Multiple issues orphan March 2011 refimprove September 2009 POV September 2009 South and West Africa Missions , or SWAM , is a Canadian charity organization based in Vancouver , British Columbia . The group performs missionary and relief work in South and West Africa , and attempts to bridge between citizens of those regions and Canadians who wish to assist them. SWAM is the first charity organization to join those two regions. Clarify date September 2009 SWAM was founded in 2000 by Jaco Jacobs . The group describes itself as a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization . ref cite web url http www.swa ministry.com title SWAM The South & West Africa Missions Official Website accessdate 2009 09 04 ref Zimbabwe SWAM has taken part in a number of food aid projects in Zimbabwe . Necessities such as mielie meal a type of porridge that is a popular food in Africa , also called pap , sugar, soap and cooking oil. Several other trips are made to take more mielie meal and Bibles which are most needed. Angola SWAM is aiding many in Angola with medical aid from Canadian doctors which, with medicine, work with the sick and injured to help. Many of the sick injured are not able to get to the medical aid that they need, some can not afford it. Namibia A lot of work has been done in Northern part of Namibia. The people that are helped are one of the first tribes to live in Southern Africa, the Bushmen San people. They struggle on their own and SWAM, together with the local churches has lead many projects to transport items such as seeds and livestock so that the San people can survive on their own without having to rely on the help of others. References http www.swa ministry.com Reflist Category Charities based in Canada Category Organizations based in Vancouver ... more details
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AWM image 014499 Information Description Brigadier General Dwight F. Johns decorates Private 1st Class Julius Franklin, who dived into a river and swam through burning petrol and exploding ammunition to rescue a fighter pilot whose plane had crashed into a river in New Guinea. Source http www.awm.gov.au database collection.asp Date 4 March 1943 Location New Guinea Author unknown Permission PD Australia ... more details
Bugsuk Island is an island in the Palawan region, Philippines. Its area is 119 km . History Eight crewmembers of the USS Flier SS 250 USS Flier reached Bugsuk Island after their submarine struck a mine on Aug. 13, 1944 while on surface patrol during World War II. The survivors, who had been on deck and in the conning tower when the explosion occurred, swam 18 hours to reach an atoll near Bugsuk. Over the next three days, they swam to two other islands before landing on Bugsuk and being helped by Filipino guerrillas. Seventy eight men died on the Flier, including seven who escaped the sub but didn t survive the swim. Source U.S. Navy news release http www.csp.navy.mil releases release 10 008.shtml and interview with Steve Jacobson, a son of one of the survivors, Ensign Al Jacobson. Philippines geo stub coord 8 15 N 117 18 E display title region PH type isle source GNS enwiki Category Islands of the Philippines Category National parks of the Philippines ... more details
Gregory Arkhurst born 6 May 1976 is an Olympic swimmer from C te d Ivoire . He represented his country at the C te d Ivoire at the 2000 Summer Olympics 2000 and C te d Ivoire at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2004 Summer Olympics , while living and training in Canada , however. 2000 Arkhurst swam in the Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics Men s 100 metre freestyle 100 metre freestyle in 2000, finishing 63rd out of 74 total swimmers. 2004 In 2004, he swam in the Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics Men s 50 metre freestyle 50 metre freestyle , finishing 58th out of 86 total swimmers. Sources http sports.yahoo.com olympics athens2004 civ Gregory Arkhurst 352469 Info Yahoo .com Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Arkhurst, Gregory ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 6 May 1976 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Arkhurst, Gregory Category 1976 births Category Living people Category Ivorian swimmers Category Freestyle swimmers Category Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Category Olympic swimmers of C te d Ivoire Africa swimming bio stub Coted Ivoire sport bio stub ... more details
