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2013 European Short Course Swimming Championships
The 2013 European Short Course Swimming Championships took place in Herning, Denmark, from 12 to 15 December 2013. Results Men's events Legend: WR – World record; WBT – World best time; ER – European record; CR – Championship record * Vitaly Melnikov originally won silver, but following his disqualification for doping offences, the medals in the event were upgraded. Women's events Legend: WR – World record; WBT – World best time; ER – European record; CR – Championship record Mixed events Medal table On 13 May 2014 Russian swimmer Yuliya Yefimova was officially suspended for doping use and lost 4 gold and 1 silver medals. Another Russian swimmer Vitaly Melnikov was banned in May 2015, which resulted in a loss of an individual silver and two relay gold medals for Russia. Participating nations 559 swimmers from 42 countries swam at the 2013 edition. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herning
Herning () is a Denmark, Danish town in the Central Denmark Region of the Jutland peninsula. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Herning Municipality. Herning has a population of 51,782 (1 January 2025)BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark including the suburbs of Tjørring, Snejbjerg, Lind, Birk, Hammerum, and Gjellerup, making Herning the 12th List of urban areas in Denmark by population, most populous urban area in Denmark. History Herning was established at the beginning of the 1790s, during the period of heath reclamation, as a commercial centre providing goods and services to the farmers in the area. A textile industry later developed in and around the town. Th ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pál Joensen
Pál Joensen (born 10 December 1990) is a Faroese elite swimmer. He was born in Vágur, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. He has won World and European Championship medals. His bronze medal in the men's 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 1500 metre freestyle, 1500 metre freestyle at the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Istanbul was the first medal won by a Faroese swimmer at the World Aquatic Championships. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics for Denmark at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Denmark in three events: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle, 400 metre freestyle, Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay and Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle, 1500 metre freestyle. As a Faroese athlete, he competed for Denmark as the Faroe Islands do not have a separate Olympic body. Joensen holds many of List of Faroese records in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Koch
Marco Koch (born 25 January 1990) is a German competitive Swimming (sport), swimmer who specializes in breaststroke events. He is a former world record holder in the World record progression 200 metres breaststroke, 200 meter breaststroke (Short course (swimming), short course). Career At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he competed in the Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke, men's 200-meter breaststroke, finishing in 11th place overall in the heats and 7th in his semifinal (13th overall), failing to reach the final. At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, he won the gold medal in the men's 200-meter breaststroke, becoming the first German to claim a championship title in that event. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he competed in the Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke, 200 m breaststroke. He finished in 7th place with a time of 2:08.00. He was also part of the Swimming at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dániel Gyurta
Dániel Gyurta (; born 4 May 1989) is a Hungarian former competitive swimmer who mainly competed in the 200-metre breaststroke. In 2016, Gyurta became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), he is a member of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Athletes' Commission since 2013 and a member of the Athletes Commission since 2016. Biography Gyurta was born in Budapest. When he was 15 years old, he won a silver medal (with 2.10.80) in the men's 200-metre breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. His coaches are Sándor Széles, Ferenc Kovácshegyi and Balázs Virth. On 12 August 2008 he set an Olympic record in the preliminaries of the 200-metre breaststroke at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. His record was broken one day later by Kitajima in the semi-finals. Gyurta finished fifth in the final. At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships he won gold medal in 200 m breaststroke, edging out Eric Shanteau in the last meters. He was named Hun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Murphy (swimmer)
Barry Murphy (born 5 October 1985) is an Irish swimmer from Dublin, Ireland. Despite setting 50 m and 100 m freestyle national records in 2008, Murphy just missed qualifying for Ireland's team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He did, however, manage to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Murphy was educated at Belvedere College, Dublin. He is a member of the Aer Lingus Swimming Club. In September 2005, Murphy began attending, and competing for, the USA's University of Tennessee; the 2008–09 school year marked his senior year of swimming for the Tennessee Volunteers. Meet results European Championships, Budapest 2006 At the 2006 Irish Open Short Course Championships, Murphy broke the Irish record in the 100 m freestyle record in a time of 48.97 and also the 100 m individual medley record in a time of 55.88 seconds. One week later at the 2006 European Championships in Budapest, he broke both the 50 m freestyle record in a time of 22.63 and also Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giacomo Perez-Dortona
