query: Who is the fastest swimmer in the world?

title: What Is the Fastest Thing in the World?

text: What Is the Fastest Thing in the World? What Is the Fastest Thing in the World? is a Greek fairy tale collected by Georgios A. Megas in "Folktales of Greece". It is Aarne-Thompson type 875 and has many Greek and Slavic variants, generally revolving about the exchange of clever answers. This type of tale is the commonest European tale dealing with witty exchanges. In ballad form, the clever answers to the riddles, and the winning of a husband by them, are found in Child ballad 1, "Riddles Wisely Expounded". A brother argue over how they should split their land, some

title: Fastest goals in association football

text: Fastest goals in association football This article lists goals which have been considered among the fastest ever scored in association football matches. The records concerning the fastest goals are disputed for a number of reasons. Ray Spiller of the Association of Football Statisticians has argued that as there is no official system for recognizing the timing of goals there are always going to be disputes concerning these records. In addition, many of the goals listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as being among the fasted were not filmed preventing the precise timing of goals from being assessed. The

title: Bill Barrett (swimmer)

text: for coach Ron Ballatore's UCLA Bruins swimming and diving team in NCAA competition from 1980 to 1982. He was recognized as the Pacific-10 Conference swimmer of the year for three consecutive years. Bill Barrett (swimmer) William Barrett (born 1960) is an American former competition swimmer who won a silver medal in the 200-meter individual medley at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships. In 1980, he won a national title in the same event and set a new world record. He also qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 100-meter breaststroke, but could not compete because of the United States-led boycott

title: The Swimmer (poem)

text: The Swimmer (poem) "The Swimmer" is a poem by the Australian poet Adam Lindsay Gordon. The poem is from his last volume of poems "Bush Ballads and Galloping Rhymes" published in 1870, when he was living at Melbourne. In "The Poems of Adam Lindsay Gordon", it is grouped among "Poems Swinburnian in Form and Pessimism, but full of the Personality of Gordon." The poem was set to music by Sir Edward Elgar as the fifth and last song in his song-cycle "Sea Pictures". Square brackets [ ] indicate text omitted in Elgar's song. "Italics" indicate text repeated in the song.

title: The World's Fastest Indian

text: the time. The World's Fastest Indian The World's Fastest Indian is a 2005 New Zealand biographical sports drama film based on the Invercargill, New Zealand, speed bike racer Burt Munro and his highly modified Indian Scout motorcycle. Munro set numerous land speed records for motorcycles with engines less than 1,000 cc at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in the late 1950s and into the 1960s. The film stars Anthony Hopkins, and was produced, written and directed by Roger Donaldson. The film opened on 7 December 2005 in New Zealand to positive reviews, and quickly became the highest grossing local

title: The World's Fastest Indian

text: The World's Fastest Indian The World's Fastest Indian is a 2005 New Zealand biographical sports drama film based on the Invercargill, New Zealand, speed bike racer Burt Munro and his highly modified Indian Scout motorcycle. Munro set numerous land speed records for motorcycles with engines less than 1,000 cc at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in the late 1950s and into the 1960s. The film stars Anthony Hopkins, and was produced, written and directed by Roger Donaldson. The film opened on 7 December 2005 in New Zealand to positive reviews, and quickly became the highest grossing local film at

title: Fastest goals in association football

text: the goal. Furthermore, many of the records listed come from English language publications and reflect a bias towards English football within the sources. Under The Laws of the Game, specifically Law 8, goals may be scored directly from the kick-off. Some of the fastest goals on the list below are shots taken directly from the kick-off. The following is a list of 50 goals scored by any kind of players, including juniors, amateurs, semi-professionals, professionals, women football, in any football league, cup or other competition around the world. Fastest goals in association football This article lists goals which have been

title: Michael Gross (swimmer)

text: "16 Days of Glory", the documentary film of the 1984 Summer Olympics. American gold medalist swimmer John Naber remarked to "Sports Illustrated" in 1984 that if Michael Gross were an American, he would have won six or seven medals, and that Gross was better than Mark Spitz. Gross was named Male World Swimmer of the Year by "Swimming World Magazine" in 1985, and inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1995. He holds a PhD in philosophy. Michael Gross (swimmer) Michael Groß (born 17 June 1964), usually spelled Michael Gross in English, is a former competitive swimmer from

title: What Is the Fastest Thing in the World?

text: owner. She called out which was the rightful owner, and the king said she had meddled and must go home. She asked him to eat one last meal with her, and then she drugged it. When he was asleep, she put him in the carriage and went home. When the king woke, she told him she was entitled to him, because she valued him most of everything in the castle. The king took her back to the castle and gave her the right to judge all his affairs. What Is the Fastest Thing in the World? What Is the Fastest

title: What Is the Fastest Thing in the World?

text: of which was good and some bad. The king set riddles to them: whoever guessed the riddles would get good land. The first riddle was what was the fastest thing in the world. The stupid brother's daughter told him what to say; his brother guessed a bird or a horse, and the stupid brother said the mind. The second riddle was what was the heaviest thing in the world; the clever brother guessed stone or iron, and the stupid brother repeated his daughter's answer: fire because no one could lift it. The third was what was the most important thing

title: Mark Foster (swimmer)

text: Mark Foster (swimmer) Mark Andrew Foster (born 12 May 1970) is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and world championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games. Foster is a former world champion and won multiple medals in international competition during his long career. He competed primarily in butterfly and freestyle at 50 metres. Foster is a specialist short-course (25 metre pool) swimmer. In terms of medals and longevity (1986–2008), he is amongst the most successful British swimmers of all time. He was the fastest swimmer in the country by age 15. He

title: The Fastest Clock in the Universe

text: The Fastest Clock in the Universe The Fastest Clock in the Universe is a two act play by Philip Ridley. It was Ridley's second stage play and premiered at the Hampstead Theatre, London on 14 May 1992 and featured Jude Law in one of his early major stage roles in the part of Foxtrot Darling. The production was the second collaboration between Ridley and director Matthew Lloyd, who would go on to direct the original productions for the majority of Ridley's plays until 2000. Like Ridley's previous play "The Pitchfork Disney", "The Fastest Clock" was considered shocking for its time

title: Sean Ryan (swimmer)

text: Long Course Nationals in 2011 Ryan finished second in the 1500 freestyle to Gemmell in 15:01 and is currently the fourth fastest American in the event for 2011 and the 11th in the world. Sean Ryan (swimmer) Sean Ryan (born August 13, 1992) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in long-distance and open-water freestyle events. Ryan is a 2010 graduate of The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He swam with the Scenic City Aquatic Club, a USA Swimming program, and The McCallie School, under coach Stan Corcoran. He was a member of the National Junior Team and qualified for

title: What Is the Fastest Thing in the World?

