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2024 Australian Swimming Trials
The 2024 Australian Swimming Trials was a sports event that is being held from 10 to 15 June 2024 at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre to determine Australia's swimming team to the 2024 Summer Olympics and 2024 Paralympics. Olympic Qualification criteria Australia can select a maximum of 52 swimmers (26 of each sex, with up to 12 for relay only swimmers) for the Olympic team. To qualify, a swimmer must reach the allotted Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) and finish in the top 2 positions in the "A" final. Following the end of the qualification period, FINA will assess the number of athletes having achieved the OQT, the number of relay-only swimmers, and the number of Universality places, before inviting athletes with OST to fulfil the total quota of 852. Additionally, OST places will be distributed by event according to the position of the FINA World Rankings during the qualifying deadline. Olympic Qualifying Times * Information retrieved from Swimming Australia and from Swimming at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, an urban agglomeration with a population of over 4 million. The Brisbane central business district, central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay. Brisbane's metropolitan area sprawls over the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges, encompassing several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Moreton Bay penal settlement was founded in 1824 at Redcliffe, Queensland, Redcliff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 Metre Freestyle
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that results in directional motion. Newborns can instinctively hold their breath underwater and exhibit rudimentary swimming movements as part of a survival reflex. Swimming requires endurance, skill and efficient techniques to maximize speed and minimize energy consumption. Swimming is a popular activity and competitive sport where certain techniques are deployed to move through water. It offers numerous health benefits, such as strengthened circulatory system, cardiovascular health, muscle strength, and increased flexibility. It is suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels. Swimming is consistently among the top public recreational activities, and in some countries, swimming lessons are a compulsory part of the edu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 Metre Butterfly
The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 31 July to 1 August 2024 at Paris La Défense Arena, which was converted to a swimming pool for the swimming events. Going into the event, 17 year old Summer McIntosh from Canada was the favourite, with the US' Regan Smith and China's defending Olympic champion Zhang Yufei also contenders for gold. In the heats, Greece's Georgia Damasioti swam 2:09:55 to break the national record, and in the semifinals, Denmark's Helena Rosendahl Bach broke her nation's record with a 2:06.65. In the final, Zhang took an early lead but was overtaken by McIntosh and Smith in the last 75 metres. McIntosh won gold with a new Olympic and world junior record of 2:03.03, Smith claimed silver with a national record of 2:03.84 and Zhang won the bronze. The medal was McIntosh's second gold of the games, making her the first Canadian swimmer to win multiple Olympic golds. Background The defending Olympic champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 Metre Butterfly
The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 30 to 31 July 2024 at Paris La Défense Arena, which was converted to a swimming pool for the swimming events. Going into the event, Kristóf Milák was considered the most likely to win by ''SwimSwam'' and ''Swimming World'', but he had taken a break from swimming in 2023, and the Hungarian national head coach had reported that Milák had been training inconsistently. Second in contention was France's Léon Marchand. In the heats (preliminary rounds), Japan's Tomoru Honda, the silver medalist at the previous Olympics, was eliminated. In the semifinals, Kregor Zirk broke the Estonian national record, and Noè Ponti broke the Swiss national record. In the finals, Milák and Marchand led the race, remaining in the first two places from 15 metres to the end of the race. Marchand was faster on every turn and underwater, while Milák was faster during the butterfly parts up until the last length. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 Metre Butterfly
The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 27 to 28 July 2024 at Paris La Défense Arena, which was converted to a swimming pool for the swimming events. Going into the competition, Gretchen Walsh of the US was the favourite, having set the event's world record at the Olympic Trials. Also among the favourites were China's Zhang Yufei and US' Torri Huske, while Canada's Maggie Mac Neil was the defending champion. In the semifinals, Walsh set a new Olympic record, but in the finals, Huske won by 0.04 seconds after coming back from over half a second behind over the last 35 metres. Walsh finished second, and Zhang finished third. ''Swimming World'' called Huske's win a "stunning victory", and it was the first time the US had won gold and silver in the event since 1984. Two national records were set during the event: Barbora Seemanová broke the Czech Republic's record in the heats, and Roos Vanotterdijk broke Belgium's in the semifinals. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 Metre Butterfly
The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 2 to 3 August 2024 at Paris La Défense Arena, which was converted to a swimming pool for the swimming events. Defending Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel of the US was the favourite going into the event, while defending Olympic silver medallist Kristóf Milák of Hungary, Canada's Josh Liendo and France's Maxime Grousset were also favourites. In the semifinals, Dressel did qualify for the final, while Nyls Korstanje set a new List of Dutch records in swimming, Dutch record to qualify fourth. Milák won the final with a time of 49.90, 0.09 seconds ahead of Liendo who won silver with a new List of Canadian records in swimming, Canadian national record of 49.99. Canada's Ilya Kharun finished third with 50.45. Background The defending Olympic champion, Caeleb Dressel of the US; the defending Olympic silver medallist, Kristóf Milák of Hungary; and the defending Olympic bronze medallist, Noè Ponti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
