Women's 400m Individual Medley - Heats | London 2012 Olympics

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Highlights of the Women's 400m Individual Medley Heats during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Swimming has featured on the programme of all editions of the Games since 1896. The very first Olympic events were freestyle (crawl) or breaststroke. Backstroke was added in 1904.
In the 1940s, breaststrokers discovered that they could go faster by bringing both arms forward over their heads. This practice was immediately forbidden in breaststroke, but gave birth to butterfly, whose first official appearance was at the 1956 Games in Melbourne. This style is now one of the four strokes used in competition.
Women's swimming became Olympic in 1912 at the Stockholm Games. Since then, it has been part of every edition of the Games. The men's and women's programmes are almost identical, as they contain the same number of events, with only one difference: the freestyle distance is 800 metres for women and 1,500 metres for men.
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[@joelfabricebacorilall1524]

WE need to appreciate every effort of a swimmer if we are a swimmer.... good job

[@MickChickenn]

It is not a bad time. You have to consider where she is coming from, though. Pakistan is not a country that can spend a ton of money training swimmers. The elite of the country probably still train with old values, like running and high yardage. She may not be the fastest swimmer in the pool, but she is the best Pakistan can offer. Plus, she can say she is an Olympic swimmer. Can you?

[@timothyguan]

and it's the 400im...

[@Viccobalta]

she is from London

[@niamhemily9455]

I am a swimmer, and you should know how much work and effort needs to be put into meats like this..... Not saying that I will be in the olympics lol xx

[@yanderesrb8289]

It’s meets not meatslol

[@francobuono5602]

The winner of 4th heats is Miley

[@connorlittle6126]

Nguyen is pronounced when

[@nam11r]

Vietnam!

[@user-sp3tg2ib4q]

my worst nightmare

[@rhyyyssharrrp1762]

I think Miley should do a 200 in each stroke besides fly with all the medley and 400 free with 200 free relay

[@MickChickenn]

That is literally one of the dumbest things I have ever read.