text: in the world; the clever brother guessed bread or money, and the stupid brother repeated his daughter's answer: ground, because they needed it to stand on. The king gave the stupid brother the land and asked how he got the answers. He confessed it was his daughter. The king married the daughter, on the condition that she never meddled in his affairs; if she did, she would have to return home, although he would give her one thing, whatever she valued most in the castle. One day, the queen saw a man steal a packsaddle and quarrel with the rightful

title: Zurab Beridze (swimmer)

text: Zurab Beridze (swimmer) Zurab Beridze (; born 9 January 1979) is a Georgian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. After Georgia gained its independence from the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Beridze became the first ever swimmer in history to represent his nation at the 2000 Summer Olympics. While studying in the United States, he held the 50-yard freestyle time (20.89), the second fastest in school's record books, and also played for the Western Illinois University's swimming and diving team under head coach Jerry Champer. Beridze competed only in the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2000

title: Tim Phillips (swimmer)

text: earned a gold medal for his participation in the qualifying race. At the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, Phillips finished the 100 meter butterfly final in fifth place with a time of 51.44 and failed to qualify for the Rio Olympic Games. In the semifinal race, he had finished in second place with a time of 51.28, which was then the fifth-fastest time in the world for the event in 2016. Tim Phillips (swimmer) Timothy Phillips (born November 30, 1990) is an American competition swimmer. He swam for the Ohio State Buckeyes, earning numerous All-Big Ten and All-America honors. At

title: David Edgar (swimmer)

text: David Edgar (swimmer) David Holmes "Dave" Edgar (born March 27, 1950) is an American former swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Edgar attended the University of Tennessee, where he swam for the Tennessee Volunteers swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Southeastern Conference competition. He won seven NCAA championships while swimming for the Volunteers, and was named the "Fastest Man Afloat" by "Sports Illustrated" magazine. Edgar represented the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, where he received a gold medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. He received another gold medal in

title: Craig Stevens (swimmer)

text: freestyle for world record holder Ian Thorpe, who was disqualified in the event at the Australian trials. Stevens was initially left out of the Australian team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in his home country. However, Ian Thorpe had to withdraw from the games due to illness, which allowed Stevens to take Thorpe's place in the team. After qualifying as the fastest heat swimmer, he again came 4th in the 400-metre freestyle final. He also contested the 1500-metre freestyle final and finished in 6th place. In March 2007, Stevens won his first World Championship medal after finishing 3rd in the

title: The Fastest Sword

text: her father's plan to have a fake funeral for him after killing Qiu so that he can now live in peace. The final duel is considered a cinematic masterpiece. Lead actor Liu Ping provided a good performance but due to a lack of big name director or actors the film remains rather uncelebrated. The fight choreography is used as an example of how to include meaningful motivation and development in the skills of a character who fights in a film. The Fastest Sword The Fastest Sword (天下第一劍) is a 1968 Shaw Brothers wu xia film directed and written by Pan

title: The Fastest Clock in the Universe

text: Hampstead Theatre, London. Directed by Mathew Lloyd. Off-Broadway Revival (New York, 1998) April 28 1998 at INTAR Theater, New York. Performed by The New Group and directed by Jo Bonney. London 2009 Revival (Hampstead Theatre 50th Anniversary Celebrations) 22 September 2009 at Hampstead Theatre, London. Directed by Edward Dick. London 2013 Revival (21st Anniversary Production) 5 November 2013 at the Old Red Lion Theatre, London. Directed by Tom O'Brien. The Fastest Clock in the Universe The Fastest Clock in the Universe is a two act play by Philip Ridley. It was Ridley's second stage play and premiered at the Hampstead

title: The Fastest Sword

text: The Fastest Sword The Fastest Sword (天下第一劍) is a 1968 Shaw Brothers wu xia film directed and written by Pan Lei and starring Liu Ping as the eponymous "Fastest Sword", a possibly unbeatable sword fighter. It is noted for comparisons drawn between it and the Hollywood Western "The Gunfighter" although such comparisons are exaggerated, its cinematography which is atypical for Hong Kong fight scenes of the time, and a dramatic final fight scene. Having killed in a duel yet again, "The Fastest Sword of the South" Ding Menghao is challenged to a duel by an 80 year old monk armed

title: Mohamed Mamdouh (swimmer)

text: Mohamed Mamdouh (swimmer) Mohamed Mamdouh Abdelhamid El-Nady (; born March 14, 1985) is an Egyptian swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. He was selected to the Egyptian swimming team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing among the top 60 swimmers in the men's 50 m freestyle. El-Nady competed for Egypt in the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He finished with the fastest time and FINA B-standard in 22.36 at the Pan Arab Games one year earlier in Cairo, falling short of the Olympic qualifying cut by just a hundredth of a second (0.01).

title: Sergey Tsoy (swimmer)

text: Sergey Tsoy (swimmer) Sergey Tsoy (; born January 7, 1986) is an Uzbek former swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events. Tsoy competed for Uzbekistan in the men's 400 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He achieved a FINA B-cut of 4:02.11 from the Kazakhstan Open Championships in Almaty. He challenged six other swimmers in heat one, including Qatar's 14-year-old Anas Abu-Yousuf and Philippines' two-time Olympian Miguel Mendoza. Entering the race with the fastest-seeded time, Tsoy faded down the final stretch to pick up a sixth seed in 4:16.91, more than fifteen seconds off the leading time set

title: Sergey Tsoy (swimmer)

text: by Mendoza (4:01.99). Tsoy failed to reach the top 8 final, as he placed forty-fifth overall on the first day of prelims. Sergey Tsoy (swimmer) Sergey Tsoy (; born January 7, 1986) is an Uzbek former swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events. Tsoy competed for Uzbekistan in the men's 400 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He achieved a FINA B-cut of 4:02.11 from the Kazakhstan Open Championships in Almaty. He challenged six other swimmers in heat one, including Qatar's 14-year-old Anas Abu-Yousuf and Philippines' two-time Olympian Miguel Mendoza. Entering the race with the fastest-seeded time, Tsoy

title: Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)

text: Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)" is an innuendo-laden comedy or novelty song, written and performed by the English comedian Benny Hill. The song was first performed on television in 1970, and released as a successful recording, topping the UK Singles Chart in 1971, reaching the Christmas number one spot. The lyric's story line is inspired by Hill's early experience as a milkman for Hann's Dairies in Eastleigh, Hampshire. Market Street, mentioned in the lyrics, is a real-life street in Eastleigh. The song tells the fictional exploits of Ernie Price, a 52-year-old

title: Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)

