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Canadian World Championship Trials Montreal, Canada [25] 100m breaststroke: 1:05.74 Annamay Pierse: UBC Dolphins Swim Club 9 July 2009: Canadian World Championship Trials Montreal, Canada [26] 200m breaststroke: 2:20.12 sf: Annamay Pierse Canada 30 July 2009: World Championships: Rome, Italy [27] 50m butterfly: 25.62 Penny Oleksiak Canada 29 ...
The world records in swimming are ratified by World Aquatics (formerly known as FINA), the international governing body of swimming. 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 ...
The first world record in the men's 1500 metres freestyle in a long course (50 metres) swimming pool was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908. [1] In short course (25 metres) pools, the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
Ledecky set a world record in the 1,500-meter freestyle on Saturday night at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. ... event of the season at this week’s FINA Swimming World Cup. ... in 4:21.49 to ...
He started swimming at the age of nine. [2] Until 2000, he had swum in many provincial and national competitions, setting many Canadian records. [2] He is the current world record holder for the 800-metre freestyle [3] and the 1500-metre freestyle. [3]
Robert Zimmerman of Montreal was the first Canadian Swimmer to appear at any Olympic Games, competing in the 100m freestyle, 100m backstroke, and springboard Diving. [2] At the 1912 Summer Olympics, George Hodgson won Canada's first two Olympic swimming medals and set a world record in the 1500 meter freestyle.
Katie Ledecky won the 1,500-meter freestyle with ease on Tuesday at the World Aquatics Championships in a landmark victory which made her the most decorated female swimmer at the worlds with 20 ...
There he finished ninth in the heats with a Canadian record time of 3:44.85 and failed to qualify for the final. Cochrane also competed in the 1500 m freestyle where he briefly held the Olympic record after swimming a time of 14:40.84 in the heats. This record was soon broken by previous record holder Grant Hackett, who swam a time of 14:38.92. [3]