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The British records in swimming are ratified by the United Kingdom's governing body in swimming, British Swimming. Records can be set in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools, with records currently recorded in the following events for both men and women. Freestyle: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m
List of individual gold medalists in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships (women) List of gold medalist relay teams in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships; European Aquatics Championships – Multiple medalists in swimming
In winning six medals (two gold, two silver and two bronze) the team bettered the target of three medals set by UK Sport. [8] The most successful swimmer was Rebecca Adlington who won two gold medals. Her 400 m freestyle success was Britain's first Olympic swimming title since 1988, and the first swimming gold by a British woman since 1960. Her ...
The swimming events at the 1896 Olympic Games were held in a bay in the Aegean Sea with swimmers being required to swim to the shore—Hungarian swimmer Alfréd Hajós won two gold medals that year, saying "My will to live completely overcame my desire to win."
Year Gold Silver Bronze 1973 Belgrade: Jim Montgomery United States Michel Rousseau France Michael Wenden Australia 1975 Cali: Andy Coan United States Vladimir Bure Soviet Union
Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Glasgow: Commonwealth Games Trials 2015 14–18 April Aquatics Centre, London: World Championships Trials 2016 12–17 April Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Glasgow: Olympic Trials 2017 18–23 April Ponds Forge, Sheffield: 2018 1–4 March Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh
Pages in category "British sports trophies and awards" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Games Gold Silver Bronze 1900 Paris details: Frederick Lane Australia 2:25.2 Zoltán Halmay Hungary 2:31.4 Karl Ruberl Austria 2:32.0 set OR in semifinal: 1904–1964: not included in the Olympic program