text: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron picked it as one of his eight favourite records. Ernie was referenced in the Superhero segment of one episode of BBC TV's "Basil's Swap Shop", with an Ernie lookalike appearing at the superhero's flat, only to be told that speedy delivery of milk was not a super-power. The single's B-side, "Ting-A-Ling-A-Loo", is a music hall parody. Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)" is an innuendo-laden comedy or novelty song, written and performed by the English comedian Benny Hill. The song was first performed on

title: Dana Kirk (swimmer)

text: fastest 100-yard and 200-yard butterfly swimmer in Stanford history. She graduated from Stanford in 2006. Kirk's older sister, Tara, joined her on the 2004 USA Women's Olympic Swimming team, becoming the first set of sisters to swim on the same U.S. Olympic Team. After back surgery, Kirk retired from swimming at the Olympic level. She currently coaches for the Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics (PASA) in Los Altos Hills, California at the Fremont Hills Country Club. Dana Kirk (swimmer) Dana Kirk (born June 23, 1984) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympian and Pan American Games medalist. Kirk qualified for the

title: Lee Ji-eun (swimmer)

text: Lee Ji-eun (swimmer) Lee Ji-eun (; born 18 June 1989) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle events. She represented her country South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has won two bronze medals in both the 400 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Lee competed for the South Korean swimming team in the women's 400 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She finished with the fastest final time and a new personal best in 4:19.42 at the Jeju Halla Cup five months

title: World's Fastest Drummer

text: World's Fastest Drummer World's Fastest Drummer/Extreme Sport Drumming is a competition for determining the world's fastest drummer. A drummer’s speed is calculated and recorded by a digital counting device called the Drumometer. The Drumometer, a patented electronic technology protected by U.S. Patent #6,545,207 was invented by Boo McAfee and Craig A. Kestner (aka Craig Alan) in 1999 for accurately counting drum strokes. The Drumometer is accredited by Guinness World Records as the official device used to verify the World's Fastest Drummer. The primary goal of most WFD competitions is to determine who can play the most single strokes in sixty

title: Fastest animals

text: Fastest animals This is a list of the fastest animals in the world, grouped by types of animal. The fastest land animal is the cheetah, which has a recorded speed of . The peregrine falcon is the fastest bird and the fastest member of the animal kingdom with a diving speed of . The fastest animal in the sea is the black marlin, which has a recorded speed of . While comparing between various classes of animals, a different unit is used, body length per second for organisms. The fastest organism on earth, relative to body length, is the South

title: David Wilkie (swimmer)

text: David Wilkie (swimmer) David Andrew Wilkie, MBE (born 8 March 1954) is a Scottish former competitive swimmer who was Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion in the 1970s. He is the only person to have held British, American, Commonwealth, European, world and Olympic swimming titles at the same time and was the first British swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal since Anita Lonsbrough in 1960. He is a member of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame, the International Swimming Hall of Fame, has been described as Scotland's greatest swimmer and Britain's finest swimmer. David Wilkie's parents came from Aberdeen, Scotland,

title: Mark Foster (swimmer)

text: made a comeback at the national championships in July 2007 winning both events he competed in after barely training. He achieved the fifth best time in 2007 in the world at 50 metres freestyle and retired for the second time after the 2008 Olympics. He has six World Championship titles, two Commonwealth titles and eleven European titles to his name. Foster was born in Billericay, Essex, and was first taught by Ann Hardcastle, the mother of Sarah Hardcastle, at a pool in Southend-on-Sea. He was the fastest swimmer in the country by age 15. Foster was educated at Alleyn Court

title: Zhang Lin (swimmer)

text: silver medal in the men's 400 meter freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with a time of 3:42.44, 0.58 seconds behind gold medalist South Korean Park Tae-hwan, and making him at the time the third fastest 400 meter freestyler in history (and setting a Chinese Record in the process). Zhang's silver was the first Olympic swimming medal ever by a Chinese male swimmer. At 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Zhang won a bronze medal in the men's 400 meter freestyle and a gold medal in the men's 800 meter freestyle (7:32.12); this was a world record and

title: The Swimmer (film)

text: The Swimmer (film) The Swimmer is a 1968 Technicolor American drama film starring Burt Lancaster with Janet Landgard and Janice Rule in featured roles. The film was written and directed by Academy Award-nominated husband-and-wife team of Eleanor Perry (screenplay adaptation) and Frank Perry (director). The story is based on the 1964 short story "The Swimmer" by John Cheever, which appeared in the July 18, 1964 issue of "The New Yorker". The 95-minute movie adds new characters and scenes consistent with those in the original 12-page short story. On a sunny day in an affluent suburb in Connecticut, a fit and

title: The Swimmer (film)

text: Cheever reading the original short story, as well as a 12-page color booklet with essays by filmmaker Stuart Gordon and Innis. The cover sleeve comes with new cover art from illustrator Glen Orbik. There is also a separate 2013 interview with Champion. The International Press Academy has recognized Grindhouse Releasing's restoration of "The Swimmer" with a 2015 Satellite Award for "Outstanding Overall Blu-Ray/DVD". The Swimmer (film) The Swimmer is a 1968 Technicolor American drama film starring Burt Lancaster with Janet Landgard and Janice Rule in featured roles. The film was written and directed by Academy Award-nominated husband-and-wife team of Eleanor

title: Bill Barrett (swimmer)

text: Bill Barrett (swimmer) William Barrett (born 1960) is an American former competition swimmer who won a silver medal in the 200-meter individual medley at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships. In 1980, he won a national title in the same event and set a new world record. He also qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 100-meter breaststroke, but could not compete because of the United States-led boycott over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The same year, "Swimming World Magazine" named him the American Swimmer of the Year. Barrett enrolled in the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and swam

title: The Fastest Sword

text: his sword despite being attacked by Qiu. When he finally agrees to show his sword he reveals that in his commitment to not fighting he has broken it. Qiu breaks his sword to balance the match. Remembering the monk's words Ding draws the fighter into a smaller space where he is knocked down as Qiu prepares his final thrust. The next day a rider arrives to challenge Ding but is told that he is too late and is directed to the funeral of the two Fastest Swords who killed each other. At the funeral Liu Qing talks to Ding, revealing

title: The Swimmer (short story)

text: a character in Greek mythology who died while staring at his own reflection in a pool of water, a theme which Cheever later dismissed as too restrictive. As published, the story is highly praised for its blend of realism and surrealism, the thematic exploration of suburban America, especially the relationship between wealth and happiness, as well as his use of myth and symbolism. The Swimmer (short story) "The Swimmer", a short story by American author John Cheever, was originally published in "The New Yorker" on July 18, 1964, and then in the 1964 short story collection "The Brigadier and the

