Looking at a list, which shows the current swimming world record in each event, shows you, which nations play a major role in short course swimming events. The USA are the most dominant country in short course swimming, as US swimmers have set the current swimming world rekord in short course races 12 times. Ryan [...]
When Michael Phelps went into the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was already a six times Olympic gold medallist. In 2004 Michael Phelps barely missed Mark Spitz’ record of winning seven gold medals at one Summer Olympics, when he was defeated by Ian Thorpe in the 200 m freestyle and by Team South Africa [...]
Mark Andrew Spitz – one of the best swimmers in the world, called Mark the shark – won many medals in international swimming competitions. He was born at the 10th February, 1950. So today he is almost 62 years old. His strokes were superficial freestyle and butterfly. At the age of 15 he achieved his [...]
What do Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe have in common? Both are heroes in the field of swimming. You too can become a swimming hero, conquer the world and become just as popular as them. By following these simple steps you can be on your way to becoming a sports legend. To be a swimming [...]
