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Caroline Foot
Caroline Joy Foot (born 14 March 1965) is an English former butterfly swimming, butterfly swimming (sport), swimmer. Early life Foot attended Millfield School. Swimming career Foot represented Great Britain at two Summer Olympics: 1988 and Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996. She represented England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, England and won a silver medal in the 100 metres butterfly, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. Four years later she represented England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, England in the same event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. A third appearance resulted in 1998 when she participated in the 100 metres butterfly and the medley relay in which she won a bronze medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. She was a four times winner of the British Swimming Championships, ASA National British Championships British Swimming Championships - 100 metres butterfly winners, 100 metres butterfly (1986, 1995, 1997 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England At The 1990 Commonwealth Games ...
England competed at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, between 24 January and 3 February 1990. England finished second in the medal table. Medal table (top three) The athletes that competed are listed below. Athletics Badminton Bowls Boxing Cycling Diving Gymnastics Artistic Rhythmic Judo Shooting Swimming Synchronised swimming Weightlifting References {{Commonwealth Games medallists 1990 Nations at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which consists mostly, but not exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1965 Births
Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson, sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 29 – Tampere Ice Stadium, Hakametsä, the first ice rink of Finland, is inaugurated in Tampere. * January 30 – The Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoism, Lysenkoist theories are now tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Commonwealth Games Medallists In Swimming (women)
This is a list of women's Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (sport), swimming from 1930 to 2022. Current program 50 metre freestyle 100 metre freestyle 200 metre freestyle 400 metre freestyle 800 metre freestyle 50 metre backstroke 100 metre backstroke 200 metre backstroke 50 metre breaststroke 100 metre breaststroke 200 metre breaststroke 50 metre butterfly 100 metre butterfly 200 metre butterfly 200 metre individual medley 400 metre individual medley 4×100 metre freestyle relay 4×200 metre freestyle relay 4×100 metre medley relay Para swimming events 50 metre freestyle S8 50 metre freestyle S9 50 metre freestyle S13 100 metre freestyle S8 100 metre freestyle S9 200 metre freestyle S14 100 metre backstroke S8 100 metre backstroke S9 100 metre breaststroke SB6 100 metre breaststroke SB9 50 metre butterfly S7 100 metre butterfly S9 200 metre individual medley SM10 Discontinued events 100 yard freestyle 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Pickering
Karen Denise Pickering, MBE (born 19 December 1971) is a former freestyle swimmer from Great Britain. Swimming career She made her international senior debut in 1986. She was first selected to represent her country at the European Junior Championships. Pickering competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won her first medal in 1993, at the inaugural 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships in Palma de Mallorca, where she won the gold medal in the 200 m freestyle. With that performance Pickering became Britain's first swimming world champion. She was a member of the British swimming squad from 1986 to 2005 and has a collection that includes 8 World Championship medals (4 gold), 14 European Championship medals, 38 National Championship titles, and a Commonwealth Games medal haul of 13 including 4 gold. The 2002 Commonwealth Games saw Karen win three medals, two gold and one silver, in front of her home crowd, a career highlight which was crowned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime King (swimmer)
Jaime Anne King (born 18 December 1976) is a female English former competitive swimmer. Swimming career King represented Great Britain at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She is best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1997 European Championships (long course) in the women's 4×100-metre medley relay, alongside Sarah Price, Caroline Foot and Karen Pickering. She represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres medley relay event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ..., Malaysia. At the ASA National British Championships she won the 50 metres breaststroke in 1998, the 100 metres breaststroke title four times (1993, 1998, 2001, 2003) and the 200 metres breaststroke title three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Price (swimmer)
Sarah Jane Price (born 19 April 1979) is a female English former backstroke swimmer. Swimming career Price represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships, and competed for England in the Commonwealth Games. She began her swimming career at the Potters Bar club, and turned professional aged 15. She set her first British record in 1997 in the 50-metre backstroke. She also swam for Barnet Copthall Swimming Club, before ending her career at Loughborough University. In 2001, at the European Short Course Swimming Championships, Price set a world record in the 200-metre backstroke winning gold. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, she won gold medals in the 100-metre and 200-metre backstroke races, and bronze in the 50-metre race and the 4×100-metre medley relay. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, she cut her leg on an underwater camera and was eliminated as a result. Price retired in March 2005. At the ASA National British Championships she won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Swimming Championships - 50 Metres Butterfly Winners
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** British Isles, an island group ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** British Empire, a historical global colonial empire ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) * British Raj, colonial India under the British Empire * British Hong Kong, colonial Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Swimming Championships - 100 Metres Butterfly Winners
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** British Isles, an island group ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** British Empire, a historical global colonial empire ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) * British Raj, colonial India under the British Empire * British Hong Kong, colonial H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Swimming Championships
The Aquatics GB Swimming Championships are an annual event organised by Aquatics GB (the governing body of swimming in the United Kingdom). History The event is usually held in March or April each year in a long course (50 m) swimming pool, with the results usually acting as selection trials for upcoming international level competitions due to be held in the following summer season. Previously the event was known as the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) National Championships from 1946 until 2014 and then the British Swimming Championships from 2015 until 2023. A list of past winners shows the winners of all disciplines. Venues and dates Sponsors *1971–1984 (Optrex) *1985–1987 (Hewlett-Packard) *1988–1990 ( TSB) *1992–1992 (Optrex) *1993–1994 (Mycil) *2024–2025 (Speedo Speedo International Limited is an Australian-British distributor of Swimsuit, swimwear and swim-related accessories based in Nottingham, England. Founded in Sydney, Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Commonwealth Games
The 1998 Commonwealth Games ( Malay: ), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: ), were a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 1998 games were the first held in Asia and the last Commonwealth Games of the 20th century. For the first time ever, the games included team sports. The other bid from the 1998 games came from Adelaide in Australia. Malaysia was the eighth nation to host the Commonwealth Games after Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, Wales, Jamaica and Scotland. Around 3638 athletes from 70 Commonwealth member nations participated at the games which featured 214 events in 15 sports with 34 of them collected medals. Host selection Kuala Lumpur was selected to stage the games at the General Assembly of the Commonwealth Games Federation in Barcelona, Spain during the 1992 Summer Olympics. Preparation Venues ;Kuala Lumpur ;National Sports Complex, Malaysia * National Stadium, Bukit Jalil – Opening/Closing Ceremony, Athletic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
