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2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships
The European Short Course Swimming Championships 2008 took place in Rijeka, Croatia from 11 to 14 December 2008. Medal table Medal summary Legend: * WR = World record * ER = European record * CR = Championships record Men's events Women's events See also *2008 in swimming References * Omega TiminResults External links Official Site* Swim RankingResultsResults book {{LEN swimming champs European Short Course Swimming Championships, 2008 Swimming 2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ... International sports competitions hosted by Croatia Sport in Rijeka December 2008 sports events in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rijeka
Rijeka (; Fiume ([ˈfjuːme]) in Italian and in Fiuman dialect, Fiuman Venetian) is the principal seaport and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and in 2021 had a population of 107,964 inhabitants. Historically, because of its strategic position and Port of Rijeka, its excellent deep-water port, the city was fiercely contested, especially between the Holy Roman Empire, Venice, Italy and Yugoslavia, changing rulers and demographics many times over centuries. According to the Demographics of Croatia, 2011 census data, 85% of its citizens are Croats, along with small numbers of Serbs of Croatia, Serbs, Bosniaks of Croatia, Bosniaks and Italians of Croatia, Italians. Rijeka is the main city and county seat of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. The city's economy largely depends on shipbuilding (shipyards "3. Maj" and "Viktor Lenac Shipyard") and maritime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominik Meichtry
Dominik Meichtry (born November 18, 1984) is a Swiss competitive swimmer specializing in the middle distance freestyle events. He currently holds six Swiss national records (long course and short course). Meichtry has won 31 individual Swiss national medals, 25 gold, 6 silver. He has been competing on the international stage since the 2002 European Championships in Berlin. He was voted as Switzerland's top 10 male Athletes in 2008 and won athlete of the year in his canton of St. Gallen. College Meichtry committed to the University of California, Berkeley in the spring of 2004 and started school in January 2005. He was a multiple All-American for the California Golden Bears swimming and diving team, and placed 2nd at the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAAs) competition. He was voted team captain of the CAL men's swim team his junior and senior year guiding the bears to a 4th-place finish at the 2008 NCAAs. Meichtry graduated in spring 2009 with a degree in p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksander Hetland
Aleksander Hetland (born 26 December 1982) is a Norwegian former swimmer. Hetland, who represented Bærumssvømmerne,Listing of Norwegian Records, retrieved from medley.no on 2009-07-15. had his strength in the medley events. He became world champion in the men's 50 metre breaststroke in the 2012 Short Course Worlds in Istanbul. At the 2004 Short Course Worlds in Indianapolis, IN, USA, Hetland finished fourth in the 100 m individual medley, setting the Norwegian Record with his time of 54.44. He claimed his first international swimming medal at the 2006 Short Course European Championships in Helsinki, where he received the bronze medal in the 100 m individual medley, improving his Norwegian Record to 53.70. Hetland followed that up with success at the 2007 SC Europeans, winning the silver medal on 50 m breaststroke and setting a new Nordic Record, with 26.93. In 2009, he won gold medal in the 50 m breaststroke gold in the European short course champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matjaž Markič
Matjaž Markič (born 12 January 1983 in Koper) is a male breaststroke swimmer from Slovenia, who won the gold medal in the men's 50 m breaststroke event at the 2008 European SC Championships in Rijeka. He represented his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ..., finishing in 24th place in the men's 100 m breaststroke. References Profile 1983 births Living people Slovenian male breaststroke swimmers Male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Slovenia Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Koper European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming {{Slovenia-swimming-bio-stub Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Slovenia Swimmers at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Roger (swimmer)
Pierre Roger (born 8 December 1983 in La Flèche, Sarthe) is a backstroke swimmer from France, who won the bronze medal in the men's individual 100 metres backstroke event at the 2002 European Championships in Berlin, Germany. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe .... References * * 1983 births Living people People from La Flèche French male backstroke swimmers Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for France European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Sarthe 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helge Meeuw
Helge Folkert Meeuw (born 29 August 1984 from Wiesbaden, West Germany) is an Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Germany. He swam for Germany at the: *Olympics: 2004, 2008, 2012 *World Championships: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 *European Championships: 2006, 2012 *World University Games: 2007, 2009 *Short Course Worlds: 2006 *Short Course Europeans: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 At the 2008 German Swimming Championships in Berlin, he swam in 53.10 sec a new European Record at 100m backstroke. He also holds 200 m (short course and long course) backstroke German national records in swimming. Personal bests Long course * 100 m backstroke 52.27 NR * 200 m backstroke 1:53.34 NR Short course * 200 m backstroke 1'51.51 NR Family Both his parents, Folkert Meeuw and Jutta Weber, competed for West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ľuboš Križko