title: Ryan Cochrane (swimmer)

text: Ryan Cochrane (swimmer) Ryan Andrew Cochrane (born October 29, 1988) is a retired Canadian competitive swimmer who specialised in freestyle distance events. Cochrane is an Olympic silver and bronze medalist as well as a triple gold medalist from the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. He is also a four-time Commonwealth Games champion in the 400-metre and 1,500-metre having won both medals in 2010 and 2014. He holds six world championship medals from the 800-metre and 1500-metre, this also makes Cochrane Canada's all-time leading medalist for a swimmer at the World Aquatics Championships. Cochrane also won gold medals in the 400 and

title: The Fastest Sword

text: his sword fighting students and demands that Ding be handed over for revenge. Ding refuses to fight and is whipped by the father. His arm is about to be chopped off when a stranger intercepts the blade and kills all the students. The stranger says he was almost fooled into not discovering "Zhang's" identity as Ding Menghao and challenges him to a duel, revealing himself as Qiu Yixing, The Fastest Sword of the North. Ding refuses. The leader of the bandit raid reports to his leader, Flying Centipede, the sighting of someone who may be Ding resurfaced after three years.

title: Mark Johnston (swimmer)

text: Mark Johnston (swimmer) Mark Johnston (born August 31, 1979) is a former freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympic Games, in Sydney, Australia in 2000 and Athens, Greece in 2004. Johnston's consecutive 10-year run on the Canadian national team was longer than any other current swimmer at the time. Born and raised in St. Catharines, he was named to the national team in 1996 while swimming for Swim Brock Niagara (now Brock Niagara Aquatics). He went on to win numerous medals on the world stage throughout his career representing Canada at two Commonwealth Games, five World

title: The Fastest Kid Alive

text: The Fastest Kid Alive The Fastest Kid Alive is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band the Adolescents, released in June 2011 on Concrete Jungle Records. It was the band's first album not to include at least one of the Agnew brothers (Rikk, Frank, and Alfie), and began a string of albums with singer Tony Reflex and bassist Steve Soto as the only constant members. "The Fastest Kid Alive" was the band's only album with guitarist Joe Harrison, and the first of two with guitarist Mike McKnight and drummer Armando Del Rio. Following touring in support of

title: Sean Murphy (swimmer)

text: Sean Murphy (swimmer) Sean Murphy (born March 21, 1964) is a former backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for six years on the Canadian national swimming team, setting several national records. Murphy competed in several international competitions, including the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Commonwealth Games, World University Games, FINA World Aquatics Championships, and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he finished in 8th in the final of the men's 100-metre backstroke. Murphy attended Stanford University, and competed for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team from 1985 to 1988. As a college swimmer, he won three individual

title: The Fastest Gun Alive

text: Ford and Crawford)." The Fastest Gun Alive The Fastest Gun Alive is a 1956 Western film starring Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, and Broderick Crawford. Son of a notorious fast-drawing sheriff, George Kelby Jr. (Ford) and his wife Dora (Jeanne Crain) settle down in the peaceful town of Cross Creek under assumed identities to avoid having to continually face men out to become famous for shooting down the "fastest gun alive". Now known as George Temple, he becomes a mild-mannered teetotalling shopkeeper, little respected by the other townsfolk. One day comes news that outlaw Vinnie Harold (Crawford) has gunned down Clint

title: The Fastest Gun Alive

text: The Fastest Gun Alive The Fastest Gun Alive is a 1956 Western film starring Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, and Broderick Crawford. Son of a notorious fast-drawing sheriff, George Kelby Jr. (Ford) and his wife Dora (Jeanne Crain) settle down in the peaceful town of Cross Creek under assumed identities to avoid having to continually face men out to become famous for shooting down the "fastest gun alive". Now known as George Temple, he becomes a mild-mannered teetotalling shopkeeper, little respected by the other townsfolk. One day comes news that outlaw Vinnie Harold (Crawford) has gunned down Clint Fallon (Walter Coy),

title: Craig Stevens (swimmer)

text: 14:53.18 making him the third fastest performer by an Australian in history. Stevens failed to qualify for the finals of the 400-metre freestyle at the Olympics as he was comprehensively out-swum, finishing in 8th place in heat three, 7 seconds behind the winner. In the 1500-metre freestyle, Stevens again failed to make the finals finishing 5th in heat four, some 17 seconds behind the winner and 8 seconds outside of his personal best. <br> Craig Stevens (swimmer) Craig Julian Stevens (born 23 July 1980) is an Australian former freestyle swimmer specialising in the 400-, 800- and 1500-metre freestyle events. He

title: Ed Moses (swimmer)

text: Ed Moses (swimmer) Glenn Edward Moses, Jr. (born June 7, 1980) is an American former competition swimmer and breaststroke specialist who is an Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and former world record-holder. He represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold and silver medal. On January 23, 2002 in Stockholm, Sweden, Moses set a world record in the short course 100 m breaststroke (57.47). In January 2002, Moses also set the world mark in the short course 200 m breaststroke, which he lowered again Berlin, Germany on January 17, 2004 with a time of

title: Michael Weiss (swimmer)

text: Michael Weiss (swimmer) Michael Weiss (born May 23, 1991) is an American competition swimmer who has represented the United States in international championships including the FINA world championships, Pan American Games, and World University Games. Weiss was a three-time Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association champion and an NCAA runner-up. Weiss won the gold medal at the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay. Weiss swam at the 2013 Duel in the Pool. He was also a gold medalist at the 2013 Summer Universiade. He again won gold at the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)

title: Peter Marshall (swimmer)

text: Peter Marshall (swimmer) Peter Jeffrey Marshall (born March 9, 1982) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in the backstroke. He is a former world record holder in the 50-meter backstroke (short course) and the 100-meter backstroke (short course). He has won a total of fourteen medals in major international competition - ten gold, two silver, and two bronze - spanning the World Championships, Pan American Games, and Pan Pacific Championships. Over his career Peter Marshall held eight World Records (400 Medley Relay 2002, 100 Backstroke 2004, 100 Backstroke 2008, 50 Backstroke 2008, 100 Backstroke 2008, 50 backstroke 2009, 50

title: Zhang Yufei (swimmer)

text: Zhang Yufei (swimmer) Zhang Yufei (; born 19 April 1998) is a Chinese competitive swimmer who specializes in sprint freestyle and butterfly events. Considered one of the most promising swimmers in the international scene, she currently holds a world junior record in the 200 m butterfly, and also produced a tally of seven medals (three golds, two silver, and two bronze) in her swimming career, spanning the Youth Olympics, Asian Games, and the World Championships. Born in Xuzhou, Zhang began swimming at the age of three partly because of the encouragement and influence of her mother, who acted as her

