008 Final Brent Hayden Canada: 47.56 National Record (100 m freestyle) August 10, 2008 Heat 2 Amaury Leveaux France: 47.76 Olympic Record (100 m freestyle) August 10, 2008 Heat 2 César Cielo Brazil: 47.91 Americas Record (100 m freestyle) August 10, 2008 Heat 2 Simon Burnett Great Britain: 48.20
In 2008, leading up to the Olympics, Speedo introduced a 50% Polyurethane suit dubbed LZR. Pure polyurethane suits from Arena ( X-Glide ), Adidas (Hydrofoil) and Italian suit manufacturer, Jaked were thought to be largely responsible for the multiple World Records in 2009 including at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships (dubbed the "Plastic ...
The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 9–10 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1] The Dutch women reinforced their claim to become the strongest team in the world with a magnificent triumph over the Aussies and the Americans in the event.
She is a triple Olympic champion, winning the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2008 Olympics, and in the 50 m freestyle and 100 m freestyle at the 2012 Olympics. Kromowidjojo holds the world record in the 50 meter freestyle short course (25 m pool), and as part of the Dutch team she holds the world record in the 4×50 m ...
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Khade participated in the 50m and 100m freestyle, 50m and 100m butterfly, and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. [6] He was part of the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay which made history by reaching finals and finishing at 6th position. [7] [8] He also qualified for the finals in 50m Butterfly event. [9]