Merge to Jennifer Figge date September 2010 Jennifer Frigge was widely reported, on 7 February 2009, to be the first woman to swim across the Atlantic Ocean when she reached Trinidad after a month of swimming from the Cape Verde Islands . ref Coto, Danica. http www.kansascity.com news nation story 1023356.html Coloradan, 56, becomes first woman to swim across Atlantic , Associated Press , 2009 02 07. Retrieved on 2009 02 08. ref However, critics pointed out that she spent a great deal of the 2,000 plus mile transit aboard a sailboat, with her spokesman acknowledging that she swam about 250 miles. ref Coto, Danica. http www.chicagotribune.com sports sns ap swm trans atlantic swim,0,2510347.story US swimmer swam through Atlantic, but across is a matter of debate , Associated Press , 2009 02 12. Retrieved on 2009 02 17. ref Frigge is a native of Aspen, Colorado , and was 56 when she reached Trinidad. See also Beno t Lecomte Notes Reflist Use dmy dates date September 2010 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Frigge, Jennifer ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Frigge, Jennifer Category Long distance swimmers Category American swimmers Category Living people US swimming bio stub ... more details
File William Jackman.jpg thumb William Jackman s passport photo William Jackman 20 May 1837 &ndash 25 February 1877 was a Newfoundland Colony Newfoundland sealing captain and sailing master. Jackman was born in Renews, Newfoundland . Like his younger brother Arthur Jackman Arthur , Jackman commanded seal hunting sealing vessels for Bowring Brothers . Jackman is best known for the rescue at Spotted Island on 9 October 1867. Jackman witnessed the Sea Clipper run aground with 27 people aboard. Jackman swam back and forth to the vessel eleven times, rescuing eleven people. His crew then tied a rope around his waist and Jackman swam back sixteen more times, rescuing all aboard the doomed ship. On 18 December 1868, for his heroism, he was presented the medal and diploma of the Royal Humane Society . External links canadabio ID 5060 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Jackman, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION sealing captain and sailing master DATE OF BIRTH 20 May 1837 PLACE OF BIRTH Renews, Newfoundland DATE OF DEATH 25 February 1877 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Jackman, William Category 1837 births Category 1877 deaths Category Maritime incidents in 1867 Category Bowring Brothers Canada bio stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 Byrne s Cove , also known as Burns Cove is an area in Kilkee , County Clare in Republic of Ireland Ireland . It is situated close to George s Head, which is a prominent headland in Kilkee. Historically Byrne s Cove was a men s only swimming area, where men swam naked. Byrne s Cove is also the starting point for the mile long bay swim which is held annually. Now both men and women enjoy one of the best swimming places in the world. Coord missing County Clare Category Geography of County Clare Category Visitor attractions in County Clare Clare geo stub ... more details
Liu Yu may refer to Liu Yu Prince Gong of Lu , Prince of Huaiyang, in Western Han Dynasty Liu Yu warlord ? 193 , warlord in the Eastern Han Dynasty Emperor Wu of Liu Song 363 422 , founder of Liu Song Emperor Ming of Liu Song 439 472 , emperor of Liu Song Emperor Houfei of Liu Song 463 477 , emperor of Liu Song Yu Liu , a historian professor and 2006 Guggenheim Fellow Liu Yu footballer born 1985 , Current Jiangsu Sainty player Liu Yu swimmer born 1982 , Chinese swimmer who swam at the 2005 East Asian Games hndis ... more details
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Automatic taxobox name Dutuitosaurus fossil range image image width 250px Refimprove date February 2009 Dutuitosaurus is an genus of Africa n metoposaur , a group of prehistoric amphibian s. It has a long tail, suggesting that it actively swam after fishes and other prey. ref LAMBERT, D., NAISH, D. & WYSE, E. 2003. Encyclopedia of dinosaurs & prehistoric life . Dorling Kindersley Limited, London. 376pp. ref References Reflist See also Koskinonodon Metoposauridae Prehistoric amphibian List of prehistoric amphibians Portal Paleontology Category Prehistoric amphibians paleo amphibian stub Trematosauria M. ... more details
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Infobox swimmer name Corney Swanepoel image imagesize caption fullname nicknames nationality NZL strokes butterfly swimming Butterfly club collegeteam birth date birth date and age mf yes 1986 3 17 birth place Potchefstroom Potchefstroom, South Africa death date death place height weight medaltemplates MedalCompetition Short Course Worlds MedalBronze 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships 2008 Manchester 4x100 m medley Corney Swanepoel born March 17, 1986 in Potchefstroom Potchefstroom, South Africa is a butterfly swimmer from New Zealand . He swam for New Zealand at the New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2004 and New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2008 Olympics . At the 2008 Olympics, he swam the Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Men s 100 metre butterfly 100 fly , where he finished 12th, and swam