1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910973088103321

Autore

Lohn John <1976->

Titolo

Competitive swimming / / John Lohn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2010

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2010

ISBN

979-82-16-43334-7

979-82-16-32300-6

1-282-82036-2

9786612820366

0-8108-7495-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (357 p.)

Collana

Historical dictionaries of sports ; ; no. 1

Disciplina

797.2/1

Soggetti

Swimming - Competitions

SPORTS & RECREATION - Swimming & Diving

Swimmers

Dictionaries.

Biographies.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-298).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology of Swimming; CHRONOLOGY OF THE FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS; CHRONOLOGY OF MICHAEL PHELPS' CAREER; Introduction; Photos; The Dictionary; Appendix A. Fédération Internationalede Natation (FINA) Presidents; Appendix B. The World Championships: Sites, Dates, Nations, Athletes, and Attendance; Appendix C. The World Short Course Championships: Sites,Dates, Nations, Athletes, and Attendance; Appendix D. World Championships:Most Gold Medals (Career); Appendix E. World Championships: Most Medals (Career)

Appendix F. World Championships: Men's Medal WinnersAppendix G. World Championships: Women's Medal Winners; Appendix H. World Short Course Championships: Most Gold Medals (Career); Appendix I. World Short Course Championships:Most Medals (Career); Appendix J.



World Short Course Championships:Men's Medal Winners; Appendix K. World Short Course Championships: Women's Medal Winners; Appendix L. Olympic Games: Years, Sites, and Dates; Appendix M. Olympic Games: Most Overall Medals (Country); Appendix N. Olympic Games: Most Gold Medals (Career); Appendix O. Olympic Games: Most Medals (Career)

Appendix P. Olympic Games: MostGold Medals (Single Olympiad)Appendix Q. Olympic Games: Most Medals (Single Olympiad); Appendix R. Olympic Games: Men's Medal Winners; Appendix S. Olympic Games: Women's Medal Winners; Appendix T. Olympic Games: Men's Diving Medal Winners; Appendix U. Olympic Games:Women's Diving Medal Winners; Appendix V. Michael Phelps' Individual World Records; Bibliography; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

The Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming examines the sport of swimming since its inception as a competitive athletic event. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and appendixes that detail Olympic and World Championships medal winners. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on individuals, major competitions, and there are also entries for each of the competitive strokes and countries that have enjoyed significant success in the sport.</