title: Steve Badger (swimmer)

text: Steve Badger (swimmer) Stephen William Badger (born 19 October 1956) is a former competitive swimmer who represented Australia in the 1973 World Swimming Championships and the 1974 Commonwealth Games, and Canada in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He achieved FINA World Top 20 Rankings from 1973–77 and again in the years 1979-80. He missed selection in the 1978 Canadian Commonwealth Games team due to a bout of glandular fever. After representing Australia in the 1973 World Championships and the 1974 Commonwealth Games, he moved to Canada in late 1974. He sought selection in the Canadian Olympic Team for the 1976 Games

title: Fastest lap

text: Prix motorcycle racing, which includes the 80cc, 125cc, 250cc, 350cc, 500cc, Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP classes, Giacomo Agostini holds the record for the most fastest laps with 117. Valentino Rossi, who still actively races in MotoGP, is second with 95 fastest laps and Ángel Nieto is third with 81. Fastest lap In motorsport, the fastest lap is the quickest lap run during a race. Some series, like the discontinued A1 Grand Prix and the current Formula 2 series, award bonus points to the driver/team with the fastest lap. In Formula One, where until drivers were awarded a point for setting

title: World records for fastest motorcycle ride around Australia

text: with his recorded time of 21 days and 0 hours in July 1972. Following is a list of the records made over the years until the current record in 1987. "Oz : around Australia on a Triumph" by Geoff Hill describes the route in detail. World records for fastest motorcycle ride around Australia World records for fastest motorcycle ride around Australia The official route for the record around Australia is via Highway 1, visiting every capital city (except Hobart) starting at any point travelling clockwise or anti-clockwise. This official route was deemed necessary due to the great discrepancy in the

title: James Gibson (swimmer)

text: James Gibson (swimmer) James Gibson, MBE (born 6 February 1980) is an English former competitive swimmer and breaststroke who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. He is a former world, European and Commonwealth champion in the men's 50-metre breaststroke event, and now serves as a swimming coach. Born in Chelmsford, Essex, and raised in Witham. He first started swimming at Witham Dolphins swimming club in Essex and is now the clubs lifelong president, Gibson's primary swimming stroke is the breaststroke and he competed in the 50-, 100- and

title: The Fastest Guitar Alive

text: The Fastest Guitar Alive The Fastest Guitar Alive is a 1967 American musical comedy film directed by Michael D. Moore and starring singer Roy Orbison in his only starring role as an actor. A musical western, the story is set near the end of the American Civil War, with Orbison portraying a Southern spy with a bullet-shooting guitar given the task of robbing gold bullion from the United States Mint in San Francisco in order to help finance the Confederacy's war effort. The film features Orbison performing seven original songs which appeared on his 1967 MGM record album of the

title: The Swimmer (poem)

text: white horses ! you gather and gallop, "Oh! brave white horses! you gather and gallop," Now the stoutest ship were the frailest shallop I would ride as never [a] man has ridden In your sleepy, swirling surges hidden, "I would ride as never man has ridden" To gulfs foreshadowed through straits forbidden, </poem> In addition to the D major melody, Elgar incorporates music from earlier songs in the cycle: "Where Corals Lie" (at "God surely loved us a little then") and "Sea Slumber Song" (at "The skies were fairer"). The Swimmer (poem) "The Swimmer" is a poem by the Australian

title: The Fastest Guitar Alive

text: and Bill Dees The track, "Rollin' On", was covered on the 33 record album "Famous Western Film Melodies" by the Prague Radio Dance Orchestra - ARTIA SUPRAPHON 1 13 1788. The Fastest Guitar Alive The Fastest Guitar Alive is a 1967 American musical comedy film directed by Michael D. Moore and starring singer Roy Orbison in his only starring role as an actor. A musical western, the story is set near the end of the American Civil War, with Orbison portraying a Southern spy with a bullet-shooting guitar given the task of robbing gold bullion from the United States Mint

title: Fastest with the Mostest

text: Fastest with the Mostest Fastest with the Mostest is a 1960 Warner Bros. cartoon in the "Looney Tunes" series featuring Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. It was released on January 9, 1960, making it the first Warner Bros. cartoon of the 1960s. The title is a reference to the epigram "Git thar fustest with the mostest", often erroneously attributed to Nathan Bedford Forrest. Wile E. Coyote ("Carnivorous - Slobbius") lights a firework, hoping for it to explode when Road Runner ("Velocitus - Incalcublii") passes over it, but it explodes instantly. Wile E. catches up to the Road Runner

title: Ed Moses (swimmer)

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He currently serves as a vice president. He is also pursuing an MBA degree at UCLA Anderson School of Management In 2009 Moses appeared on Golf Channel's "Big Break Disney Golf" where he was eliminated in the first episode. In 2017, he appeared as a contestant on the Netflix reality series "Ultimate Beastmaster" finishing second in his episode.

 Ed Moses (swimmer) Glenn Edward Moses, Jr. (born June 7, 1980) is an American former competition swimmer and breaststroke specialist who is an Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and former world record-holder. He represented the United States at the 2000

title: David Bates (swimmer)

text: Pacific Swimming Championships in Atlanta in the pool for 1500m freestyle and open water race. David Bates (swimmer) David Neil Bates (Born 4 March 1976, Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia) is an Australian open water swimmer who has received the Certificate of Merit in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame for his outstanding career in open water swimming. He gained a silver medal in the 25 km race at the 1994 FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome, Italy, losing by a small margin of 65 seconds to Canadian Greg Streppel. He was the first swimmer to be selected in the Australian

title: David Bates (swimmer)

text: David Bates (swimmer) David Neil Bates (Born 4 March 1976, Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia) is an Australian open water swimmer who has received the Certificate of Merit in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame for his outstanding career in open water swimming. He gained a silver medal in the 25 km race at the 1994 FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome, Italy, losing by a small margin of 65 seconds to Canadian Greg Streppel. He was the first swimmer to be selected in the Australian team for pool swimming and open water swimming and subsequently swam in the 6th Pan

title: Liz Johnson (swimmer)

text: Liz Johnson (swimmer) Elizabeth "Liz" Johnson (born 3 December 1985) is a British swimmer who has won gold medals in the Paralympic Games and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) world championships. She has cerebral palsy, placing her in the S6 classification. Johnson was born in Newport, South Wales, on 3 December 1985. She has cerebral palsy, and, at the age of three, was encouraged by her mother to join a group for disabled swimmers to strengthen and relax her muscles. She came to love the sport, competing as an S6 swimmer, and was selected to swim for Team GB at the

