Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Campbell taking 4 strokes compared to Kromowidjojo's 2 strokes. B. Campbell's time to 15-m was also ~0.2 seconds slower than Kromowidjojo. 15-25 m From 15-25 m, B. Campbell took one less stroke than Kromowidjojo and Manuel. However, B. Campbell was still ~0.05 seconds slower to the 25-m mark compared to Kromowidjojo. At this point, B. Campbell had a distance per stroke of 1.11 meters/stroke and a stroke rate of 105.88 strokes/minute. 25-35 m Over the next 10-m B. Campbell makes a huge move on the field, outsplitting Kromowidjojo by 0.3 seconds and Manuel by 0.2 seconds. Over this distance all the swimmers had a reduction in their distance per stroke, but B. Campbell was the only swimmer to increase her stroke rate, swimming at 115.38…

The Olympics originally started as a series of competitions between representatives from cities in Ancient Greece. The events were mainly athletic, but also included combat and racing. The Olympics were held every four years and this period, known as Olympiad, The winners were also immortalized through the construction of statues. The Olympic Games reached their peak in Ancient Greece during the 5th and 6th centuries BC. Various attempts were made to revive the games during the early 1700’s…

childhood skills, his successful Olympic career, and his many swimming achievements. Michael Phelps was born on June 30, 1985, in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. Michael grew up in a middle-class family. His father was a state officer, and his…

countries chose to boycott the olympic games in retaliation of the American boycott of the games held in the soviet union, and because as they stated, America was an unsafe environment for their athletes, being that America is an anti-communist country. Jump twenty four years later, the 2008 olympic games in Beijing China. All but a few countries prepared tirelessly to take part in what was projected to be one of the best games ever. While L.A. used existing stadiums and venues for their games,…

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Imagine being seventeen and not only competing in your first Olympic competition, but also winning it. Even though to most people it seems impossible, but that's exactly what Melissa or Missy Franklin did by winning four gold, plus a bronze medal in the 2012 London Olympics. As a result earning herself the nickname “Missy the Missile”. Currently missy holds the world title for the 200m backstroke. Throughout her life it was evident that Missy would make it to the Olympics, but the only question…

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Personally, one of my most challenging experiences and accomplishments was being part of the swim team. I went to swim tryouts without knowing how to swim, but yet I was determined to learn because I love the outdoors and trying out new things. I was nervous and terrified about the fact that maybe I could’ve drowned or even worse --for people to make fun of me for not knowing how to swim. Of course I was wrong, because one I did not drown and two, people that were already on the team were…

As a small child, I spent summers in pools, ponds, and lakes. Swimming came naturally to me, so I became a swimmer for my local swim team. Over the next seven years, I made close friendships with other swimmers my age while swimming became life. I attended every practice, even though others wouldn’t. My race times usually came close to the qualifying times of zone championships, but I never qualified. While this did feel like a failure, it wasn’t my greatest failure. The path to my greatest…