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James Dolphin (born 17 June 1983, in Takapuna) is a former New Zealand sprinter who competed internationally at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Commonwealth Games. [ 1 ] At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne , Australia Dolphin finished eighth in the 200 metres final .
Jiro Nagasawa (長沢 二郎, Nagasawa Jirō, February 2, 1932 – March 23, 2010) was a Japanese swimmer. He is credited with the invention of the modern butterfly stroke . Although not the first to swim the butterfly-breaststroke, Nagasawa was the first to use a dolphin kick, where the legs stayed together and moved simultaneously up then down.
Abdo represented Canada at the USSR-Germany-Canada Tri-meet, the Commonwealth Games, the World University Games, the Pan Pacific Championships and the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay with teammates Anne Ottenbrite, Michelle MacPherson and Pamela Rai. [2] [3]
Free-to-play games are free to install and play, but once the player enters the game, the player is able to purchase content such as items, maps, and expanded customization options. [7] Some games, such as id Software's Quake Live , [ 8 ] also use in-game advertising to provide income for free-to-play games.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games [a] is a 2007 crossover sports video game developed and published by Sega for the Wii.It was released for the Nintendo DS the following year. . It is the first installment on the Mario & Sonic series, a crossover between Nintendo's Mario and Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series, with Nintendo releasing the game in Jap
[2] Mario & Sonic on the Wii and DS is a collection of events based on the Olympic Winter Games. Players can assume the role of a Mario or Sonic character while competing against the others in these events. The game features all of the playable characters that were present in its predecessor, as well as four new characters. [2] [5]
Along with the 2008 Russian presidential election, on 2 March 2008 there was an unofficial election held in Sochi to elect the mascot for the 2014 Winter Olympics. 270,000 voters along with their ballots received a coupon with four mascot candidates: Ded Moroz, a snowflake, a polar bear and a dolphin.
The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 28–29 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom. [1]Cameron van der Burgh smashed a new world record to end South Africa's medal drought for an Olympic gold in the event.