Nixon Hernandez(Men’s 100m Freestyle):Nixon Hernandezcompeted in the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships and the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. He finished 74th in the men’s 50-meter freestyle and 84th in the men’s 100-meter freestyle at the 2019 championships. Follow him onInstagr...
While Ledecky was establishing herself as one of the best swimmers in history, Leon Marchand of France was proving to be the best swimmer in Paris, pulling off a difficult double by winning the 200-meter butterfly and 200-meter breaststroke about two hours apart, giving him three gold medals...
Qualifying Competition in each of the Events other than the 100-meter and 200 meter Freestyle. Limitation: If an Available Swimmer Nominated to the Team under Priority #1 in the 100-meter or 200-meter Freestyle declines to swim the 100-meter Freestyle or 200-meter Freestyle Events...
At the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne where she finished third in the 100 metre freestyle event and second in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay. During the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Steffen won the 100-meter freestyle, catching world record-holder Libby Tri...
which won only three of a possible 12 gold medals in running events.Percy WilliamsofCanadawon both the 100- and 200-meter runs. Controversy arose in the women’s800-meterrun when several women collapsed from exhaustion at the end of the race; Olympic officials concluded that the distance was...
the 100-meter or 200-meter Freestyle declines to swim the 100-meter Freestyle or 200-meter Freestyle Events at the Olympic Games (pursuant to the opportunity given to that athlete under Section 1.3.9) at any time prior to the announcement of the Team on June 23, but remains on the Tea...
Unlike the eight-day competition format in previous years, this year the Chinese national championships is on a six-day schedule. Events under the 200 meter distance will have heats and final within one day by reducing the semifinals, while events longer than 800 meters will have slow and fast...
Tokyo 2020All the news from the Summer Games in Tokyo on ESPN:Read more»•Medal Tracker|Results|Schedule About an hour earlier, she was blown away by Australia's "Terminator," Ariarne Titmus, who made it 2-for-2 in their rivalry with a victory in the 200-meter fre...
1.Track and Field,an athletic contest in which the contestants compete for points awarded for performances in five different track and field contests, the winner being the one with the highest aggregate score. The events include, for women, an 800-meter run, 100-meter hurdles, high jump, lo...
Tomoru Honda, of Japan, competes during a heat in the men’s 200-meter butterfly at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) 36 of 49 | Nina Sterckx of Belgium competes during the women’s 49kg weightlifting event at the ...