title: Thomas Young (swimmer)

text: Thomas Young (swimmer) Thomas Young, (born 3 May 1991) is a British Paralympic swimmer. He represented Britain at the 2012 London Paralympics and has won medals at both the long course and short course World Championships. Young was born in Lancaster, England in 1991. He was born without a right hand and forearm and two club feet. Young was introduced to swimming at the age of five by his mother, who wanted him to be able to swim as he became older. He began competing at the age of 12 and was subsequently classified as a S8 disability swimmer. In

title: Adam Brown (swimmer)

text: Games-100m Freestyle-8th 2010-Delhi Commonwealth Games-4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay-SILVER MEDAL 2010-Delhi Commonwealth Games-4 × 100 m Medley Relay (heats only)-BRONZE MEDAL 2011-Shanghai World Championships-50m Freestyle-13th 2011-Shanghai World Championships-100m Freestyle-21st 2011-Shanghai World Championships-4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay-8th 2011-Shanghai World Championships-4 × 100 m Medley Relay-6th 2012-London Olympic Games-50m Freestyle-20th 2012-London Olympic Games-100m Freestyle-20th 2012-London Olympic Games-4 × 100 m Medley Relay-4th 2013-Barcelona World Championships-50m Freestyle-17th 2013-Barcelona World Championships-100m Freestyle-9th 2013-Barcelona World Championships-4 × 100 m Medley Relay-9th Adam Brown (swimmer) Adam Thorp Brown (born 16 January 1989) is an English competition swimmer who has represented Great Britain at the

title: James Guy (swimmer)

text: James Guy (swimmer) James Guy (born 26 November 1995) is an English competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games, the FINA World Championships and the LEN European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. Guy specialises in the 200- and 400-metre freestyle, and the 100-metre butterfly. He won two World Championship gold medals in the 200-metre freestyle and 4×200-metre freestyle relay event at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. In 2016, he won silver in the 4x200m freestyle relay and the 4x100m medley relay at the Rio Olympics in 2016. Guy was born in Bury to Cath

title: Michael Weiss (swimmer)

text: in the 4x200-meter relay. He also competed at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. Michael Weiss (swimmer) Michael Weiss (born May 23, 1991) is an American competition swimmer who has represented the United States in international championships including the FINA world championships, Pan American Games, and World University Games. Weiss was a three-time Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association champion and an NCAA runner-up. Weiss won the gold medal at the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay. Weiss swam at the 2013 Duel in the Pool. He was also a gold medalist at the 2013 Summer

title: James Gibson (swimmer)

text: 2004 New Year's Honours. Gibson's club was Loughborough University where he was coached by Ben Titley. He now coaches himself at Loughborough, being the head coach of the National Sprint team. James Gibson (swimmer) James Gibson, MBE (born 6 February 1980) is an English former competitive swimmer and breaststroke who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. He is a former world, European and Commonwealth champion in the men's 50-metre breaststroke event, and now serves as a swimming coach. Born in Chelmsford, Essex, and raised in Witham. He first

title: Mike Heath (swimmer)

text: Mike Heath (swimmer) Michael Steward Heath (born April 9, 1964) is an American former competition swimmer who specialized in freestyle events. He is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, and a former world record-holder in two relay swimming events. A native of Texas, he won two national collegiate championship competing for the University of Florida. During his elite swimming career, Heath won ten medals in major international championships, including seven golds, two silvers and a bronze, spanning the Olympic Games, FINA World Championships, and Pan Pacific Championships. Heath was born in McAllen, Texas. He attended Highland Park High School in University

title: Zhang Lin (swimmer)

text: the first time by a Chinese male in a world swimming competition in the past 73 years. Zhang was named "2009 Pacific Rim Male Swimmer of the Year" by ’‘Swimming World Magazine’‘, it's also the first Chinese male swimmer to win this award. Zhang is coached by Zhang Yadong and Chen Yinghong. He has also been coached by Australian Denis Cotterell since late 2007, who is the former coach of distance champion Grant Hackett. In the fall of 2011, he trained with Dave Salo at the Trojan Swim Club for a 52-day training camp. In 2010, Zhang found that he

title: Zhang Lin (swimmer)

text: Zhang Lin (swimmer) Zhang Lin (; born January 6, 1987) is a retired Chinese competitive male swimmer. He is an Olympic silver medalist, world champion, and the current world-record holder in the 800 metre freestyle. On January 6, 1987, Zhang was born in Haidian Deistrict, Beijing City. He is the second son to his parents Zhang Zhongquan (张仲泉) and Zhang Fenglan (张凤兰). He has an elder brother Zhang Cong (张琮) who is five years his senior. Both of his parents are employed by a property management company. Zhang began swimming at the age of seven. In 2000, he decided to

title: Zhang Lin (swimmer)

text: also become friends outside the pool. Zhang Lin (swimmer) Zhang Lin (; born January 6, 1987) is a retired Chinese competitive male swimmer. He is an Olympic silver medalist, world champion, and the current world-record holder in the 800 metre freestyle. On January 6, 1987, Zhang was born in Haidian Deistrict, Beijing City. He is the second son to his parents Zhang Zhongquan (张仲泉) and Zhang Fenglan (张凤兰). He has an elder brother Zhang Cong (张琮) who is five years his senior. Both of his parents are employed by a property management company. Zhang began swimming at the age of

title: Fastest animals

text: Californian mite "Paratarsotomus macropalpis", which has a speed of 322 body lengths per second. The equivalent speed for a human running as fast as this mite would be . This is far in excess of the previous record holder, the Australian tiger beetle, "Cicindela eburneola", the fastest insect in the world relative to body size, which has been recorded at or 171 body lengths per second. The cheetah, the fastest land mammal, scores at only 16 body lengths per second while Anna's hummingbird has the highest known length-specific velocity attained by any vertebrate Fastest animals This is a list of

text: World records for fastest motorcycle ride around Australia World records for fastest motorcycle ride around Australia The official route for the record around Australia is via Highway 1, visiting every capital city (except Hobart) starting at any point travelling clockwise or anti-clockwise. This official route was deemed necessary due to the great discrepancy in the distances covered by the riders. The first motorcycle ride around Australia was originally a US$20,000 bet made in 1972 between two Americans, Entrepreneur Frank Wheeler (AKA Big Frank) and record producer Julian Grant. Big Frank began the records riding on a 125 cc Hodaka motorcycle

title: The Swimmer (film)

