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The first world record in the 100 metres sprint for women was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1922. The FSFI was absorbed by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 1936. The current record is 10.49 seconds set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.
Graphic data for World Record Progression in Men and Women Swimming 50m-100m-200m Long and Short Course Butterfly-Backstroke-Breaststroke-Freestyle. The first world record in the 100 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1905. [1]
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.
Ida Keeling is 100 years old. And despite reaching the triple-digits, she makes sure to stay active. This week, all her hard work paid off.
With her world record in the 100-104 age range gone, Hawkins decided to establish a bar for women track and field runners 105 and older. She ran the 100-meter event at the 2021 Louisiana Senior ...
Ben Johnson's time of 9.79 was annulled before it was ratified as either an Olympic or world record. [114] Since the initial women's Olympic record of 13.0 seconds was set by Anni Holdmann in 1928, it has been broken 18 times and equalled 17 further times. The standing women's 100 m world record has been improved five times during Olympic ...
The event superseded the women's 80 metres hurdles. [2] The world records of the women's 100 metres hurdles have been recognised by World Athletics (called the International Association of Athletics Federations until 2019) since 1969. [3] Every world record undergoes a ratification process that includes a wind assistance check and doping ...
The first world record in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1922. [1] 45 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. The following table shows the world record progression in the women's 4 × 100 metre relay, as ratified by the IAAF. "y" denotes time for 4 ...