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S. William Hinzman
S. William "Bill" Hinzman (born October 24, 1936, in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania) is an American actor and film director. His first role was the cemetery zombie in the horror film Night of the Living Dead (1968). He later directed the zombie film Flesheater in 1988 and played roles in the films Legion..
SWI-Prolog
SWI-Prolog is an open source implementation of the programming language Prolog, commonly used for teaching. SWI-Prolog has been under continuous development since 1987. Its main author is [Jan Wielemaker]. It has a rich set of features, libraries (including its own GUI library, [XPCE&..
SWI/SNF
SWI/SNF is a nucleosome remodeling complex composed of several of the SWI and SNF genes (SWI1, SWI2/SNF2, SWI3, SNF5, SNF6) as well as several other polypeptides. Pazin MJ, Kadonaga JT, [and Related Proteins: ATP-Driven Motors That Disrupt Protein-DNA Interactions?"], Cell, (1997) Mar 21;..
Swicofil
Swicofil AG is a yarn, flock and fiber producers export company. It was founded in 1995 by René Hess and Beda Ricklin and is located in Emmenbruecke Switzerland. Both founders were longterm members of Viscosuisse and Rhône Poulence export teams. More information on this company can be found on the..
Swieqi
Swieqi is a town in northeastern Malta. The name Swieqi alludes to the watering channels that used to criss-cross what used to be farm land. It is situated 15 minutes by bus from Sliema. Its quiet environment and central location, combined with its beautiful townhouses have made it popular with the ..
Swietenia
Swietenia is a genus of trees in the mahogany family Meliaceae. It occurs in the Neotropics, from southern Florida, the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America south to Bolivia. It is usually taken to consist of three species, geographically separated. They are medium-sized to large trees growing to..
Swiffer
The Swiffer logo Swiffer is a line of cleaning products by Procter & Gamble. Swiffer was invented by Catherine Schwartz. Names of Swiffer products include Swiffer WetJet and Swiffer dusters. The brand uses the popular Razor and blades business model, whereby the consumer purchases the handle ..
Swift
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. The swifts are birds superficially similar to swallows but are actually not closely related to those passerine species at all; swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes, which they formerly shared with the hummingbirds. The resemblances between the sw..
Swift3D
Swift3D is a computer program from Electric Rain available for both Windows and Macintosh. It is a tool used to create 3D vector and raster animations for Macromedia Flash. ..
Swiftair
Swiftair is an airline based in Madrid, Spain. It operates scheduled and charter, passenger and cargo flights from Spain to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. It also operates air taxi and air ambulance services. It was founded in 1986 and its main base is Barajas International Airport, Madri..
Swiftboated
"Swiftboated" or "Swift Boating": The terms "Swiftboated" or "Swift Boating" evolved out of the Swift Vets and POWs for Truth (SBVT [link]) campaign against US Presidential candidate John Kerry in the 2004 election. Some Kerry supporters, claiming that the SBVT campaign was unfair, and th..
Swiftboating
Swiftboating is American political jargon for an ad hominem attack against a public figure, coordinated by an independent or pseudo-independent group, usually resulting in a benefit to an established political force. Specifically, this form of attack is controversial, easily repeatable, and diffic..
Swiftcurrent Lake
Swiftcurrent Lake is located in the Many Glacier region of Glacier National Park, Montana, United States. The Many Glacier Hotel, the largest hotel in the park, is along the east shore of the lake. Many hiking trails originate from the area and scenic tour boats provide access to the lake for visi..
Swifterbant
Swifterbant ([52°34′N 5°39′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Dronten, and lies about 13 km northeast of Lelystad. In 2001, Swifterbant had 5761 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.54 km2, and contained 2237 residences...
Swiftfox
Swiftfox is a web browser offshoot of Mozilla Firefox. It is optimized for several architectures, and is available for Linux only. External links [Official site.] ..
SwiftIRC
SwiftIRC is an IRC network that was formerly called FluxIRC. After a split of the netadmins, it was decided to branch off and split up the network, forming SwiftIRC. FluxIRC was started in an attempt to make a smaller IRC network for teens to hang out and talk about gaming, and didn't have much gr..
Swiftlet
Contents 1 Description2 Genus ''Aerodramus''3 Introduction4 Echolocation5 Food6 Cave ecology7 References8 Species Description The birds called Swiftlets or Cave Swiftlets are contained within the four genera Aerodramus, Hydrochous, Schoutedenapus and Col..
Swifton, Arkansas
Swifton is a city in Jackson County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 871 at the 2000 census. Swifton is the hometown of Baseball Hall of Famer George Kell. Geography Swifton is located at [35°49′27″N, 91°7′44″W] (35.824274, -91.129001)[Geographic references#1GR..
Swiftsure
Lightship #83, now called Swiftsure, is a ship launched in Camden, New Jersey, in 1904. She steamed around the tip of South America to her first station at Blunts Reef in California, where she saved 150 people when their ship ran aground in dense fog. Formerly known as Relief, Number 83 had numerous..
Swiftsure class battleship (1870)
The Swiftsure class battleships of the late Victorian era were broadside ironclads designed and built specifically for service as Flagships on the Pacific station. In appearance the two ships of the class, HMS Swiftsure and HMS Triumph, were very similar to HMS Audacious; under water their hulls we..
Swiftsure class submarine
The Royal Navy's Swiftsure-class of nuclear fleet submarines (SSNs) is the older of the two classes of attack submarine in service with the RN. It originally contained six boats, but HMS Swiftsure was decommissioned in 1992 due to damage suffered to the pressure hull during trials. HMS Splendid foll..
