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US Synchronized Swimming Announced The 2008 Olympic Team Roster
US Synchronized Swimming Announced The 2008 Olympic Team Roster
Olympic Synchronized Swimming Central
Synchronized swimmers are incredible athletes. They have strength, endurance, grace and rhythm. They hold their breath for long periods of time while performing intricate, coordinated dance movements in the swimming pool. To get to the Olympic games takes years of hard work. To win a medal? Work, talent, skill, desire and more.
USA Water Polo Announces U.S. Olympic Teams For Men's And Women's Water Polo
USA Water Polo is proud to announce the U.S. Olympic Teams for Men's and Women's Water Polo that will compete at the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China starting August 8. The squads each qualified for the Olympics via Gold Medal victories at the 2007 Pan American Games and both are fresh off Silver Medal finishes at the 2008 FINA World League Super Final.
Olympic Water Polo Central
Olympic Water Polo is a fast, exciting competition. Men's and women's teams from around the globe qualify for the Olympic Tournament, with the winning team earning bragging rights for the next four years. Water polo requires good swimming ability, teamwork, and hand-eye coordination; Olympic water polo requires all of that and more as the teams battle from preliminary rounds into the medal round.
USA Swimming Names 2008 U.S. Olympic Swim Team and Coaching Staff
Following the conclusion of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming in Omaha, Neb., USA Swimming today named the complete roster for the 2008 U.S. Olympic swim team. In addition to the 43 athletes named to the team, the swim team's coaching staff was finalized.
USA Swimming 2008 Olympic Trials Schedule, TV Schedule, and Results
The best swimmers in the USA will be at the Qwest Center in Omaha Nebraska, from 29 June through 6 July, trying to finish in the top two spots to qualify for the US team swimming at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The order of events for the 2008 USA Swimming Olympic Trials is the same as the event schedule that will be used at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Olympic Swimming Central
The swimming competition in the Olympic games is one of the most followed part of the Summer Olympics. Swimmers will compete for the gold, silver, and bronze medals in a variety of swimming events, from 50-meter freestyle races to the 10-kilometer open water race.
One American Record Falls on Final Night of 08 U.S. Olympic Swim Team Trials
An American record fell Sunday evening on the final night of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials when Dara Torres lowered her own mark in the 50m freestyle. Torres qualified in her second individual event with the win in front of a crowd of 7,723 at the Qwest Center Omaha with a time of 24.25. "I was hoping to go somewhat fast," Torres said.
One World, Three American Records Fall at the 2008 USA Olympic Swim Team Trials
One world and three American records were broken Saturday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials. In addition, Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff picked up their fifth wins of the week in front of a crowd of 13,717 at the Qwest Center Omaha. Margaret Hoelzer of King Aquatic Club set the world record in the 200m back with a time of 2:06.09, three-tenths ahead of the former mark held by Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry.
41-Year-Old Torres Makes Olympics, Two World Records Set on Day 6 of 2008 Trials
One world record was broken and another tied Friday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials. Aaron Peirsol tied the world record and qualified in the men's 200m back, turning in a time of 1:54.32, and Michael Phelps broke his own world record and added the 200m IM to his Olympic program with a time of 1:54.80. For Phelps, the 200m IM was his fourth win of the week. He has qualified for the Olympics in five events, including the 4x200m free relay.
2008 Olympic Swimming Trials Tickets On Sale
2008 Olympic Swimming Trials Tickets On Sale Officials of the Omaha Sports Commission, USA Swimming, City of Omaha and Qwest Center Omaha announced today that approximately 9,000 all-session tickets to the 2008 Olympic Team Trials for Swimming, set for June 29 to July 6, 2008, will go on sale Thursday, May 24, at 10 a.m.
Scott Spann Wins Men's 200m Breast at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials
Scott Spann won the men's 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:09.97 Thursday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials, defeating American record-holder and Longhorn Aquatics teammate Brendan Hansen in the process. Along with Spann, nine other people were named to the U.S. Olympic Team in front of 13,011 fans at Qwest Center Omaha on Day five, including a number of women who finished second in their events earlier in the week.