on New Zealand s 5th place finishing Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Men s 4 x 100 metre medley relay 4x100 medley relay . He holds the List of New Zealand records in swimming New Zealand Records in the 50m Butterfly both long course and short course and 100m Butterfly both long course and short course . He Currently Lives In NZ and has just started As of 17.8.10 Private Lessons References http www.olympic.org.nz New Zealand Olympic Committee http www.swimmingnz.org.nz competition national records New Zealand Records Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Swanepoel, Corney ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1986 PLACE OF BIRTH Potchefstroom Potchefstroom, South Africa DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Swanepoel, Corney Category 1986 births Category Living people Category New Zealand swimmers Category Olympic swimmers of New Zealand Category New Zealand people of South African descent Category Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Category Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics NewZealand swimming bio stub ... more details
the Atlantic . First out was the German. He swam 1 kilometer and drowned. Next came the Russian. He swam 10 kilometers and then he drowned. Now it was Bellman s turn. He swam and swam until he almost reached the coast of America then he got tired and swam back. A Dane, a Norwegian and Bellman made ... more details
Infobox person name Rubab Raza native name Nastaliq native nave lang urd image gender birth name birth date birth date and age 1991 01 15 birth place Lahore , Pakistan occupation Swimmer death date death place spouse Rubab Raza lang ur Nastaliq born January 15, 1991 ref http www.sports reference.com olympics athletes ra rubab raza 1.html Raza s entry from sports reference.com retrieved 2011 01 24. ref is an Olympic and List of Pakistani records in swimming national record holding swimmer from Pakistan . She became Pakistan s first female Olympic swimmer when she swam at the Pakistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2004 Olympics . ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi world south asia 3812839.stm Pakistan girl gets Olympic dream , published by the BBC on 2004 06 16 retrieved 2011 01 24. ref ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi world south asia 3582788.stm Pakistan girl makes Olympic history , published by the BBC on 2004 08 20 retrieved 2011 01 24. ref At the 2004 Summer Olympics , she swam the Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics Women s 50 metre freestyle 50m Freestyle , though unable to progress through the first round she undoubtedly opened up the opportunity for future female Pakistani swimmers. She became the second Pakistani female to compete at the Olympics following Shabana Akhtar at the Pakistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics 1996 Olympics shortly before the country s third female competitor, Sumaira Zahoor , who ran the 1500m at the 2004 Games a few days after Raza swam. At the age of 13 at the time of her Olympic race, Raza was the youngest Pakistani female ever to compete at an Olympics. The Pakistani Swimming Federation funded her with only 30 a month, but she was fortunate to have support from her father who is a retired army major and her mother who is a Physician doctor . She has won a number of national titles, and has seen success at Asian swimming tournaments. She has also swum for Pakistan at the 2006 South Asian Games Aquatics at the 2006 Commonweal ... more details
Infobox Person name Mihir Sen image Mihir1.jpg image size 100px caption birth date November 16, 1930 birth place Purulia , West Bengal , India death date June 11, 1997 death place Kolkata , West Bengal , India occupation Swimmer spouse Mihir Sen November 16, 1930 June 11, 1997 was an India n lawyer more notable for his career as a record setting swimmer . English channel swim His father was a doctor in Cuttack . He went to England to prepare himself for the bar but was attracted to swim across the channel. After a few unsuccessful attempts, he became the Firsts in India first Indian to swim the English Channel , from Dover to Calais on September 27 1958. ref name Bose268 Bose, Anjali, Samsad Bangali Chariutabhidhan , Vol II, Bn icon p. 268, Sishu Sahitya Samsad Pvt. Ltd., ISBN 81 86806 99 7 ref Mihir Sen was the first Indian man to swim English Channel. He achieved this feat on September 27, 1958, when he crossed the Channel in 14 hours and 45 minutes. In the process, Mihir Sen also became the first Asian to swim the English Channel. Mihir Sen was born on November 16, 1930, in Purulia, West Bengal. His father was a doctor in Cuttack. He went to England to study law but was attracted towards swimming. After achieving the feat of swimming across English Channel, Mihir Sen went on to achieve several other milestones. In the year 1966, Mihir Sen swam across the seven seas of the five continents. In April 1966, braving high tides and shark infested waters, he swam across the Palk Straits, the sea between India and Sri Lanka. In August, he crossed the Straits of Gibraltar between Spain and Morocco and one month later became the world s first man to swim the Straits of Dardanelles. In the same year Mihir Sen also swam across the Bosphorus and the Panama Canal. Mihir Sen was awarded the Padma Shri in 1959 and Padma Bhushan in 1967. References Reflist http mihir.org mihir.org Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Mihir Sen ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Swim ... more details