Ľuboš Križko (born August 9, 1979) is an Olympic swimmer from Trenčín, Slovakia who competes in men's 100 meter backstroke. He finished 13th at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and tied for 27th at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. At the 2010 European Aquatics Championships, Križko tested positive for tamoxifen Tamoxifen, sold under the brand name Nolvadex among others, is a selective estrogen receptor modulator used to prevent breast cancer in women and men. It is also being studied for other types of cancer. It has been used for Albright syndrome ... and has been banned for two years (retroactive September 22, 2010). References External links Biography and Statistics Olympic swimmers for Slovakia Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Slovak male swimmers 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Trenčín European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Slovak sportspeople in doping cases 21st-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aschwin Wildeboer
Aschwin Wildeboer Faber (born 14 February 1986 in Sabadell, Spain), known as Aschwin Wildeboer, is a Spanish Olympic backstroke swimmer of Dutch origin. Biography His parents, both born and raised in Netherlands, moved to Spain in 1978 and settled in Sabadell, where his father Paulus Wildeboer became the head coach of the local swimming club, called ''Club Natació Sabadell''. He and his parents now live in Denmark, because his father is the Danish national team coach. Career Both Aschwin and his older brother, Olaf, a freestyle swimmer, represented Spain at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2004 Olympics, Aschwin was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 100 m and 200 m backstroke. Since 2004, Aschwin has continued to swim internationally for Spain; however, Olaf began swimming for the Netherlands at the 2006 European Championships. Aschwin swam again for Spain in the 2008 Summer Olympics, achieving a new Spanish record in the 100 m backstroke (53.51) and finishing s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanislav Donets
Stanislav Yuryevich Donets (; born 7 July 1983) is a Russian swimmer from Dimitrovgrad. Honored Master of Sports of Russia, multiple World champion, European champion, Russian champion, Multiple former world record holder, Russian record holder. He was coached by his father, Yury Lvovich Raykhman, an Honored Coach of Russia. See also * World record progression 100 metres backstroke This is a history of the 100 m backstroke world record as swum in both long-course (50 m; Olympic) pools and short-course (25 m) pools—the two categories recognized/tracked by FINA World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (; ), ... References 1983 births Living people Russian male backstroke swimmers World record holders in swimming Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Russia Jewish swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming People from Dimitrovgr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Pizzetti
Samuel Pizzetti (born 16 October 1986) is an Italian freestyle swimmer from Codogno. He swam at two Olympics; the 1500 m in 2008 and the 400 m in 2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R .... References * 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Codogno Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Italian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Italy European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Swimmers at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Swimmers at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Swimmers of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-swimming-bio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitaly Romanovich
Vitali, Vitalii, Vitaly, Vitaliy and may refer to: People Given name * Vitaly Borker (born 1975 or 1976), Ukrainian American Internet fraudster and cyberbully * Vitaly Churkin (1952–2017), Russian politician * Vitaliy Dyrdyra (1938–2024), Ukrainian-Soviet sailor * Vitaly Ginzburg (1916–2009), Russian physicist * Vitaly Grachev (born 1979), Ukrainian-Russian singer and songwriter * Vitaliy Guimaraes (born 2000), American artistic gymnast * Vitaly Kaloyev (born 1956), Russian architect and convicted murderer * Vitaliy Khan (born 1985), Kazakh freestyle swimmer * Vitali Kiryushchenkov (born 1992), Belarusian ice hockey player * Vitali Klitschko (born 1971), Ukrainian professional boxer * Vitaliy Kolpakov (born 1972), Ukrainian athlete * Vitaliy Konovalov (1932–2013), Soviet engineer and politician * Vitali Konstantinov (born 1949), Russian wrestler * Vitaly Petrov (coach), Vitaly Petrov (born 1938), Ukrainian athletics coach * Vitaly Petrov (born 1984), Russian racing driver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Colbertaldo
Federico Colbertaldo (born 17 October 1988) is an Italian freestyle swimmer. In 2006, Colbertaldo was Junior European Champion in 400 m freestyle and won the silver medal in 200 m and 1500 m of the same stroke. He represented Italy at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships swimming 800 m freestyle and winning the bronze medal. See also * Italian record progression 400 metres freestyle * Italian record progression 800 metres freestyle External links Federico Colbertaldoon FIN A fin is a thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure. Fins typically function as foils that produce lift or thrust, or provide the ability to steer or stabilize motion while traveling in water, air, or other fluids. F ...'s website * 1988 births Living people People from Valdobbiadene Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Italian male freestyle swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Olympic swimmers for Italy Summer World University Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
