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Note: in some cases, there were existing world records (e.g. Katie Ledecky's 400, 800 and 1500 m freestyle, Rūta Meilutytė's 100 m breaststroke) that were not considered for these records (but were faster). Likewise more historical times by juniors were also not considered (e.g. Mary T. Meagher's 2:05.96 in the 200 m butterfly).
Manuel swam at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, placing 20th in the 50-meter freestyle and 17th in the 100-meter freestyle events. [1] [10] [11] The following month, as a 16-year-old at the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, held at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Honolulu, she won gold medals in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 54.80 seconds, the 4×100-meter ...
In the morning heats, he timed 20.08 seconds, breaking the all-time best held by Caeleb Dressels by .08s. Crooks did even better in the evening semifinals, posting 19.90s. The final is on Sunday ...
Olympic Games, pool since 1896, open water since 2008, for example swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics [1] [2] [3]; Youth Olympic Games, since 2010, for example swimming at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Schooling swam 3 events (50 m, 100 m butterfly and 100 m freestyle) in Budapest. He broke his own Asian record twice in the 50 m butterfly heats (23.05 sec) and semi-finals (22.93 sec). He clocked 22.95 sec in the finals to finish 5th. [31] He missed out on 100 m freestyle semi-final after finishing 17th in the heats.
He is the first person to swim the 100-meter butterfly in less than 48 seconds. [102] He also broke his own 100 IM record twice, dropping it to 49.88 the first time, and 49.28 the second time. [103] These two record breaks occurred one weekend after he was the first swimmer to ever do the 100-meter individual medley in under 50 seconds. [104]
On 10 July 1989, Vicki Keith became the first person to swim the 33 kilometers across the English Channel using the butterfly stroke, in 24 hours and 44 minutes. She swam from England to France. [6] [5] Following this feat, the Channel Swimming Association awarded Keith the "Most Meritous Swim" and "Fastest Butterfly Swim" awards. [10]
With the first-place finish in the 50-meter freestyle, Coughlin ensured herself a relay spot since she had finished 5th in the 100-meter freestyle, with a time of 54.04. [30] She won a gold medal at the event on the first night of swimming competition in the 4×100 freestyle relay. She went second for team USA and swam her leg in 52.98 seconds ...