Swifts Creek, Victoria
Scenic hills surrounding Swifts Creek, Victoria, Australia Originally settled by Europeans in the gold rushes of the mid 1800s, Swifts Creek is a close knit rural community located between Omeo and Ensay on the Great Alpine Road in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 383km east of the state ..
Swiftwater rescue
Swiftwater Rescue is a subset of technical rescue that involves the use of specially trained personnel, ropes, and mechanical advantage systems often much more robust than those used in rope rescue because of the added pressure of moving water. The main goal is to use or deflect the water’s power..
Swiftwater Township, Minnesota
Swiftwater Township is a township in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 77 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 91.9 km² (35.5 mi²). 91.8 km² (35.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 m..
Swifty
This article is about the HTML editor. For the rapper Swifty McVay, see Swift (rapper). Swifty is a lightweight, free, and open source HTML editor created by Jacob Sheehy. Summary of functionality Full HTML syntax highlighting on opened filesOn-the-fly syntax highlightingTemplate managerWeb page ..
Swift (band)
Swift is a band hailing from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, formed by Gary Forsyth, Billy Deal, Mikey Gentle, and Jamie King in 1998. Taylor Mabe later joined the band. As of October 2005, Swift decided to take a hiatus while members focus on other areas of their individual lives. Band members ..
Swift (comics)
Swift is a comic book superheroine from the Wildstorm universe. Swift first appeared in the pages of Stormwatch and later became member of The Authority. Swift, whose real name is Shen Li-Min, is a bisexual Buddhist Tibetan Chinese woman. Swift is a Seedling. When a comet passed by Earth, it activ..
Swift (crater)
There is more than one crater named Swift Swift (lunar crater)Swift (crater on Deimos) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended arti..
Swift (disambiguation)
Contents 0.1 Birds0.2 People0.3 Fictional characters0.4 Other uses Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Swift may refer to: Birds Swift, birds in the order Apodiformes, which they formerly shared with the hummingbirds People People whose f..
Swift (lunar crater)
Crater characteristics Swift, to the north of the larger Peirce (center), from Apollo 17. NASA photo. Coordinates ..
Swift (rapper)
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Swift, also known as Swifty McVay (born Ondre Moore, March 17, 1976) is a rapper and part of the group D12. Swift also had a cameo along side the rest of D12 (sans Eminem) in "The Longest Yard (2005)" appearing as "Basketball Convicts" in the credits. He was accept..
Swift Australian Co (Pty) Ltd v Boyd Parkinson
Swift Australian Co (Pty) Ltd v Boyd Parkinson (1962) 108 CLR 189 was a case decided in the High Court of Australia regarding the scope of the trade and commerce power in section 51(i) of the Constitution. Contents 1 Background2 Decision3 See also4 References5 External l..
Swift Boat
Swift Boat is another term for a Fast Patrol Craft. Swift Boat Veterans For Truth is the original name of the Swift Vets and POWs for Truth. Swiftboating is American political jargon for character assassination through distortion and innuendo. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] pa..
Swift Communications
Swift Communications is a newspaper publishing company based in Reno, Nevada. [Swift Communications Official Web Site] Contents 1 Newspapers in the group:2 California3 Colorado4 Nebraska5 Nevada6 Oregon Newspapers in the group: California [Tahoe Dai..
Swift County, Minnesota
Swift County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population is 11,956. Its county seat is Benson6. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent counties2 Demographics3 Cities and towns4 External links Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau,..
Swift Creek, North Carolina
Swift Creek, North Carolina is an unincorporated community within Wake County, located between the municipalities of Raleigh, Cary, Apex, and Garner. A non-binding referendum on incorporation for the Swift Creek area was held in November 2000. Out of 4,220 votes cast, 2,492 (58%) voted in favor of..
Swift Creek culture
The Swift Creek culture was a Middle Woodland period archaeological culture in Georgia and Florida dating to around 100-500 AD. Swift Creek ceremonial practices and burial complex are referred to technically as the Yent-Green Point complex. The Swift Creek culture was contemporaneous with and inter..
Swift Creek Middle School
Swift Creek Middle School is a public school in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States, and is a part of Chesterfield Public Schools. The school is at over 100% capacity, even with portable class rooms on sight. Principal: Mary Robinson Assistant Principals: Daniel Palmer, Cynthia Wilkinson,..
Swift Creek Township, Wake County, North Carolina
Swift Creek Township (also designated Township 18) is one of twenty townships within Wake County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, Swift Creek Township had a population of 35,472, a 70.0% increase over 1990, and a population density of 1.29 people per acre (319/km²). Swift Creek Township, ..
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Swift Current is a small city "Where Life Makes Sense" in the southwestern region of Saskatchewan, Canada. Swift Current has a long history which begins with a creek. The creek winds its way across a hundred miles of prairie until it empties into the South Saskatchewan River. First Nations peopl..
Swift Current (provincial electoral district)
Swift Current is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. External links [Website of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan] ..
Swift Current Airport
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Swift Current Broncos
Swift Current Broncos City: Swift Current, Saskatchewan League: Western Hockey League Conference: Eastern Division: Central Founded: 1967 Home Arena: Centennial Civic Centre Colours: blue, black and silver Head Coach: Dean Chynoweth General Manager: Dean Chynoweth..
