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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] In the short course (25 metres) swimming events, the world's governing body recognizes world records since 3 March 1991. Times have consistently dropped over the years due to better ...
Records can be set in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools. World Aquatics recognizes world records in the following events for both men and women, [1] [2] except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two women, in any order. Freestyle: 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m; Backstroke: 50m, 100m ...
Swimming World Magazine. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013. ^ "World Para Swimming World Records – Women's 100m Freestyle". IPC. Retrieved 3 July 2023. ^ James Sutherland (1 August 2023). "2023 Para Worlds Day 2: USA's Morgan Stickney Smashes World Record In Women's S7 400 FR". SwimSwam.
100 metre freestyle. 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. [2]
Canadian athlete and extreme planker Dana Glowacka has set a new world record in the female category for longest plank after 4+ hours. Watch how she did it.
She has a chance to become the most decorated female swimmer in Olympic history Thursday if she competes in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay. ... second off his world record in the 100-meter ...
The "Wind" column in the table below indicates the wind assistance in metres per second. 2.0 m/s is the current maximum allowable, and a negative value indicates that the mark was set against a headwind. the "Auto" column indicates a fully automatic time that was also recorded in the event when hand-timed marks were used for official records, or which was the basis for the official mark ...
The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place between August 28 and 29. [1] This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of that stroke.