Leisel Jones

Trivia Test Olimpico: Statistiche Da Sapere Prima Di Parigi 2024

Phelps custodisce diversi pezzi di storia del nuoto olimpico, tra cui il maggior numero di partecipazioni alle finali e il maggior numero di ori in un evento

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Olympic Trivia Test: Stats To Know Before They Hit The Water In Paris

Michael Phelps holds several pieces of history in Olympic swimming, including most finals appearances and most gold medals in a single event (and much more).

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The Incredible Feat of an Olympic Repeat – Part I

Rebecca Soni surprised by winning the women’s 200 breast at the 2008 Olympics, and she backed it up four years later with repeat gold and new world record.

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Making the US Olympic Team vs. Making the Podium at the Olympics, a Statistical Review

Hali Flickinger occupies a pretty unique space in American swimming history, threading a needle that nobody else has done in at least 40 years.

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2024 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

We’ll see what Australia’s #2 performer of all-time, Maximillian Giuliani, can do in his pet event of the men’s 200m free tonight in Brisbane.

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15-Year-Old Sienna Toohey Downs Leisel Jones’ Aussie Age Record From 2000 In 100 Breast

Toohey scorched her way to a time of 1:07.01 in the final of the 100 breast, breaking Leisel Jones record for 15-year-old girls set at the Sydney Olympics.

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Top 5 Swims From the 2024 Australian Age Championships

Now that all seven days of the Australian Age Championships are in the rearview mirror, let’s rank the top five swims of this year’s meet in Queensland.

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2024 AUS Age Champs Day 6: Toohey Puts Liesel Jones’ Age 15 100 BR Record on Notice at 1:07.72

Already the age 15 50 breast record holder, Sienna Toohey put legendary Leisel Jones’ 100 breast age record on notice with a 1:07.72, now two-tenths away.

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15-Yr-Old Sienna Toohey Hits 1:07.97 100 Breast At NSW Championships

15-year-old Sienna Toohey continued on her upward trajectory in the women’s 100m breaststroke event, entering new territory with a PB of 1:07.97 at NSWs.

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How Often Do Reigning World Champions Win The Olympic Title The Following Year?

Michael Phelps won the same event at the Olympics as he did at the previous year’s World Championships numerous times, including five in 2007/2008.

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Sienna Toohey, 14, Swims 1:08.98 100 Breast in Australia, Ranks #2 in Age Group All-Time

Only Leisel Jones, who won an Olympic silver medal the same year, has been faster than Sienna Toohey in the 100 breaststroke at age 14 in Australia.

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The Biggest Margins of Victory In The History of The World Championships

Sarah Sjostrom has won the women’s 50 fly four times at the World Championships, including topping the field by nearly eight-tenths of a second in 2017.

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Chikunova Moves To #7 All-Time With 1:04.92 100 Breast, Kostin Now #5 In 50 Fly (22.62)

Two Russian Records fell while four swimmers moved into #1 in the 2022-23 world rankings on Day 4 of the Russian Championships in Kazan.

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2023 Australian Age Champs: Olympia Pope (14) Cracks 1:10 in 100 Breast with 1:09.76

Pope entered the meet with a career best of 1:11.09 and wasted no time, throwing down a 1:09.89 in prelims to take more than a second off her best time.

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Teens Take Down Zac Stubblety-Cook, Leisel Jones Queensland Age Records

Current World Record holder and Olympic champion Zac Stubblety-Cook saw his 50m breaststroke age record go down at the hands of 13-year-old Oscar Kolenbet.

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