Swift Current—Maple Creek
For the provincial electoral district, pleas see Swift Current (provincial electoral district) Swift Current—Maple Creek (formerly known as Swift Current) was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1988. This ridin..
Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia
Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Swift Current—Maple Creek and Assiniboia ridings. The electoral district wa..
Swift Diamond River
The Swift Diamond River is a 17.8 mile long (28.7 km) river in northern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Dead Diamond River, located in the Androscoggin River watershed of Maine and New Hampshire. The Swift Diamond River rises in the town of Stewartstown, New Hampshire,..
Swift Engineering
Swift Engineering is an American engineering firm that built chassis for CART from 1997-2000, notably operated by Newman/Haas Racing and driven by Michael Andretti and Christian Fittipaldi and is the new spec chassis producer for the Champ Car Atlantic Championship. In CART, Swifts won 4 races from ..
Swift Fox
The Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) is a small fox found in the western grasslands of North America, for example in Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. They also live in Saskatchewan and Alberta in Canada. Some mammalogists classify it as conspecific with the Kit Fox, but many scientists have distinguished t..
Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission
Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission The Swift Spacecraft (credit: NASA) Organization NASA Wavelength regime gamma-ray/X-ray/UV/optical Orbit Height 600 km Orbit period ~90 min Launch date 20 November 2004 Orbit re-entry date no sooner than 2020 Mass 1500 kg Webpage http://swift.gsfc.nasa...
Swift Morgan
British science fiction hero created in 1948 by Denis McLoughlin and his brother Colin and first published by Boardman Books in their series of rotogravure comic books (1948-1954). Swift, with his plucky girl companion Silver, faced all manner of fantastic adventures from other worldly to time trav..
Swift Motor Company
The Swift Motor Company made Swift Cars in Coventry, England from 1900 to 1931. Originating as a sewing machine and cycle company Swift made their first single cylinder car in 1900 using an MMC engine. It had an unusual transmission system involving an unsprung two ratio reart axle. This proved un..
Swift Parrot
The Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor) inhabits south eastern Australia from Griffith-Warialda in Queensland to Tasmania and west to Adelaide. It is related to the rosellas, with the feeding habits of a lorikeet. It is the only member in the genus Lathamus. Contents 1 Breeding and social habi..
Swift Refrigerator Line
The Swift Refrigerator Line (SRL, also known as the Swift Refrigerator Transportation Company) was a private refrigerator car line established around 1875 by Chicago meat packer Gustavus Swift, the founder of Swift and Company. Swift hoped to develop an alternative to transporting live cattle ac..
Swift River
Swift River is the name of several rivers: In Canada: In British Columbia:*Swift River (Cariboo)*Swift River (Teslin) In New Zealand: Swift River (New Zealand): In the United States: Swift River (Alaska)In Massachusetts:*Swift River (Ware River), a tributary of the Ware River*Swift River (Westfield..
Swift River (Alaska)
The Swift River is a river in Alaska. See also List of Alaska rivers ..
Swift River (Bearcamp River)
The Swift River is an 8.3 mile long (13.4 km) river located in eastern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Bearcamp River, part of the Ossipee Lake / Saco River watershed leading to the Atlantic Ocean. The Swift River is located only four miles south of the larger and long..
Swift River (Saco River)
The Swift River is a 25.6 mile long (41.3 km) river in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Saco River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean in Maine. The Swift River rises in the township of Livermore, New Hampshire, on the eastern side of Kancamagus P..
Swift Run Gap
Swift Run Gap is a wind gap located in the Blue Ridge Mountains. At an elevation of 2,365 feet, it is the site of the mountain crossing of U.S. Highway 33 between the Piedmont region on the eastern side and the Shenandoah Valley (or Great Valley of Virginia) to the west. Generally following the mo..
SWIFT software
SWIFT is a health and social care software solution produced by Anite in the UK. SWIFT is primarily aimed at social services departments within local government to aid the statutory recording of health and social care needs of individuals. Data is recorded using the Oracle database system. Various a..
Swift Trail Junction, Arizona
Swift Trail Junction is a census-designated place (CDP) in Graham County, Arizona, United States. The population was 2,195 at the 2000 census. Geography Swift Trail Junction is located at [32°44′5″N, 109°42′54″W] (32.734604, -109.714970)[Geographic references#1GR1]. ..
Swift v. Tyson
Swift v. Tyson, 41 U.S. 1 (1842)[#endnote_citation], was a case in which the United States Supreme Court determined that United States federal courts hearing cases brought under their diversity jurisdiction must apply the statutory law of the states, but instead of applying the court-made ..
Swift Vets and POWs for Truth
Swift Vets and POWs for Truth, formerly known as the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (SBVT), is an organization of American Swift boat veterans and former prisoners of war of the Vietnam War, formed during the 2004 presidential election campaign for the purpose of opposing John Kerry's candidacy for t..
SWIG
SWIG (Simplified Wrapper and Interface Generator) is a free computer software tool used to connect programs written in C/C++ with scripting languages such as Lua, Tcl, Perl, Python, Ruby, Guile, Chicken, PHP and other languages like Java, C#, and Ocaml. The aim is to achieve this connection with min..
Swig Judaic Studies Program
The Swig Judaic Studies Program is a Jewish Studies Program at The University of San Francisco in San Francisco, California. The program was funded by the Melvin Swig family over twenty years ago. It has the distinction of being the first Judaic Studies Program to be established at a Catholic Un..
Swihart velocity
Originally, in superconducting transmission lines, the Swihart velocity is the propagation velocity of electromagnetic waves along transmission line. Swihart velocity plays an important role in the physics of long Josephson junctions (LJJ) that, in essence, are superconducting transmission lines wi..