Olympic Water Polo Medalists - Women
While the men have won Olympic water polo medals since 1900, the women's first Olympic water polo medals were awarded in 2000.
Olympic Water Polo Medalists - Men
Water polo (men) has been part of the Olympic games since 1900, with women's water polo was added as an Olympic event in 2000. Hungary has won a total of 14 Olympic water polo medals, 8 of them gold. The next closest is Yugoslavia with 8 total medals, including 3 golds. Teams that have won 7 Olympic water polo medals - Italy (4 gold) and the Soviet Union (2 gold).
2008 Beijing Olympics Water Polo Schedule - Women's Beijing Olympics Water Polo
2008 Women's Beijing Olympics Water Polo Schedule - All water polo matches will be held at the Ying Tung Natatorium
2008 Beijing Olympics Water Polo Schedule - Men's Beijing Olympics Water Polo
2008 Men's Beijing Olympics Water Polo Schedule - All water polo matches will be held at the Ying Tung Natatorium
Olympic Water Polo Rules & Officials
What are the rules of water polo, and who enforces them? Water polo is played as a 6 on 6 game plus goalkeepers, so each team has 7 in the water at a time. How long is a game? Each water polo game is made up of four, 7-minute, quarters. Total squad size is 13 players. If there are less than 6 swimmers in the water, a team does not have to have a goalie.
Oversight in the Abigail Taylor Swimming Pool Safety Act Puts Children at Risk
the Abigail Taylor Pool Safety Act. Certainly a lot of well intentioned effort went into this legislation. While this legislation was motivated by the Family of Abigail so that this could never happen again to another child, there are some severe an unintentional consequences of the law. It actually outlaws the only method for eliminating entrapment hazards - removing the drain.
Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act
December 19, 2007, was a very rewarding day for the pool and spa industry. On that day, the Energy Bill was signed into law, and with it, the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act was enacted. Like the many others that have worked diligently to get this passed, it was one of those special moments where one feels a connection with something that will inevitably change lives.
Hoff Breaks 2 American Records, Men's 100m Free Falls 3 Times on Day 4 of Trials
Katie Hoff broke two American records and Jason Lezak and Garrett Weber-Gale both lowered the American record in the 100m freestyle on the fourth night of action at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials in Omaha. Hoff broke the American records while finishing first in both the 200m free (1:55.88) and 200m IM (2:09.71). The wins marked the third and fourth of the meet for Hoff, who also won the women's 400m IM and 400m free earlier in the week.
Two More World Records Lowered on Day Three of the 2008 US Olympic Swimming Team
Two world records and a U.S. Open record fell Tuesday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials. Natalie Coughlin and Aaron Peirsol treated the crowd of 12,559 at the Qwest Center Omaha to back-to-back world records in the women's and men's 100m back, turning in times of 58.97 and 52.89, respectively.
Two World Records; Hansen, Hoff and Magnuson Win - Day 2 of 2008 Olympic Trials
Katie Hoff won her second event of the meet Monday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials, qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Team in the women's 400m freestyle. Christine Magnuson and Brendan Hansen also qualified for the Olympic Team, winning the women's 100m butterfly and men's 100m breaststroke, respectively.
Two World, One American Record Fall as Phelps, Hoff, Jensen Post Wins at Trials
Two world records and one American record fell at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials in Omaha, Neb. tonight as Michael Phelps, Katie Hoff and Larsen Jensen won their respective finals. By Olympic selection procedures, the first-place finishers in each of Sunday's finals automatically qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team. Phelps and Hoff lowered world marks in the men's and women's 400m IM and the American record in the men's 400m freestyle fell at the hands of Jensen.
Olympic Swimming Medals - Men's 400 Meter Medley Relay Olympic Medalists
The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the 400 meter medley relay from the Summer Olympic Games.
2008 Olympic Edition Team USA Speedo LZR RACER Swimsuit
Speedo unveiled the special Olympic edition Team USA LZR RACER suit today in Los Angeles. Speedo worked with design house Comme des Garçons to develop a one-of-kind look for Team USA featuring the red, white and blue of the American flag.