Relay 4 x 50m freestyle, 4 x 100m freestyle, 4 x 200m freestyle, 4 x 50m medley, 4 x 100m medley. When canadas philippe gagnon swam the previous 400m s10 world record 4. The new olympic channel brings you news, highlights, exclusive behind the scenes, live events and original programming, 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. Watanabe broke the olympic record for the mens 200 m breaststroke in the first semifinal of the 2016 summer olympics. Connor jaeger took home the silver medal in the 1500 meter freestyle in rio the u. Catherine plewinski, summary the heavy favorite was east german kristin otto, the reigning world and european champion, and the world record holder. World record progression 100 metres freestyle wikipedia. Katie ledecky breezed to her third gold medal of the world championships, backing off a bit on her most gruelling night of the meet. Katie ledecky won three freestyle events the 200, 400 and 800 meters at the u.
You are here probably looking to find the answer of yannick, 2012 olympic 200m freestyle swimming gold medallist. Cesar cielo set the olympic record for the 50 m freestyle at the beijing games. The following table lists all the medal winners in womens 100 meter freestyle swimming competition at olympic games. Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 14.
Swimming olympic records men mens olympics records. The world records in swimming are ratified by fina, the international governing body of. Katie ledecky receives the congratulations of leah smith. Katie ledecky eases to third gold of world championships.
Katie ledecky resets her own american record in 500 free. As of now, usa with 489 medals, out of which 214 are gold, is at the top of the medals tally. The olympic and paralympic record the national archives. Connor jaeger of the united states won silver, and the. Sun smashes 1500m freestyle world record full replay from the london 2012 gallery, plus get access to similar videos and galleries.
American dana vollmer won the womens 100m butterfly olympic gold medal sunday, clocking a world record of 55. His olympic career began in 1906 where, in addition to his gold in the 1mile freestyle, he added a silver in the 400 metre freestyle and a bronze in the relay. But she was also an alcoholic and drug dealer who had suffered years of abuse. Video bernard wins 100m freestyle gold frenchman alain bernard beat australian world record holder eamon sullivan in a thrilling 100m freestyle final to take olympic gold. Odd andersenafpgetty images katie ledecky has set an olympic record with the fastest time in. Another day, another milestone for katie ledecky, who won her second medal, and first gold, of the rio games on sunday night in the 400meter freestyle. Live coverage of the olympic swimming mens 400m freestyle from the sochi 2016 from yahoo sports. In short course 25 metres pools, the worlds governing body recognizes world records since march 3, 1991. Ledecky smashes 800m record to claim freestyle treble.
Olympics womens 100 meter freestyle winners list of. Ledecky, 17, set her second world record in two days by smashing her own 1500metre freestyle record on the way to claiming a fifth gold at the gold coast meet. In the short course 25 metres swimming events the worlds governing body recognizes world records since 3 march 1991 times have consistently dropped over the years due to better training techniques and new developments in the. Its short course counterpart has only been recorded since 1991. Records can be set in long course 50 metres or short course 25 metres swimming pools. Sun yang 400m freestyle new olympic record london 2012. But the 50yard freestyle is a mainstay in american swimming at the prep and collegiate levels, and both of dressels times are significantly better than the preexisting american record, an 18. Adam peaty of britain earned his second gold medal with a victory in the 50 breaststroke, a nonolympic event. The national archives holds a range of records on the modern olympic and paralympic games and cultural olympiad, from 1896 to the present. Katie ledecky is a threat to set a record every single time she touches the water. Tonight, she did just that as she obliterated her american record. He set the world record in the semifinals tuesday and came back to win in 26. Sun smashes 1500m freestyle world record full replay. Sullivan broke the olympic and world record for the mens 100 m freestyle in the second semifinal of the 2008 summer olympics.
Yo budy womens analysis mens gold medal winning times 100m freestyle the equation of the line for the womens data is. The first world record in the mens 100 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognised by the international swimming federation fina in 1905. Ledecky, defending olympic champion at the distance, added to her golds earlier in the week in the 200 and 400 freestyle and the 4x200 freestyle relay, plus a silver in the 4x100 relay. Access official olympic photos, video clips, records and results for the top swimming medalists in the event 100m freestyle men. Connor jaeger takes home silver medal in 1500m freestyle.
We have a new firsttime olympic medalist, as gregorio paltrinieri of italy won the mens 1500m freestyle swimming event to earn the gold. Last year, clark smith said the american record was soft after he broke peter vanderkaays 11yearold american record with a 4. Sun yang smashes mens 1500m freestyle world record. The short course world records have been kept since 1991. World record progression 1500 metres freestyle wikipedia. Katie ledecky swims 3rdfastest 500 yard freestyle of all. Wayde van niekerk shattering michael johnsons 400m record.
