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Michael Collier (swimmer)
Michael Collier (born 27 September 1971) is a Sierra Leonean Swimming (sport), swimmer. He competed in the Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle, men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1971 births Living people Sierra Leonean male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Sierra Leone Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{SierraLeone-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley. In addition to these individual events, four swimmers can take part in either a freestyle or medley relay. A medley relay consists of four swimmers who will each swim a different stroke, ordered as backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. Swimming each stroke requires a set of specific techniques; in competition, there are distinct regulations concerning the acceptable form for each individual stroke. There are also regulations on what types of swimsuits, caps, jewelry and injury tape that are allowed at competitions. Although it is possible for competitive swimmers to incur several injuries from the sport, such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
