Sentences with phrase «freestyle swimming event»

The winner of the 100 - meter freestyle swimming event at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, Hawaiian star athlete Duke Kahanamoku repeated that feat at the games at Antwerp, Belgium, six years later, finishing second to Johnny Weissmuller at the 1924 Paris Olympics.

Not exact matches

At the U.S. Championships in June, Ledecky qualified for six events, swimming the fastest time of the year in the 200 - meter freestyle and the third - fastest time ever in the 400.

USA's Michael Phelps (L) and USA's Caeleb Dressel celebrate after team USA won the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 7, 2016.

And Nick, who specialized in freestyle events, had his eyes on the future: He dreamed of swimming for the Swedish national team in the Olympics, in honor of his mother, Annika, who is Swedish.

Alta Briggs — The Folsom Sea Otters swimmer qualified for the finals of the Suburban Swim League Championship Meet in four individual events and was on 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams in the finals as well.

In the swimming, Tully Kearney competed in the women's 100m fly, women's 50m freestyle event and the women's 400m freestyle events, earning 25 points overall.

PATTY CARETTO of the City of Commerce (Calif.) Swim Club posted new U.S. marks in the 1,650 -(18:03.6) and 500 - yard (5:15.6) freestyle events; CYNTHIA GOYETTE of Detroit set new records in the 100 -(1:09) and 200 - yard (2:26.4) breaststroke; SHARON STOUDER swam the 100 - yard butterfly in 58 seconds flat, bettering by 8/10 second the mark set in 1964 by Kathy Ellis of Indianapolis; CATHY FERGUSON of the Los Angeles AC won the 200 - yard backstroke and set a record in the 100 - yard backstroke (1:09.9); SUE PITT of East Brunswick, N.J. broke the 200 - yard butterfly mark with a 2:09.6; PENNY ESTES of Miami the 200 - yard freestyle (1:58.2); and the City of Commerce teams the 400 - yard medley relay (4:06.8) and the 400 - yard freestyle relay (3:40.8).

The Broncos dominated the event with 192 points (59 better than second place) and Tittle led the way as part of gold medal swims in the 200 - yard Medley Relay and the 400 Freestyle Relay.

At the British Swimming Championships Adam Peaty showed what was to come with a comfortable 100m breaststroke victory, while Jazz Carlin officially booked her Rio spot with 400m freestyle victory in her final event of the week.