text: highway as the skies darken and rain begins to fall. Amid a downpour at sunset, a shivering, limping Ned staggers home; the tennis court where his daughters were supposedly playing is in disrepair, and his house is locked and deserted, with several windows broken. Ned repeatedly tries in vain to open the door before slumping to the ground in the doorway "The Swimmer" was produced by Sam Spiegel, a three-time Academy Award for Best Picture winner, who ultimately removed his name from the film (although the logo of his company, Horizon Pictures, remains). It was filmed largely on location in

title: Mohamed Monir (swimmer)

text: Mohamed Monir (swimmer) Mohamed El-Zanaty Monir (; born February 1, 1984 in Giza) is an Egyptian swimmer, who specialized in open water marathon. He represented his nation Egypt at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has claimed a bronze medal in the 25 km open water race (5:19:23.23) at the 2007 FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Mohammad competed as a lone open water swimmer for Egypt in the inaugural men's 10 km marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, he finished with a nineteenth place time of 1:54:36.4, but managed to pick up the

title: Scott Miller (swimmer)

text: Scott Miller (swimmer) Scott Andrew Miller (born 21 February 1975) is an Australian butterfly swimmer who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, winning a silver and bronze medal. Coached by Barry Prime, the Manly-born swimmer emerged onto the international scene as a 19-year-old at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, where he won the 100 m butterfly and the 4×100 m medley relay. In 1995, he became the World Short Course champion in the 200 m butterfly, and established himself as a contender for the 1996 Olympics. While competing at the Pan Pacific Championships in Atlanta that year,

title: Scott Miller (swimmer)

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cash. He was given a one-year suspended jail sentence. He was briefly married to TV personality Charlotte Dawson, from 1999 to 2000.

 Scott Miller (swimmer) Scott Andrew Miller (born 21 February 1975) is an Australian butterfly swimmer who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, winning a silver and bronze medal. Coached by Barry Prime, the Manly-born swimmer emerged onto the international scene as a 19-year-old at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, where he won the 100 m butterfly and the 4×100 m medley relay. In 1995, he became the World Short Course champion in the

title: The Fastest Kid Alive

text: The Adolescents supported it with a tour from June through August that took them to Germany, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Australia, and Japan. Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. The Fastest Kid Alive The Fastest Kid Alive is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band the Adolescents, released in June 2011 on Concrete Jungle Records. It was the band's first album not to include at least one of the Agnew brothers (Rikk, Frank, and Alfie), and began a string of albums with singer Tony Reflex and bassist Steve

title: Fastest with the Mostest

text: pipes before twisting himself out of a spigot. Wile E. then stares at the Road Runner, still standing on the floating piece of rock, much to Wile E.'s confusion. He pulls out a sign that says, I WOULDN'T MIND, EXCEPT THAT HE DEFIES THE LAW OF GRAVITY!, but the Road Runner holds a sign that says, SURE, BUT I NEVER STUDIED LAW!, as he speeds away. Fastest with the Mostest Fastest with the Mostest is a 1960 Warner Bros. cartoon in the "Looney Tunes" series featuring Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. It was released on January 9, 1960,

title: Ryan Murphy (swimmer)

text: Ryan Murphy (swimmer) Ryan Murphy (born July 2, 1995) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke. He is a three-time Olympic gold medalist and world-record holder in the men's 100-meter backstroke (long course). At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Murphy swept the backstroke events by winning gold in the 100- and 200-meter backstroke. Murphy also won gold in the 4×100-meter medley relay and his leadoff backstroke leg broke Aaron Peirsol's former world record set in 2009. Murphy graduated from Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida in 2013 and went on to the University of California, Berkeley. Swimming for the California

title: Ryan Murphy (swimmer)

text: and Grevers and second in the 200 backstroke behind Evgeny Rylov and ahead of countryman and former college teammate Jacob Pebley. He also earned gold medals by swimming in the prelims on the US 400 medley and mixed medley relays. His mixed medley relay set a World and Championship record of 3:40.28 in prelims, though it was later broken by the US in finals. Ryan Murphy (swimmer) Ryan Murphy (born July 2, 1995) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke. He is a three-time Olympic gold medalist and world-record holder in the men's 100-meter backstroke (long course). At

title: The Fastest Gun Alive

text: telling the posse how the two men shot each other dead. Both the tombstones of Harold and Kelby are dated November 7, 1889. After the posse leaves, it is revealed that Kelby was not killed. A coffin filled with stones, Kelby's gun, and his reputation as "the fastest gun alive", was buried instead. This allows George and Dora to resume their peaceful existence in Cross Creek. Russ Tamblyn, who later co-starred in "West Side Story" (1961), performs a dance routine during a hoedown early in the film that includes a "shovel" dance, i.e. dancing on shovels used as stilts. Roderick

title: Andrew Willis (swimmer)

text: Andrew Willis (swimmer) Andrew Willis (born 3 December 1990) is an English competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European Championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. Willis competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where he finished 4th in the 200-metre breaststroke, and in the 2011 World Championships, where he made the final for the same event and finished 8th. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he competed in the men's 200-metre breaststroke, finishing in 3rd place overall in the heats and qualifying for the final where he finished in 8th place.

title: David Plummer (swimmer)

text: accepted a position at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center. David Plummer (swimmer) David Edward Plummer (born October 9, 1985) is a retired American competition swimmer who specialized in backstroke events. He won bronze and gold medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships in Dubai, Plummer won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay for his contributions in the heats. Plummer also competed in the 50- and 100-meter backstroke in Dubai but finished out of medal contention in both events. At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, Plummer placed fifth in

title: William Foster (swimmer)

text: in the semi-finals. Four years later at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, he won the bronze medal as part of the British 4×200-metre freestyle relay team. In the 400-metre freestyle competition as well as in the 1500-metre freestyle event he was eliminated in the semi-finals. William Foster (swimmer) William Foster (10 July 1890 – 17 December 1963) was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the 1908 and 1912 Olympics. He was freestyle swimmer who won gold and bronze medals as a member of British relay teams, and set a world record in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay.