Wikify date January 2011 BLP sources date January 2011 File Sidni Jump.jpg thumb Sidni Hoxha Sidni Hoxha born Decembre 6, 1991 is an Albanians Albanian swimmer who participated for the first time in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 50 m freestyle. He swam in the placed second in his heat with a time of 24.56 seconds, but did not reach the semifinal with this result, finishing with the 64th fastest time in the event. ref http www.sports reference.com olympics athletes ho sidni hoxha 1.html at Sports Reference ref Hoxha currently swims for Old Dominion University in Virginia . He swam in Albania for the swim club TDS, Tirana Defina Sport . It was initially coached by Dashamir Bregu and later on by his father Shpetim Hoxha and Agron Cukja . They follow an American style type of training. He holds over 50 of the Albanian swimming records. As of European Swimming Championships Short Course in Istanbul 2009, he swam a 22.49 on his 50m Freestyle and mid 50.07 seconds in his 100m freestyle. In the 2011 FINA World Swimming Championships in Shanghai , Hoxha once again broke his own national records with swimming a 23.18 for 50m Freestyle and a 51.15 for 100m Freestyle. He was the fastest swimmer for the 50m Freestyle for junior division, and 2nd fastest for the 100m Freestyle in the Balkans, fro the age group 1992 1993 . He is currently working with Besmir Buranaj Hoxha and Jon Pepaj to bring Albanian Swimmers to train in the US. In October 2011, the swimmer helped create a swimming organization referred to as Illyrian Swimming Association . His participation in international meets has sparked much debate in the international and local media due to the unorganized efforts from the president of the Albanian Swimming Federation, Feim Alliu, which have repeatedly caused problems for the young swimmer to compete. References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Hoxha, Sidni ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sid the Kid SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1992 PLACE ... more details
MedalTableTop Lara Davenport.png 150px MedalSport Women s swimming sport swimming MedalCountry AUS MedalCompetition Olympic Games MedalGold 2008 Summer Olympics 2008 Beijing Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Women s 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay 4 200 m freestyle MedalBottom Lara Shiree Davenport Order of Australia OAM ref cite web title Davenport, Lara Shiree work It s An Honour publisher Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet url http itsanhonour.gov.au honours honour roll search.cfm?aus award id 1139884&search type advanced&showInd true accessdate 26 January 2009 ref born 1983 is an Australia n freestyle swimming freestyle swimmer who specialises in the 200 m event. At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne , Davenport competed in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. She swam the third leg in the heats, setting the second fastest split among all swimmers, in 1 min 58.51 s to help Australia qualify fastest for the final. As a result, she gained selection in the finals team at the expense of Bronte Barratt and Linda Mackenzie , who were Australia s representatives in the individual event. She swam the third leg in the final, but could only manage 1 min 59.28 s as Australia came fourth. At the 2008 Australian Swimming Championships she qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as a member of the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay squads by coming fourth in the individual event. She swam the heats of the relay, and collected gold when the first choice quartet won the final in a world record time. Davenport is studying psychology at Bond University . ref Bond University 2008 . http www.bond.edu.au news 2008 200809 olympic sporting stars.html Bond s Olympic Sporting Stars Make Waves in Beijing . Retrieved September 29, 2008. ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Davenport, Lara ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Swimmer DATE OF BIRTH 1983 PLACE OF BIRT ... more details
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