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Backstroke


1995 Jeff Rouse swims world record 50m backstroke (24.37 sec)

1995 Sandra Volker swims European record 50m backstroke (27.67 sec)

1995 Sandra Volker swims female European record 50m backstroke: 27.77

1995 Sandra Volker swims female European record 50m backstroke (27.77)

1994 Chong Hey swims female record 400m medley (4:01.67)/100m backstroke

1993 Jeff Rouse swims world record 100m backstroke (51.43 sec)

1993 Sandra V"lker swims world record 50m backstroke (28.33 sec)

1993 Jani Sievinen swims world record 200m backstroke (1:55.59)

1992 Sandra Volker swims world record 50m backstroke (28.57 sec)

1992 Jeff Rouse swims world record/OR 100m backstroke (53.86 sec)

1992 Tamas Darnyi swims world record/Olympics 200m backstroke (1:59.36)

1992 Nicole Stevenson swims world record 200m backstroke (2:06.78)

1991 Martin Lopez-Zubero swims world record 200m backstroke (1:56.57)

1991 Krizstina Egerszegi swims world record 200m backstroke (2:06.62)

1991 Krizstina Egerszegi swims world record 100 m backstroke (1:00.31)

1991 Martin Zubero swims world record 200m backstroke (1:52.51)

1990 Mark Tewsksbury swims world record 50m backstroke (25.06 sec)

1981 Beth Botsford, 100m/200m backstroke, 1996 Olympics gold

1976 John Naber is 1st to swin 200m backstroke under 2 minutes

1974 Krizstina Egerszegi, Hungarian backstroke swimmer, 100/200m WR

1973 Toby Haenen, Hobart Tasmania Aus, backstroke swimmer 1996 Olympics

1973 Brad Bridgewater, U.S., 200m backstroke, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Robert Braknis, born in Montreal, Quebec, 100m backstroke/4 x 100 1996 Olympics

1971 Tripp Schwenk, U.S., 100m/200m backstroke, 1996 Olympics silver

1971 Whitney Hedgepeth, 100m/200m backstroke, Olympics-2 silver-96

1970 Jeff Rouse, U.S., 50m/100m backstroke swimmer, Olymp-gold/silver-92, 96

1968 Mark Tewsksbury, Canada swimmer, world record backstroke

1967 Tamas Darnyi, Hungary, backstroke swimmer, Oly-gold-88, 92

1966 Betsy Mitchell, U.S. 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25

1965 Rica Reinisch, born in German DR, 100m/200m backstroke, 1980 Olympics gold

1964 Martin Lopez-Zubero, Spanish backstroke swimmer, world record 200m

1963 Sandor Wladar, born in Hungary, 200m backstroke swimmer, 1980 Olympics gold

1960 Linda Jezek, born in California, backstroke swimmer, Pan Am Gold-1979

1954 David Wilkie, England, 200m backstroke swimmer, 1996 Olympic gold

1951 Felipe Munoz, Mexico, 200m backstroke swimmer, 1968 Olympics gold

1950 Roland Matthes, German DR, 100m/200m backstroke, Oly-gold-1968, 72

1950 Debbie "Pokey" Watson, U.S., 200m backstroke swimmer, 1968 Olympics gold

1948 Galina Prozumenschikova, U.S.S.R., 200m backstroke 1964 Olympic gold

1948 Cathy Ferguson, 100m backstroke swimmer 1964 Olympic gold

1941 Anita Lonsbrough, born in England, 200m backstroke swimmer, Oly-gold-1960

1940 Adolf Kiefer swims world record 100 yards backstroke (58.8 sec)

1939 Cor Klint swims world record 200 m backstroke (2:38.8)

1927 Eva Szekely, Hungary, 200m backstroke swimmer, 1952 Olympics gold

1926 Ursula Happe, Germany, 200m backstroke swimmer 1956 Olympics gold

1918 Adolph Kiefer, U.S., 100m backstroke swimmer 1936 Olympics gold

1913 Eleanor Holm, New York City, 100m backstroke swimmer 1932 Olympics gold



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