The full olympic schedule for the london 2012 olympic games full 2012 coverage. Men have competed in swimming competitions at the olympics since the first modern games. Swimmers officially selected to team gb for london 2012. Swimming at the 2012 london summer games olympics at. Official report of the summer olympic games london 2012. Synchronized swimming at the 2012 london summer olympics. The london 2012 olympic legacy is the longerterm benefits and effects of the planning, funding, building and staging of the olympic and paralympic games in summer 2012. One of only two sports in which only women olympic athletes compete, synchronized swimming competitions will take place august 510 at the london aquatics centre in olympic park. Chronological summary of the 2012 summer olympics wikipedia. Fina releases schedule of events for olympics swimming. Missy franklin of the united states set a new world record time of 2. Swimming schedule read the dates, times and venues for the swimming at the london 2012 olympic games. Lets take a look at the different sports on offer during london 2012. Case study london olympics 2012 london s successful bid for the 2012 olympic games created the need for a major regeneration and construction programme to provide the venues and infrastructure needed to stage the game.
Beach volleyball teams will have an extra year to qualify for the tokyo olympics, with the deadline now set for june, 2021. The swimming competitions at the 2012 summer olympics in london took place from 28 july to 4 august at the aquatics centre. With london 2012 set to be one of the biggest ever games, check out our map of the london paralympics. London olympic swimming by the numbers swimming world. Like many earthlings, i watched the 2012 olympic opening ceremony, as directed by danny boyle along with four guests and not enough wine. Assure a longterm calendar for its main competitions and strengthen the. Phelps and i are the favorites next year of his gold medalwinning 100m butterfly race in kazan, le clos says, i wanted to show.
Du toit now leaves competitive swimming with paralympic golds and 12 world titles. List of music heard during the 2012 olympic opening ceremony. Read the dates, times and venues for the swimming at the london 2012 olympic games. List of 2012 summer olympics medal winners wikipedia. Olympics news olympic qualifying for beach volleyball extended by year beach volleyball teams will have an extra year to qualify for the tokyo olympics, with the deadline now set for june, 2021. Olympic qualifying for beach volleyball extended by year. This page presents the original olympic games competition schedule by session. This document is intended as a guide and is subject to change.
Anastasia zuyeva of russia won the silver medal and elizabeth beisel, also of the united states, took bronze. Up to 180,000 spectators a day entered the park to enjoy the games, making it the principal focus of olympic activity. Olympic swimming has always been popular, thanks to amazing athletes like michael phelps who broke a lot of world records in the 2008 olympic games. The openwater competition took place from 9 to 10 august in hyde park.
Deciding what to watch either from the sofa at home, or by purchasing tickets will not be easy. British swimming has turned to bob bowman to help find out why its medal target was not reached at london 2012 published. Just under 15,000 athletes in total will compete in 302 olympic events over 19 days and 503 paralympic events over 11 days this summer. Whether athletes win a medal or not, they can forever. Marathon swimming at the 2012 london olympics swimming. After the second edition in 2012 in moscow rus, as a standalone event, the. The mens knockout games and the womens games, from semifinals. Applications for tickets to the london 2012 olympic games have now closed. The remaining 32 were contested in a 50 m long course pool within the olympic park. All the best photo and video highlights of synchronized swimming at the london 2012 summer games olympics, plus official results and medals by event and athlete.
Paralympics history from 1948 london paralympics 2012. London 2012 swimming international paralympic committee. Athletics, swimming, rowing and table tennis will now once again include events with an id classification but with a more stringent screening process. Complete schedule of events and results from the 2012 summer olympics in london. Milano cortina 2026 paris 2024 beijing 2022 tokyo 2020 pyeongchang 2018 rio 2016 sochi 2014 london 2012 vancouver 2010 beijing 2008. The 2012 summer olympics, officially known as the games of the xxx olympiad, were held in london, united kingdom, from 25 july 2012 to 12 august 2012 approximately 10,500 athletes participated in 302 events in 26 sports. All the best photo and video highlights of swimming at the london 2012 summer games olympics, plus official results and medals by event and athlete. Basketball at the 2012 summer olympics was the eighteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official olympic medal event. London 2012 olympic games daily competition schedule. Although the olympics may not return in the foreseeable future, london is set to stage many other major events in the coming years, in particular in the sports of athletics, cycling, swimming and hockey. Four weeks after the full daybyday schedule for the london olympic games in 2012 was revealed, tickets go on sale from 15 march. Full schedule of all the 2008 summer olympics events from beijing,china on. The latest results from the 2012 summer olympics in london, including historic medals. Four events took place, all being staged at lords cricket ground in front of temporary stands built to accommodate up to 6,500 spectators.
