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Records 1912–1976. The first manual time of 9.9 seconds was recorded for Bob Hayes in the final of the 100 metres at the 1964 Olympics. Hayes' official time of 10.0 seconds was determined by rounding down the electronic time of 10.06 to the nearest tenth of a second, giving the appearance of a manual time.
This is a listing of the history of the World Record in the swimming event: 100 Individual Medley. The event consists of one 25-meter lap of each stroke ( butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle ), and as such is only recognized in short course (25m) pools.
World record progression 100 metres freestyle. The first world record in the 100 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1905. [ 1] In the short course (25 metres) swimming events, the world's governing body recognizes world records since 3 March 1991.
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the 100-meter (109.36 yd) dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1928 for women.
Also during Sunday's evening session, American Tara Davis-Woodhall got her first world medal, finishing second in the long jump (6.91 meters; 22 feet, 8 inches) to veteran Ivana Vuelta of Serbia ...
Japan, South Korea and Poland [citation needed] are generally considered de facto nuclear states due to their believed ability to wield nuclear weapons within 1 to 3 years. [ 17][ 18][ 19] South Africa produced six nuclear weapons in the 1980s, but dismantled them in the early 1990s.
Pan Zhanle of China broke his own world record on the way to winning the men’s 100-meter freestyle Wednesday night, finishing in 46.40 seconds for his country's first swimming gold medal of the ...
To June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 35 world records in the event. [ 1] The following table shows the world record progression in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay, as ratified by the IAAF. "y" denotes time for 4 x 110 yards (402.34 m), ratified as a record for this event.