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Dimosthenis Michalentzakis
Dimosthenis 'Dimos' Michalentzakis is a Greek Paralympic swimmer who competes in S9 and S8 classification events. He won Paralympic gold in the 100m butterfly S9 at 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro and Paralympic bronze in the 100m freestyle S8 at 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. He was born in Alexandroupoli in 19/10/1998 and he has origin from Feres. He holds the world record in 200 meters freestyle in his category with a performance of 2:07:16. The Municipal Swimming Pool of Alexandroupoli has his name. Career He started swimming at the age of 4 due to his disease which is obstetric paralysis in the right upper limb and he managed to pass all the swimming steps with great success. It is remarkable that Dimosthenis is the only Greek swimmer who swims also with the regular swimmers and succeeds to secure qualification limits for the Panhellenic Championships. In 2014, he joined the national men's swimming team disabled athletes. At 2014 IPC Swimming European Ch ...
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Rio De Janiero
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a beta global city, Rio de Janeiro is the sixth-most populous city in the Americas. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent João VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a k ...
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2019 World Para Swimming Championships – Men's 50 Metre Freestyle
The men's 50m freestyle events at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships were held in the London Aquatics Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ... between 9–15 September. Medalists Results S3 ;Heats 17 swimmers from 14 nations took part. ;Final S4 ;Heats 14 swimmers from 13 nations took part. ;Final S5 ;Heats 16 swimmers from 12 nations took part. ;Final S6 ;Heats 19 swimmers from 16 nations took part. ;Final S7 S8 ;Heats 14 swimmers from 12 nations took part. ;Final S9 S10 ;Heats 13 swimmers from 9 nations took part. ;Final S11 ;Heats 21 swimmers from 12 nations took part. ;Final S12 ;Heats 13 swimmers from 8 nations took part. ;Final S13 ;Heats 13 swimmers from 9 nation ...
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2018 World Para Swimming European Championships – Men's 200 Metres Individual Medley
The men's 150 metres individual medley at the 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships was held at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin from 13 to 19 August. 2 classification finals are held in all over this event. Medalists See also *List of IPC world records in swimming The world records in disability swimming are ratified by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). These are the fastest performances in swimming events at meets sanctioned by the IPC. Races are held in four swimming strokes: freestyle, backs ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:2018 World Para Swimming European Championships - Men's 150 metres individual medley 150 metres individual medley ...
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2018 World Para Swimming European Championships – Men's 100 Metres Butterfly
The men's 100 metres butterfly at the 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships was held at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin from 13–19 August 2018. Seven classification finals were held in all over this event. Medalists See also *List of IPC world records in swimming The world records in disability swimming are ratified by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). These are the fastest performances in swimming events at meets sanctioned by the IPC. Races are held in four swimming strokes: freestyle, back ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:2018 World Para Swimming European Championships - Men's 100 metres butterfly 100 metres butterfly ...
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2018 World Para Swimming European Championships
The 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 World Para Swimming Allianz European Championships took place in Dublin, Ireland from 13 to 19 August 2018. It was the 5th edition of the Championships, the first under the new World Para Swimming branding, and the first time Ireland had hosted. Ukraine topped the medal table for the fourth time in a row.Dublin 2018 - Medal table
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Formerly the IPC Swimming European Championships, this was the first edition of the championships since IPC undertook a rebrand of all sports for which they are the governing body, including the 'World Para' title for the committees running each sport. IPC Swimming was rebranded World Para Swimming in 2016; its first ...
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2016 IPC Swimming European Championships
The 2016 IPC Swimming European Championships was an international swimming competition. It was held in Funchal, Madeira running from 30 April to 7 May. Around 450 athletes from 50 different countries attended the competition. This was the last major swimming tournament for disabled athletes prior to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, and acted as a qualifying event for the Rio Games. To increase the possibility of qualification for top swimmers, the championships was made an Open tournament allowing competitors from countries outside Europe to compete. Venue The Championship was staged at the Complexo Olimpico de Piscinas da Penteada, which also held the 2005 Multi-nations Youth Meet and the 2015 Winter International Masters Open. The complex contains an Olympic sized swimming pool, a 25-metre pool, a diving pool and a training pool. Events Classification Athletes are allocated a classification for each event based upon their disability to allow fairer competition between athl ...
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IPC Swimming European Championships
The World Para Swimming European Championships (World Para Swimming European Open Championships), known until 2018 as the IPC Swimming European Championships, are the European continental championships for swimming where athletes with a disability compete. Each Championship is organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and behind the World Para Swimming Championships and the Summer Paralympic Games is the largest meet for European athletes. European Championships All time medal table As of 2021 2009 medal table 2011 medal table 2014 medal table 2016 medal table 2018 medal table 2021 medal table * Hong Kong was guest in 2009. * Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba and Kazakhstan were guests in 2021. See also *List of IPC world records in swimming *World Para Swimming Championships The World Para Swimming Championships, known before 30 November 2016 as the IPC Swimming World Championships, are the world championships for swimming where athletes with a disab ...
