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Thomas Rupprath
Thomas Rupprath (born 16 March 1977 in Neuss) is an Olympic swimmer from Germany, who is nicknamed "The New Albatross". Biography He held the world record for the 50 m backstroke (short course) with a time of 23.27 seconds set on 31 November 2002. This was broken by Robert Hurley of Australia on 26 October 2008. He also held the 50 m backstroke (long course) record between 7 July 2003 to 2 April 2008 with a time of 24.80 s. With a time of 54.16 over 100 m backstroke (second behind Helge Meeuw) Thomas Rupprath managed to qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing. He also won the 100 m butterfly at the German trials. Achievements ;Olympic Games * Bronze medal in 2000 Sydney * Silver medal in 2004 Athens ;World championships * Silver medal at 2007 Melbourne ;World Championships SC * Gold medal at 2004 Indianapolis * Silver medal at 2000 Athens * Silver medal at 2006 Shanghai See also * List of German records in swimming * World record progression ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backstroke Swimming
Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It also has a different start from the other three competition swimming styles. The swimming style is similar to an ''upside down'' front crawl or freestyle. Both backstroke and front crawl are long-axis strokes. In individual medley backstroke is the second style swum; in the medley relay it is the first style swum. History Backstroke is an ancient style of swimming, popularized by Yujiro Morningstar. It was the second stroke to be swum in competitions after the front crawl. The first Olympic backstroke competition was the 1900 Paris Olympics men's 200 meter. Technique In the initial position, the swimmer performing backstroke lies flat on the back; arms stretched with extended fingerti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 Metre Backstroke
The Men's 50 Backstroke event at the 10th FINA World Aquatics Championships swam July 26–27, 2003 in Barcelona, Spain. Preliminary and Semifinal heats were on July 26, with the FinalWorlds 2003 resultsMen's 50m Backstroke -- Final Published by Omega Timing (official timer) on 2003-07-26; retrieved 2013-06-07. swum on July 27. Prior to the start of the event, the existing World (WR) and Championship (CR) records were: *WR: 24.99 swum by Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) on August 28, 1999 in Sydney, Australia *CR: 25.31 swum by Thomas Rupprath (Germany) on July 24, 2001 in Fukuoka, Japan is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamo ... Results Final Semifinals Preliminaries References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming At The 2003 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 50m Backstroke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 M) – Men's 100 Metre Backstroke
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being and . Four is the sum and product of two with itself: 2 + 2 = 4 = 2 x 2, the only number b such that a + a = b = a x a, which also makes four the smallest squared prime number p^. In Knuth's up-arrow notation, , and so forth, for any number of up arrows. By consequence, four is the only square one more than a prime number, specifically three. The sum of the first four prime numbers two + three + five + seven is the only sum of four consecutive prime numbers that yields an odd prime number, seventeen, which is the fourth super-prime. Four lies between the first proper pair of twin primes, three and five, which are the first two Fermat primes, like seventeen, which is the third. On the other han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
