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The butterfly stroke events were not held until 1956. Previous rules permitted the butterfly stroke in breaststroke races. After 1956, when these rules were changed, butterfly became its own stroke entirely. The 800m event was added to the women's programme in 1968; whilst longer, this event was not as far as the men's 1,500m event. This ...
The swimming competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were held from 27 July to 9 August 2024. Pool events (27 July to 4 August) took place at the Paris La Défense Arena, with the two-day marathon swimming (8 to 9 August) staged at Pont Alexandre III through the Seine River.
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; African Games, since 1965, co-organized with the African Union and Association of African Sports Confederations
What is the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swim Trial event schedule? According to usaswimming.org, the event schedule is as follows: Saturday, June 15. Women's 100 Butterfly. Women's 400 Freestyle.
Artistic swimming is one of many sporting events at the 2024 Paris Olympics.The combination of water acrobatics and music showcases technical movements and peak athleticism.
Men's swimming has been part of the official program of the Summer Olympics since the Games' modern inception in 1896; it was not until 1912 that women's events were held. 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 ...
Five swimming events took place in the Seine at the Paris Olympics. Both the men's and women’s swimming portion of the triathlon took place on Wednesday, July 31. The mixed relay was completed ...
Swimming at the 2020 Olympics featured a total of 37 events (18 each for men and women and 1 mixed event), including two 10 km open-water marathons. This was a slight increase from the 34 events contested in the previous Olympic Games. The following events were contested (all pool events are long course, and distances are in meters unless stated):