Giacomo Perez-Dortona or d'Ortona (born 11 November 1989) is a retired French competitive swimmer belonging to club CN Marseille. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ..., he competed in the men's 100 metre breaststroke, finishing in 17th place in the heats, failing to reach the semifinals. He was also part of the French men's 4 x 100 m medley relay team. References Sportspeople from La Seyne-sur-Mer Olympic swimmers for France Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics French male breaststroke swimmers Living people 1989 births World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damir Dugonjič
Damir Dugonjič (born 21 February 1988) is a Slovenian swimmer who competed for his native country at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He competed in 100 metre breaststroke in all three Games, where he finished 16th, 18th and 21st respectively.Dugonjic's entry from sports-reference.com. He attended school and swam for the USA's University of California, Berkeley
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Péter Bernek
Péter Bernek (born 13 April 1992) is a Hungarian swimmer. He competed for Hungary at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the .... Bernek is represented by Career Sport Management. References External links * * * Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Hungary 1992 births Living people Swimmers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Swimmers from Budapest Hungarian male medley swimmers Hungarian male backstroke swimmers Hungarian male freestyle swimmers Youth Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radosław Kawęcki
Radosław Kawęcki (born 16 August 1991) is a Polish competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke events. Kawęcki won the silver medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 2013 and 2015 World Aquatics Championships, and was twice the 200 m backstroke short course world champion. He won four gold medals at the FINA World Swimming Championships in the 200 m backstroke. He is an 8-time European champion in the backstroke events. Kawęcki finished fourth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the 200-meter backstroke. He currently represents the Cali Condors which is part of the International Swimming League. Career World Championships A backstroke specialist, he won silver in the 200 m backstroke at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships. In the short course World Championships, he has 3 golds (2012, 2014 and 2016) and 1 bronze (2018) in this event, as well as a silver medal in the 100 m backstroke from the 2014 World Short Course Championships. European Championships At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Walker-Hebborn
Christopher James Walker-Hebborn (born 1 July 1990) is an English swimming (sport), swimmer who competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal at the latter. A successful youth and junior athlete, Walker-Hebborn achieved a breakout year in 2014, winning two Commonwealth Games titles and three European Championship titles, including the Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Games and Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke, European Championships 100-metre backstroke gold medals. A key member of the England and Great Britain medley relay teams, he formed part of the world record breaking, world title winning Great Britain mixed medley team at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. He also won gold medals as part of the England men's medley relay at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and both men's and mixed medlay relay teams at the 2014 European Aquatics Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille Lacourt
Camille Lacourt (; born 22 April 1985) is a retired French competitive swimming (sport), swimmer and backstroke specialist. He won the 50 metre backstroke at three consecutive FINA World Aquatics Championships, world championships (2013 World Aquatics Championships, 2013 Barcelona, 2015 World Aquatics Championships, 2015 Kazan, and 2017 World Aquatics Championships, 2017 Budapest). He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympics in the Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke, 100 metre backstroke and finished fourth. In the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics, he finished fifth in the Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke, same event. Swimming career 2010: breakthrough year Lacourt collected three gold medal at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships, European Championships. He became European Champion in the 100 m backstroke (long course) ahead of compatriot Jérémy Stravius in a time of 52.11. This time was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Sankovich
Pavel Paulavich Sankovich (; born 29 June 1990) is a Belarusian swimmer, who specialized in sprint backstroke and butterfly events. He represented his native Belarus in three editions of the Olympic Games (2008, 2012 and 2016), and has won a total of seven bronze medals in major international competition, in both the long and short course European Championships. Career Early years Sankovich made his first Belarusian team, as an 18-year-old, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, competing in both the 100 m backstroke and the medley relay. Leading up to the Games, he broke a Belarusian record and cleared a FINA B-cut of 56.10 at the Belarusian National Championships in Minsk. In the 100 m backstroke, Sankovich came second in his heat behind Colombia's Omar Pinzón by 0.28 of a second with 55.39 seconds, but failed to advance to the semifinals, finishing twenty-ninth out of 45 entrants in the prelims. Few days later, he joined with Yauheni Lazuka, Viktar Vabishchevich, and two-t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