Tony ervin winning 50 free golds 16 years apart is probably the one olympic swimming record michael phelps will never own. The event is so new that there are only a half dozen olympic winners in the event, as it has only been contested at the games since the seoul olympics in 1988. Bernard and sullivan had traded the world record in the heats but it was the frenchman who came out on top in the final, winning in 47. Murphy broke the olympic and world record for the mens 100 m backstroke in the mens 4. Access official olympic photos, video clips, records and results for the top swimming medalists in the event 1500m freestyle men. On the eve of the 2009 fina world championships in rome, the international governing body for five olympic aquatic sports voted to ban the. Sun yang set olympic records in two events at the 2012 summer olympics. The events silver medal was won by ryan cochrane can. The world records in swimming are ratified by fina, the international governing body of swimming. The 1, 500m freestyle is her pet event but as its not an olympic race for women she will contest the 800m freestyle in london instead. Katie ledecky booked a spot in the womens 200meter freestyle olympic final with a strong showing in the semifinals monday night in rio. Get the swimming mens 400m freestyle schedule, results and olympic gold winn. Yannick, 2012 olympic 200m freestyle swimming gold. Womens 100 meter freestyle swimming competition is one of the earliest and regular swimming events at olympic games.
The second thing to know about the 400m is that no olympic or world champion had ever come from van. The first world record in the mens 1500 metres freestyle in a long course 50 metres swimming pool was recognised by the international swimming federation fina in 1908. Ledecky breaks 1500m world record, phelps beaten in thriller. Sun yang breaks world record in 1,500 meters freestyle. Katie ledecky wins 200 freestyle gold at swimming world.
Chinas sun yang sets an incredible new world record of 14. Katie ledecky qualifies for rio olympics in 400 freestyle. Swimming mens 400m freestyle live sochi 2016 yahoo. Ledecky captured the 1500m freestyle by more than half the. Dressel sets american record in mens 100m freestyle swimming. She was looking for a spitzlike performance in seoul, aiming for six gold medals, and her first race was the 100 freestyle. Halfway through monday nights final of the womens 400meter freestyle at the u. Womens olympic water polo qualifying tournament rescheduled for may hosszu wins record 7th hungary sportswoman of the year.
Havard lorentzen of norway celebrates winning the gold medal and setting an olympic record during the mens 500m speed skating on day 10 of the pyeongchang 2018 winter olympic games at gangneung oval on february 19, 2018 in gangneung, republic of korea. American olympic gold medalist caeleb dressel of green cove springs, florida set the american swimming record in the mens 100m freestyle on sunday. Discipline swimming mens 1500m free heats ranking 20. We have made these available online for the first time, providing you with access to this rich resource on sporting and cultural history. Zane grothe smashes american record in 500 free to break 4. Katie ledecky has swum the 3rdfastest 500 yard freestyle of alltime on saturday at the first state cup hosted at the university of delaware by the delaware swim team. Sun yang wins chinas first ever gold medal in swimming and breaks the olympic record with a time of 3. Mens world record progression short course freestyle 50 metres 100 metres 200 metres. On the box below you will find yannick, 2012 olympic 200m freestyle swimming gold medallist crossword clue answers as seen on mirror quiz crossword. That world record has been a monkey on my back since i just missed it in london, said silverman, who now holds four world records including the mens 800m freestyle, the 1, 500m free and the 400m individual medley.
Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. The first thing to know about the 400m world record is that itd been broken twice since 1968. Chinas sun yang reacts after he won gold in the mens 1500m freestyle final in world record time during the london 2012 olympic games at the aquatics centre august 4, 2012. For men the event has been recognized since 1908 in a long course pool, and for women the record is kept as far back as 1922, even though this event is only competed at the olympics on the mens side. The mens and womens 1500m freestyle world records are ratified and kept by the world governing body for competitive swimming, fina. Katie ledecky smashes her own world record in 400 freestyle. Top 10 fastest ever mens 50m freestyle at the olympics top. It was held for the first time in 1920 and since then it is a regular swimming event at every olympic games. Ok i may not be on 1908 world record time and since they dont do m times i figured it was best to compare my time to the 1500 rather than the 800, i mean they are olympic athletes. Olympic swimming trials, katie ledecky was more than two. I am very happy with the gold but not so happy with my time. Fina recognises world records in the following events for both men and women, except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two women, in any order.
Access official results for the speed skating event 500m men at the pyeongchang winter games olympics, plus view video highlights of top performances. Usas katie ledecky sets new olympic record in 800m. Russias nina ryabova tore down the womens 50m freestyle s10 world record at the 2016 ipc swimming european open championships in funchal, portugal, on tuesday 3 may, powering to the wall in 27. The 50m freestyle world record is a fairly recent record having only been tracked since 1976 by fina. Ledecky, who became the first american to hold the 400, 800 and 1, 500m freestyle world records at the same time since janet evans, took her latest recordbreaking performance in stride. The sopc swimmer from the nsw institute of sport will be.
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