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2022 World Para Swimming Championships – Men's 200 Metre Individual Medley
The men's 200m individual medley events at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships were held at the Penteada Olympic Swimming Complex in Madeira ) , anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Region of Madeira") , song_type = Regional anthem , image_map=EU-Portugal_with_Madeira_circled.svg , map_alt=Location of Madeira , map_caption=Location of Madeira , subdivision_type=Sovereign st ... between 12 and 18 June. Medalists Results SM5 SM6 SM7 ;Final Seven swimmers from six nations took part. SM8 SM9 ;Final Eight swimmers from seven nations took part. SM10 ;Final Eight swimmers from six nations took part. SM11 ;Final Five swimmers from five nations took part. SM13 SM14 References {{DEFAULTSORT:2022 World Para Swimming Championships - Men's 200 metre individual medley 2022 World Para Swimming Championships ...
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2022 World Para Swimming Championships – Men's 50 Metre Freestyle
The men's 50m freestyle events at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships were held at the Penteada Olympic Swimming Complex in Madeira ) , anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Region of Madeira") , song_type = Regional anthem , image_map=EU-Portugal_with_Madeira_circled.svg , map_alt=Location of Madeira , map_caption=Location of Madeira , subdivision_type=Sovereign st ... between 12–18 June. Medalists Results S3 ;Heats 15 swimmers from eleven nations took part. The swimmers with the top eight times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final. ;Final The final was held on 16 June 2022. S4 ;Heats 12 swimmers from 11 nations took part. The swimmers with the top eight times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final. ;Final The final was held on 16 June 2022. S5 ;Heats 11 swimmers from nine nations took part. The swimmers with the top eight times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final. ;Final The final was held on 12 June 2022. S6 ;Heats 14 swimmers ...
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2023 World Para Swimming Championships – Men's 50 Metre Freestyle
The men's 50m freestyle events at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships were held at the Manchester Aquatics Centre The Manchester Aquatics Centre, abbreviated MAC, is a public aquatics sports facility south of the city centre of Manchester, England, north of the main buildings of the University of Manchester near Manchester Metropolitan University. It w ... between 31 July and 6 August. Events were held in eleven classifications. Medalists Results S3 13 Swimmers representing 10 national teams entered the race. Heats were held in the morning of Friday 4 August. The top eight swimmers, regardless of heat, qualified for the final. This event is open to S1 and S2 swimmers in addition to the S3 classification. The applicable records entering the event were as follows: ;Heats ;Final S4 9 Swimmers representing 8 national teams entered the race. Heats were held in the morning of Friday 4 August. The top eight swimmers, regardless of heat, qualified for the final. ...
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2023 World Para Swimming Championships
The 2023 World Para Swimming Championships was the 12th edition of the World Para Swimming Championships, an international swimming competition for swimmers with disabilities. It was held in Manchester, Great Britain from 31 July to 6 August 2023. This was the third time that Great Britain have hosted the World Para Swimming Championships with Glasgow hosting in 2015 and London hosting in 2019. The World Championships serves as a qualifier for the 2024 Summer Paralympics where two top swimmers in each individual medal event final will be automatically selected to compete at the Paralympics. As a swimmer can only hold one quota, which makes them eligible for all events in their classification for which they have a qualifying time, unrequired quotas are returned to be distributed later. Participating nations * (18) * (26) * (4) * (3) * (1) * (3) * (2) * (29) * (20) * (3) * (24) * (2) * (14) * (4) * (1) * (7) * (1) * (1) * (5) * (3) * (1) * (13) * (13) * ( ...
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2022 World Para Swimming Championships – Men's 100 Metre Freestyle
The men's 100m freestyle events at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships were held at the Penteada Olympic Swimming Complex in Madeira ) , anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Region of Madeira") , song_type = Regional anthem , image_map=EU-Portugal_with_Madeira_circled.svg , map_alt=Location of Madeira , map_caption=Location of Madeira , subdivision_type=Sovereign st ... between 12 and 18 June. Medalists Results S3 ;Heats 11 swimmers from 7 nations took part. The swimmers with the top eight times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final. ;Final The final was held on 18 June 2022. S4 ;Final Eight swimmers from eight nations took part S5 ;Heats 13 swimmers from 10 nations took part. The swimmers with the top eight times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final. S6 ;Heats 11 swimmers from 11 nations took part. The swimmers with the top eight times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final. ;Final The final was held on 13 June 2022. S7 ;Final The ...
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