Swiki
A swiki (Squeak WIKI) is a wiki written in Squeak. They are fairly commonly used by the Georgia Institute of Technology's College of Computing as collaborative group web pages. It is also used in K-12 education and has been used successfully with 4th graders and higher. A Swiki has its own web serve..
Swildon's Hole
Swildon's Hole is an extensive cave in Priddy, Somerset. The first recorded exploration occurred in 1901, and new sections have frequently been discovered since then. The cave contains an active streamway, which has caused a highly varied cave system. Areas of the system range from low passages, thr..
Swill
'''Swill has several uses: Swill can refer to any cheap, usually poor-tasting beverage, especially beer or liquor of many kinds, or to food unfit for human consumption. This usage is likely derived from the term pig-swill, which is a generic term for waste products mixed together into pig feed. Pi..
Swillington
Swillington is a small village located in Leeds which is in West Yorkshire, England. Swillington used to be a mining village until the pit closed, which caused major upsets in the community. Swillinton's facilities include St. Mary's Church, a Post Office, one pub "The Swillington" and two Social..
Swim
Swim can refer to several things: swimming for more information about the water sport and moving through water.In telecommunications, a random signal fluctuation over medium timescales (see jitter and wander). As an acronym: Semantic Wiki Information Management - A subcommittee of the SICoPSomeone ..
Swimfan
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. swimfan is a 2002 drama / psychotic thriller directed by John Polson and written by Charles F. Bohl and Phillip Schneider. It's considered a F..
Swimfin
A pair of Viper® swimfins. Full foot fins (Mares). Swimfins, swim fins, fins or flippers are finlike rubber or plastic shoes worn over the foot to help movement through the water in water sports activities such as bodyboarding, bodysurfing, kneeboarding, swimming, and various types of d..
Swimmer's itch
Swimmer’s itch, or cercarial dermatitis, is a short-term, immune reaction occurring in the skin of humans that have been infected by water-borne trematode parasites. Symptoms, which include itchy, raised papules, commonly occur within hours of infection and do not generally last more than a week...
Swimmer (BEAM)
In BEAM robotics, a swimmer is a robot that functions on or in a liquid environment. These are sometimes referred to as aquabots or aquavores (the latter being a misnomer, as they are not "water eaters"). Swimmers include various designs, but usually lie within a device class that can be delineated ..
Swimming
This article concentrates on human swimming. For other species, see The ability to swim. For floating of inanimate objects see Buoyancy Swimming is a technique that humans, and other animals, use to move through water using only movements of the body. This article concentrates on human swimming, a r..
Swimming (album)
Track Listing "Quick Kick" - 3:02"Dark Goggles" - 6:25"Smoke" - 3:50"Porpoise Fashion" - 5:32"Long Stroke" - 6:56"Urban Waltz" - 4:20"Funnels" - 6:17"Captain Webb" - 5:02"Strong Downward" - 5:59"Chicken Chiefly" - 5:47"Lost Bearings" - 6:07"Scurvy Trick" - 9:04 ..
Swimming (film)
Swimming is a 2000 film directed by Robert J. Siegel. Main cast Lauren Ambrose – Frankie WheelerJennifer Dundas – Nicola JenretteJoelle Carter – JoseeJamie Harrold – HeathJames Villemaire – Brad External links [Official site] ..
Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, four swimming events were contested. They were planned and organized by the Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports. All events took place on 11 April in the Bay of Zea. 19 swimmers from four nations competed. Contents 1 Medal table2 Medal summary3 Sub-Com..
Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle
The men's 100 metre freestyle was one of the four swimming events on the Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The 100 metre freestyle race was the first of the swimming events. 10 swimmers entered the race. The two competitors from Austria-Hungary finished in the top two places, though..
Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's 1200 metre freestyle
The men's 1200 metre freestyle was one of the four swimming events on the Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The final swimming race was the longest. Despite having already won the 100 metre race, Hajós competed again in the 1,200 metres along with eight other swimmers. He won once ..
Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's 500 metre freestyle
The men's 500 metre freestyle was one of the four swimming events on the Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. Only three swimmers entered the 500 metre freestyle. Neumann added Austria's first gold medal to Herschmann's silver. Hajós, who had intended to sweep the three open swimming ..
Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's sailors 100 metre freestyle
The men's sailors 100 metre freestyle was one of the four swimming events on the Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The second swimming race was open only to sailors of the Greek Royal Navy. Three took place in the event. The top time was nearly a minute slower than that of the open ..
Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics
At the 1900 Summer Olympics, seven swimming events were contested. Only men competed in the swimming competition. Contents 1 Medal table2 Medal summary3 Notes4 References Medal table Position Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Great Britain 2 0 1 3 ..
Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 1000 metre freestyle
The men's 1000 metre freestyle was an event on the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics schedule in Paris. It was the middle length of the three freestyle events. It was held on 11 August and 12 August 1900. 16 swimmers from 6 nations competed. Contents 1 Medallists2 Results2.1 ..
Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre backstroke
The men's 200 metre backstroke was an event on the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics schedule in Paris. It was the first Olympic swimming event to not be a freestyle competition. It was held on 11 August and 12 August 1900. 16 swimmers from 6 nations competed. Contents 1 Medallists2&nb..
Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle
The men's 200 metre freestyle was a sprint swimming event in the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Paris. It was the shortest of the three freestyle events. It was held on 11 August and 12 August 1900. 26 swimmers from 10 nations competed. Contents 1 Medallists2 Results..
Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre obstacle event
The men's 200 metre obstacle event was an event on the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics schedule in Paris. The 1900 Games were the only occasion such an event was held. It was held on 11 August and 12 August 1900. 12 swimmers from 5 nations competed. There were three obstacles throughout the..
Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre team swimming
The men's 200 metre team swimming was an event on the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics schedule in Paris. It was held on 12 August 1900. 20 swimmers from 2 nations constituted 5 teams; 18 of the swimmers actually swam. There were four heats, with five swimmers in each heat. Scoring used a fa..
Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 4000 metre freestyle
The men's 4000 metre freestyle was an event on the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics schedule in Paris. It was the longest of the three freestyle events. It was held on 15 August and 19 August 1900. 29 swimmers from 7 nations competed. Contents 1 Medallists2 Results2.1 Semifi..
Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's underwater swimming
The men's underwater swimming was an event on the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics schedule in Paris. The 1900 Games were the only occasion such an event was held. It was held on 12 August 1900. 14 swimmers from 4 nations competed. Medallists Gold Silver Bronze Charles de Vendeville ..
Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested. Only men competed in the swimming competition. The 1904 swimming competition was the only time that all racing distances were measured in yards at the Olympics. Medal table Pos. Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Germa..
Swimming at the 1906 Summer Olympics
At the 1906 Summer Olympics, only four swimming events were contested. The 1906 games are no longer considered as an official Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee. Event Gold Silver Bronze 100m Freestyle Charles Daniels, United States Zoltán Halmay, Hungary Cecil ..
Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, six swimming events were contested. Only men competed in the swimming competition. Medal table Position Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Great Britain 4 2 1 7 2 United States of America 1 0 1 2 3 Germany 1 0 0 1 4 ..
Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke
The men's 100 metre backstroke was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only backstroke event on the schedule. Contents 1 Results1.1 First round1.1.1 Heat 11.1.2 Heat 21.1.3 Heat 31.1.4 Heat 41.1.5 Heat 51...
Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle
The men's 100 metre freestyle was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the shortest of the 3 individual freestyle events, as the 50 metre freestyle had been dropped after its one appearance on the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. Contents 1 ..
Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle
The men's 1500 metre freestyle was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the longest of the 3 individual freestyle event distances. Contents 1 Results1.1 First round1.1.1 Heat 11.1.2 Heat 21.1.3 Heat 31.1.4 ..
Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke
The men's 200 metre breaststroke was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only breaststroke event on the schedule. 1908 was the first appearance of the 200 metre breaststroke, as 1904 had seen the introduction of the stroke to Olympic competit..
Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle
The men's 400 metre freestyle was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the median of the 3 individual freestyle event distances. Contents 1 Results1.1 First round1.1.1 Heat 11.1.2 Heat 21.1.3 Heat 31.1.4 H..
Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay
The men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay, or 800 metre team race, was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only relay event on the schedule, and the first appearance of the 4x200 in Olympic competition. Contents 1 Results1.1 Semifinal..
Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics
At the 1912 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested. For the first time, women's events were competed at the Olympics. Event Gold Silver Bronze 100m Freestyle, Men Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, United States (1:03.4) Cecil Healy, Australasia (1:04.6) Kenneth Huszagh, United States (..
Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics
At the 1920 Summer Olympics, ten swimming events were contested. Event Gold Silver Bronze 100 m Freestyle, Men ..
Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics
At the 1924 Summer Olympics, 11 swimming events were contested. Contents 0.1 100 m Freestyle, Men0.2 400 m Freestyle, Men0.3 1500 m Freestyle, Men0.4 100 m Backstroke, Men0.5 200 m Breaststroke, Men0.6 4 x 200 m Freestyle relay, Men0.7 100 m Freestyle, Women0.8&..
Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics
At the 1928 Summer Olympics, 11 swimming events were contested. Contents 0.1 100 m Freestyle, Men0.2 400 m Freestyle, Men0.3 1500 m Freestyle, Men0.4 100 m Backstroke, Men0.5 200 m Breaststroke, Men0.6 4 x 200 m Freestyle relay, Men0.7 100 m Freestyle, Women0.8&..
Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics
At the 1932 Summer Olympics, 11 swimming events were contested. Contents 0.1 100 m Freestyle, Men0.2 400 m Freestyle, Men0.3 1500 m Freestyle, Men0.4 100 m Backstroke, Men0.5 200 m Breaststroke, Men0.6 4 x 200 m Freestyle relay, Men0.7 100 m Freestyle, Women0.8&..
Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
At the 1936 Summer Olympics, 11 swimming events were contested. Contents 0.1 100 m Freestyle, Men0.2 400 m Freestyle, Men0.3 1500 m Freestyle, Men0.4 100 m Backstroke, Men0.5 200 m Breaststroke, Men0.6 4 x 200 m Freestyle relay, Men0.7 100 m Freestyle, Women0.8&..
Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics
At the 1948 Summer Olympics, 11 swimming events were contested. Contents 1 MEN'S EVENTS1.1 100 m Freestyle, Men1.2 400 m Freestyle, Men1.3 1500 m Freestyle, Men1.4 100 m Backstroke, Men1.5 200 m Breaststroke, Men1.6 4 x 200 m Freestyle relay, Men2 WOMEN'S E..
Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics
At the 1952 Summer Olympics, 11 swimming events were contested. Contents 1 MEN'S EVENTS1.1 100 m Freestyle, Men1.2 400 m Freestyle, Men1.3 1500 m Freestyle, Men1.4 100 m Backstroke, Men1.5 200 m Breaststroke, Men1.6 4 x 200 m Freestyle relay, Men2 WOMEN'S E..
Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics
At the 1956 Summer Olympics, 13 swimming events were contested. Contents 1 MEN'S EVENTS1.1 100 m Freestyle, Men1.2 400 m Freestyle, Men1.3 1500 m Freestyle, Men1.4 100 m Backstroke, Men1.5 200 m Breaststroke, Men1.6 200 m Butterfly, Men1.7 4 x 200 m Freesty..
Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics
At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, 15 swimming events were contested. Contents 1 MEN'S EVENTS1.1 100 m Freestyle, Men1.2 400 m Freestyle, Men1.3 1500 m Freestyle, Men1.4 100 m Backstroke, Men1.5 200 m Breaststroke, Men1.6 200 m Butterfly, Men1.7 4 ..
Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics
MEN'S EVENTS EVENT GOLD SILVER BRONZE 100 m Freestyle Michael Wenden Australia Kenneth Walsh United States Mark Spitz United States 200 m Freestyle Michael Wenden Australia Don Schollander United States John Nelson United States 400 m Freestyle Mike Burton United States Ralph..
Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Olympics were held in Munich, Germany. Despite the tragic terrorist attacks against the Israeli athletes for which the 1972 Olympics are most remembered, the Olympics continued. That year, perhaps the most spectacular athletic events were in swimming. Mark Spitz of the United States had a s..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics
MEN'S EVENTS EVENT GOLD SILVER BRONZE 100m Freestyle Jim Montgomery United States Jack Babashoff United States Peter Nocke West Germany 200m Freestyle Bruce Furniss United States John Naber United States Jim Montgomery United States 400m Freestyle Brian Goodell U..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke
The Men's 100 metre Backstroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Semi Finals RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME 1 Roland Matthes GDR 57.48 # 2 Lutz Wanja GDR 57.50 # 3 Bob Jackson USA 57.65 # 4 Mark Tonelli AUS 58.14 # 5 Stephen Pickell CAN 58.21 6 Igor Omelchen..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke
The Men's 100 metre Breaststroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Semi Finals RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME 1 David Wilkie GBR 1:04.29 # 2 Giorgio Lalle ITA 1:04.35 # 3 Duncan Goodhew GBR 1:04.59 # 4 Chris Woo USA 1:04.86 # 5 Lawrence Dowler USA 1:05.19 6 ..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly
The Men's 100 metre Butterfly event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Semi Finals RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME 1 Joe Bottom USA 55.26 # 2 Gary Hall USA 55.32 # 3 Neil Rogers AUS 55.72 # 4 Clay Evans CAN 55.86 # 5 John Mills GBR 56.54 6 Stephen Pickell CAN 56.66..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle
The Men's 100 metre Freestyle event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Semi Finals RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME 1 Jim Montgomery USA 50.39 # WR 2 Marcello Guarducci ITA 51.35 # 3 Klaus Steinbach FRG 51.62 # 4 Vladimir Bure URS 51.93 # 5 Roberto Pangaro ITA 52.68 ..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle
The Men's 1500 metre Freestyle event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Final RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Brian Goodell USA 15:02.40 WR Bobby Hackett USA 15:03.91 Stephen Holland AUS 15:04.66 4 Djan Madruga Garrido BRA 15:19.84 5 Vladimir Salnikov URS 15:29..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre backstroke
The Men's 200 metre Backstroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Final RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME John Naber USA 1:59.19 WR Peter Rocca USA 2:00.55 Dan Harrigan USA 2:01.35 4 Mark Tonelli AUS 2:03.17 5 Mark Kerry AUS 2:04.07 6 Milosiav Rolko CZE 2..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke
The Men's 200 metre Breaststroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Final RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME David Wilkie GBR 2:15.11 WR John Hencken USA 2:17.26 Richard Colella USA 2:19.20 4 Graham Smith CAN 2:19.42 5 Charles Keating USA 2:20.79 6 Arvydas ..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly
The Men's 200 metre Butterfly event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Final RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Mike Bruner USA 1:59.23 WR Steven Gregg USA 1:59.54 Bill Forrester USA 1:59.96 4 Roger Pyttel GDR 2:00.02 5 Michael Kraus GDR 2:00.46 6 Brian Brinkley ..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle
The Men's 200 metre Freestyle event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Final RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Bruce Furniss USA 1:50.29 WR John Naber USA 1:50.50 Jim Montgomery USA 1:50.38 4 Andrei Krylov URS 1:50.73 5 Klaus Steinbach FRG 1:51.09 6 Peter Nocke ..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle
The Men's 400 metre Freestyle event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Final RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Brian Goodell USA 3:51.93 WR Tim Shaw USA 3:52.54 Volodymyr Raskatov URS 3:55.76 4 Djan Madruga Garrido BRA 3:57.18 5 Stephen Holland AUS 3:57.59 6 San..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre individual medley
The Men's 400 metre Individual Medley event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Final RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Rod Strachan USA 4:23.68 WR Tim McKee USA 4:24.62 Andrei Smirnov URS 4:26.90 4 András Hargitay HUN 4:27.13 5 Graham Smith CAN 4:28.64 6 Steve ..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay
The Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Final RANK NAME ATHLETES COUNTRY TIME John Naber / John Hencken / Matt Vogel / Jim Montgomery USA 3:42.22 WR Setphen Pickell / Graham Smith / Clay Evans / Gary MacDonald CAN 3:45.94 Klaus Stei..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay
The Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Final RANK NAME ATHLETES COUNTRY TIME Mike Bruner / Bruce Furniss / John Naber / Jim Montgomery USA 7:23.22 WR Vladimir Raskatov / Andrey Bodganov / Sergey Kopliakov / Andrey Krylov URS 7:27...