title: Mark Foster (swimmer)

text: judges in the dance-off on week 6. He participated in the "Strictly Come Dancing" arena tour in 2012, dancing with Natalie Lowe. As a teenager, Foster was involved with the police for using money obtained by deception. In 2002 Foster lived in Bath, UK, sharing a flat with former 110m hurdles Olympic silver medalist and World champion athlete Colin Jackson. In November 2017, he came out as gay. Mark Foster (swimmer) Mark Andrew Foster (born 12 May 1970) is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and world championships, and swam for England in the

title: Andrew Willis (swimmer)

text: the final of the 200-metre breaststroke in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. He went on to win a silver medal in the 2016 World Championships (SC). Willis made the final for both the 100-metre and 200-metre breaststroke in the 2018 Commonwealth Games, where he finished 8th and 4th respectively. In July 2018, Willis retired from competitive swimming. "As of August 2018" Andrew Willis (swimmer) Andrew Willis (born 3 December 1990) is an English competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European Championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. Willis competed at the

title: William Foster (swimmer)

text: William Foster (swimmer) William Foster (10 July 1890 – 17 December 1963) was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the 1908 and 1912 Olympics. He was freestyle swimmer who won gold and bronze medals as a member of British relay teams, and set a world record in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay. At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, he won the gold medal as part of the British 4×200-metre freestyle relay team and did not compete in any other competition. In the 400-metre freestyle final he finished fourth and in the 1500-metre freestyle event he was eliminated

title: Bruce Robertson (swimmer)

text: Bruce Robertson (swimmer) Bruce Richard Robertson, CM (born April 27, 1953) is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 in Munich. There he won the silver medal in the 100-metre butterfly, and bronze in the 4×100-metre medley relay, alongside Erik Fish, William Mahony and Robert Kasting. A specialist in the butterfly stroke, his greatest achievement was winning the 100-metre butterfly race at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade – the first world championship swimming performance by a Canadian in over 60 years. Robertson also

title: Martin Harris (swimmer)

text: FINA short course world championships. Martin won a silver medal as a member of the English team in the 4x100-metre medley relay, and 4th in the 100m backstroke at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Martin Harris (swimmer) Martin Clifford Harris (born 21 May 1969) is an English former competitive swimmer and backstroke specialist who represented Great Britain in international championships during the 1990s, spanning 12 years, swimming at 2x Olympics, 3x FINA world championships, and 3x European championships, and England at the 3x Commonwealth Games. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, Harris competed in the

title: Emma Johnson (swimmer)

text: 400-metre freestyle in individual events at the same Olympics. Emma won the 400-metre individual medley at the 2017 World Short Course Championships in Sweden. She represented Australia at the 1998 World Championships in Perth, and the 1995 and 1999 Pan Pacific Championships. She retired from competitive swimming in 2000. Johnson completed a Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Psychology at the Australian National University (ANU) in 2005. She currently works at the Australian Anti-doping authority (ASADA) as a Director. Emma Johnson (swimmer) Emma Clare Johnson (born 24 February 1980) is an Australian freestyle and medley swimmer of the 1990s, who

title: Zhang Yufei (swimmer)

text: time of 7:49.10. On 22 Aug 2018, Zhang won the Women's 200m butterfly gold medal at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia with 2:06.61 . Zhang Yufei (swimmer) Zhang Yufei (; born 19 April 1998) is a Chinese competitive swimmer who specializes in sprint freestyle and butterfly events. Considered one of the most promising swimmers in the international scene, she currently holds a world junior record in the 200 m butterfly, and also produced a tally of seven medals (three golds, two silver, and two bronze) in her swimming career, spanning the Youth Olympics, Asian Games, and the World

title: John Morgan (swimmer)

text: John Morgan (swimmer) John Morgan is an American swimmer who won 13 gold medals across two Paralympic Games. He made his debut at the 1984 Summer Paralympics where he won five golds, then returned at the 1992 Games in Barcelona where he medalled in all ten events in which he competed. Morgan's success at these Games included setting six world records; throughout his career he set a total of 14 world records. He was inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in 2008 and the United States Association of Blind Athletes' Hall of Fame in 2011. Morgan was

title: Dan Wallace (swimmer)

text: Dan Wallace (swimmer) Daniel Wallace (born 14 April 1993) is a retired Scottish swimmer who has represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and FINA world championships, and Scotland in the Commonwealth Games. The 2014 Commonwealth Games champion at 400 metre individual medley, he was part of the Great Britain 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay team that won gold at the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships, and silver at the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Competing for Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Wallace won the gold medal in the men's 400-metre individual medley

title: Sean Murphy (swimmer)

text: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships and contributed to three NCAA national team championships. Sean Murphy (swimmer) Sean Murphy (born March 21, 1964) is a former backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for six years on the Canadian national swimming team, setting several national records. Murphy competed in several international competitions, including the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Commonwealth Games, World University Games, FINA World Aquatics Championships, and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he finished in 8th in the final of the men's 100-metre backstroke. Murphy attended Stanford University, and competed for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and

title: David Davies (swimmer)

text: all over me, and the last lap was a real struggle.". Davies qualified for the Olympics 10K at the 2008 Open Water World Championships in Seville, Spain where he finished just .03 behind the winner. David Davies (swimmer) David Michael Rhys Davies (born 3 March 1985) is a Welsh former competitive swimmer who has represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games, and swam for Great Britain at Summer Olympics, world championships and European championships, winning medals in each of those major international championships. Davies specialises in long-distance freestyle events. Born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Davies swam for Wales at the

title: Xu Qing (swimmer)

text: 4 x 50 m medley 20pts World Record. Xu Qing (swimmer) Xu Qing (born September 27, 1992) is a Chinese Paralympic swimmer. He lost both his arms in a car accident when he was 6. He began swimming training at 7, introduced to the sport by a doctor who had himself been a para-athlete. Competing in the S6 classification, Xu won 3 gold and one bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and 4 gold medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. , Xu holds S6 World records in 50 m freestyle and 50 m butterfly events; he also swam in

title: Matt Targett (swimmer)

text: named by some to be "darkest day" in swimming in recent memory, the team came only 4th behind France, the USA and Russia. After a slow start by Magnussen, Targett as second swimmer held on to gain a position, while Sullivan, who had the fastest split of the team retained third place, however anchor James Roberts was unable to hold off a Russian powerhouse team, and was pipped at the wall and finished in 4th position. In a surprise decision by the Australian coaching staff, Targett was selected to swim the butterfly leg of the 4×100-metre medley relay in the

title: Chris Cook (swimmer)

text: Darren Mew, who compete in the same events. He represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 100 m breaststroke event. He is currently on a UK school tour. Chris Cook (swimmer) Christopher Anthony Cook (born 5 May 1979) is an English former competitive swimmer who swam for Great Britain in the Olympics, world championships and European championships, and competed for England in the Commonwealth Games. Cook specialises in the breaststroke, and took gold in the 50 and 100 metre finals representing England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. He has also competed for Great Britain at

title: The Fastest Gun Alive

text: these men have about gunmen, displaying a detailed knowledge of guns and gunmen they never suspected he had. George then blurts out his secret that he is the fastest gun alive, "... faster than Earp, faster than Hardin, faster than Fallon, and faster than the man who killed him." With the citizens understandably skeptical, George takes them into the street and gives them a demonstration of his skill. First, with only two shots, he hits two silver dollars tossed into the air on the count of three. Following that, he shoots a beer glass full of beer dropped from Harvey