Rio 2016 fina marathon swimming qualification system pdf. At the olympic games in london 2012, about 10,500 athletes from 204 countries compete in 26 different sports, comprising 302 medal events. Butterfly swimming events make their entry at the melbourne aus olympic games. Michael phelps claimed his record 17th olympics gold medal in the mens 100 metre butterfly. Only a portion of the pool is used, an area that is 30 meters long, 25 meters wide. The british olympic association boa confirmed today that 38 swimmers have been officially selected to team gb for the london 2012 olympic games. Swimming featured 34 events 17 male, 17 female, including two 10 km openwater marathons in hyde parks serpentine lake. Swimming schedule of events and results from the 2012 summer olympics in london. Similar to the programs format in 2008, swimming featured a total of 34 events 17 each for men and. London 2012 marked the final paralympics for south africas top swimmer natalie du toit, who added another three golds and a silver to her already impressive international resume. Humanity is divided on the spectacles merits and failings.
Swimming was held at the newly constructed aquatics centre in the olympic park, although the open water swims were held in at the serpentine, the eastern part of a lake in hyde park. Summer olympic games official report london 2012 olympics. Swimming events at the 2012 london summer olympics dummies. The london games were the 27th occurrence of the modern olympic games. The london 2012 games were centred around the olympic park in east london, which is the site of a number of new sports venues. The archery events at the 2012 olympic games in london were held over an eightday period from 27 july to 3 august. The first swimming medals will be won that evening, while rowing heats begin at eton dorney, including the mens eights. Most of these will take place in venues built for the games and are a direct legacy of the money taxpayers invested before 2012. Michael phelps and missy franklin won the most gold medals at the games. Pdf the age in swimming of champions in world championships. Olympic game is an important event for a country as it will positively impact the hosting country strategically. Police officers stand guard inside the olympic park in london, monday, july 23, 2012. The womens openwater marathon was held on august 15, and the mens open water race on august 16 in fort copacabana. The 2012 outcomes are the heart of the strategic plan, translating the vision into measureable achievements.
As a result of the postponement of the games due to covid19, the new dates for the tokyo 2020 olympic games are 23 july to 8 august 2021. The london 2012 olympic games provided 17 unforgettable days of sport and. The preliminary matches and the womens quarterfinal matches were played in the new basketball arena in olympic park, which seated up to 12,000 spectators. Bbc sport swimming london 2012 olympics qualifying. The swimming competitions at the 2012 summer olympics in london took place from 28 july to.
The centre, one of the main venues of the 2012 summer olympics and the 2012 summer paralympics, was used for the swimming, diving and synchronised swimming events. The sport was again highlighted by the presence of michael phelps, who had won eight gold medals at the beijing olympics, and came to london having won 16 medals. Athletes from the united states won the most gold medals, with 46, and the most overall, with 103. Swimming events in the 2012 london summer olympics promise to be just as exciting as ever. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 london olympics will be held friday, july 27. Olympics sports schedule 2008 summer olympics beijing. There is a wealth of sport on offer, split into more than 640 sessions from 25 july to 12 august. Similar to the programs format in 2012, swimming features a total of 34 events 17 each for men and women. The main venues the olympic stadium, aquatics centre, velodrome and bmx circuit, as well as the. The london aquatics centre is an indoor facility with two 50metre 164foot swimming pools and a 25metre 82foot diving pool in queen elizabeth olympic park in stratford, london. London 2012 olympic games, athletic festival that took place july 27august 12, 2012.