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke
The Women's 100 metre Backstroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Semi Finals RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME 1 Ulrike Richter GDR 1:02.39 # OR 2 Birgit Treiber GDR 1:04.21 # 3 Cheryl Gibson CAN 1:04.89 # 4 Klavdia Studennikova URS 1:05.73 5 Linda Jezek USA 1..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre breaststroke
The Women's 100 metre Breaststroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Results Pos Athlete Time Gold Hannelore Anke (GDR) 1:11.16 Silver Lyubov Rusanova (SOV) 1:13.04 Bronze Marina Koshevaia (SOV) 1:13.30 4 Carola Nitschke (GDR) 1:13.33 5 Gabr..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre butterfly
The Women's 100 metre Butterfly event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Results Pos Athlete Time Gold Kornelia Ender (GDR) 1:00.13 Silver Andrea Pollack (GDR) 1:00.98 Bronze Wendy Boglioli (USA) 1:01.17 4 Camille Wright (USA) 1:01.41 5 Rosemarie G..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle
The Women's 100 metre Freestyle event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Semi Finals RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME 1 Kim Peyton USA 56.89 # 2 Enith Brigitha NED 57.08 # 3 Jill Sterkel USA 57.19 # 4 Barbara Clark CAN 57.72 5 Gail Amundrud CAN 58.10 6 Rebecca Perrot..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre backstroke
The Women's 200 metre Backstroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Results Pos Athlete Time Gold Ulrike Richter (GDR) 2:13.43 Silver Birgit Treiber (GDR) 2:14.97 Bronze Nancy Garapick (CAN) 2:15.60 4 Nadiya Stavko (SOV) 2:16.28 5 Melissa Bel..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke
The Women's 200 metre Breaststroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Results Pos Athlete Time Gold Marina Koshevaia (SOV) 2:33.35 Silver Maryna Yurchenya (SOV) 2:36.08 Bronze Lyubov Rusanova (SOV) 2:36.22 4 Hannelore Anke (GDR) 2:36.49 5 Kar..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre butterfly
The Women's 200 metre Butterfly event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Results Pos Athlete Time Gold Andrea Pollack (GDR) 2:11.41 Silver Ulrike Tauber (GDR) 2:12.50 Bronze Rosemarie Gabriel (GDR) 2:12.86 4 Karen Thornton (USA) 2:12.90 5 Wendy Qui..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre freestyle
The Women's 200 metre Freestyle event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Final RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Kornelia Ender GDR 1:59.26 WR Shirley Babashoff USA 2:01.22 Enith Brigitha NED 2:01.40 4 Annelies Maas NED 2:02.56 5 Hail Amundrud CAN 2:03.32 6 Jenn..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle
The Women's 400 metre Freestyle event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Results Final RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Petra Thümer GDR 4:09.89 WR Shirley Babashoff USA 4:10.46 Shannon Smith CAN 4:14.60 4 Rebecca Perrott NZL 4:14.76 5 Kathy Heddy USA 4:15.50 ..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre individual medley
The Women's 400 metre Individual Medley event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Results Pos Athlete Time Gold Ulrike Tauber (GDR) 4:42.77 Silver Cheryl Gibson (CAN) 4:48.10 Bronze Becky Smith (CAN) 4:50.48 4 Birgit Treiber (GDR) 4:52.40 5 Sabine K..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay
The Women's 4 x 100 metre Freestyle relay event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Results Pos Athletes Time Gold Kim Peyton (USA) 3:44.82 Wendy Boglioli Jill Sterkel Shirley Babashoff(Jennifer Hooker) Silver Kornelia Ender (GDR) 3:45.50 Petra Pri..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay
The Women's 4 x 100 metre Medley relay event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Results Pos Athletes Time Gold Ulrike Richter (GDR) 4:07.95 Hannelore Anke Andrea Pollack Kornelia Ender(Birgit Treiber)(Carola Nitschke)(Rosemarie Gabriel) Silver Linda Jez..
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metre freestyle
The Women's 800 metre Freestyle event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. Results Final RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Petra Thümer GDR 8:37.14 WR Shirley Babashoff USA 8:37.59 Wendy Weinberg USA 8:42.60 4 Rosemary Milgate AUS 8:47.21 5 Nicole Kramer USA 8:47...
Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the Swimming Sport, other two parts were Water Polo and Diving. They were not three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA. Swimming discipline consisted of 26 events: 13 men's and 13 women's ones. I..
Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics MEN'S EVENTS EVENT GOLD SILVER BRONZE 100 m Freestyle Ambrose Gaines United States Mark Stockwell Australia Per Johansson Sweden 200 m Freestyle Michael Gross West Germany Michael Heath United States Thomas Fahrner West Germany 400 m Freest..
Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming was notable for the seven medals, including five golds, won by Matt Biondi, the six golds won by Kristin Otto, and the three individual golds won by Janet Evans. MEN'S EVENTS EVENT GOLD SILVER BRONZE 50m Freestyle M..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics
MEN'S EVENTS EVENT GOLD SILVER BRONZE 50 m Freestyle Aleksandr PopovUnified Team Matt Biondi United States Tom Jager United States 100 m Freestyle Aleksandr Popov Unified Team Gustavo Borges Brazil Stéphan Caron France 100 m Backstroke Mark Tewksbury Canada Jeff Rouse United..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre Backstroke
The Men's 100 metres Backstroke event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Mark Tewksbury CAN 53.98 Jeff Rouse USA 54.04 David Berkoff USA 54.78 4 Martin López-Zubero ESP 54.96 5 Vladimir Selkov EUN 5..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre Breaststroke
The Men's 100 metres Breaststroke event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Nelson Diebel USA 1:01.50 Norbert Rózsa HUN 1:01.68 Phil Rogers AUS 1:01.76 4 Akira Hayashi JPN 1:01.86 5 Vassili Ivanov EU..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre Butterfly
The Men's 100 metres Butterfly event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Pablo Morales USA 53.32 Rafal Szukala POL 53.35 Anthony Nesty SUR 53.41 4 Pavel Khnykine EUN 53.81 5 Melvin Stewart USA 54.04 ..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre Freestyle
The Men's 100 metres Freestyle event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Alexander Popov EUN 49.02 Gustavo Borges BRA 49.43 Stéphan Caron FRA 49.50 4 Jon Olsen USA 49.51 5 Matt Biondi USA 49.53 6 To..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre Freestyle
The Men's 1500 metres Freestyle event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Kieren Perkins AUS 14:43.48 Glen Housman AUS 14:55.29 Jörg Hoffmann GER 15:02.29 4 Stefan Pfeiffer GER 15:04.28 5 Ian Wilson GB..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre Backstroke
The Men's 200 metres Backstroke event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Martin López-Zubero ESP 1:58.47 Vladimir Selkov EUN 1:58.87 Stefano Battistelli ITA 1:59.40 4 Hajime Itoi JPN 1:59.52 5 Tripp ..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre Breaststroke
The Men's 200 metres Breaststroke event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Mike Barrowman USA 2:10.16 Norbert Rózsa HUN 2:11.23 Nick Gillingham GBR 2:11.29 4 Sergio López JPN 2:13.29 5 Károly Gütt..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre Butterfly
The Men's 200 metres Butterfly event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Melvin Stewart USA 1:56.26 Danyon Loader NZL 1:57.93 Franck Esposito FRA 1:58.51 4 Rafal Szukala POL 1:58.89 5 Keiichi Kawanaka ..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre Freestyle
The Men's 200 metres Freestyle event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Evgeni Sadovyi EUN 1:46.70 Anders Holmertz SWE 1:46.86 Antti Kasvio FIN 1:47.63 4 Artur Wojdat POL 1:48.24 5 Vladimir Pychnenko ..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre Individual Medley
The Men's 200 metres Individual Medley event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Contents 1 Final Results1.1 Final A1.2 Final B1.3 Non-Qualifiers Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Tamás Darnyi HUN 2:00.76 Greg Burgess ..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre Freestyle
The Men's 400 metres Freestyle event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Evgeni Sadovyi EUN 3:45.00 Kieren Perkins AUS 3:45.16 Anders Holmertz SWE 3:46.77 4 Artur Wojdat POL 3:48.10 5 Ian Brown AUS 3:..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre Individual Medley
The Men's 400 metres Individual Medley event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Contents 1 Final Results1.1 Final A1.2 Final B1.3 Non-Qualifiers Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Tamás Darnyi HUN 4:14.23 Eric Namesnik ..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre Freestyle Relay
The Men's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final RANK NAME ATHLETES COUNTRY TIME Joe Hudepohl / Matt Biondi / Tom Jager / Jon Olsen USA 3:16.74 Pavel Khnykin / Guennadi Prigoda / Yuriy Bashkatov / Alexander Pop..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre Medley Relay
The Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final RANK NAME ATHLETES COUNTRY TIME Jeff Rouse / Nelson Diebel / Pablo Morales / Jon Olsen USA 3:36.93 Vladimir Selkov / Vasiliy Ivanov / Pavel Khnykin / Alexander Popo..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre Freestyle Relay
The Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final RANK NAME ATHLETES COUNTRY TIME Dmitri Lepikov / Vladimir Pyshnenko / Venyamin Tayanovich / Yevgeny Sadovyi EUN 7:11.95 Christer Wallin / Anders Holmertz / Tommy..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle
The Men's 50 metres Freestyle event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Alexander Popov EUN 21,91* Matt Biondi USA 22,09 Tom Jager USA 22,30 4 Peter Williams RSA 22,50 4 Christophe Kalfayan FRA 22,50 ..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre Backstroke
The Women's 200 metres Backstroke event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Krisztina Egerszegi HUN 1:00.68 Tünde Szabó HUN 1:01.14 Lea Loveless USA 1:01.43 4 Nicole Stevenson AUS 1:01.78 5 Janie Wag..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre Breaststroke
The Women's 100 metres Breaststroke event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Elena Roudkovskaya EUN 1:08.00 Anita Nall USA 1:08.17 Samantha Riley AUS 1:09.25 4 Guylaine Cloutier CAN 1:09.71 5 Jana Dö..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre Butterfly
The Women's 100 metres Butterfly event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Hong Qian CHN 58.62 Crissy Ahmann-Leighton USA 58.74 Catherine Plewinski FRA 59.01 4 Xiaohong Wang CHN 59.10 5 Susan O'Neill ..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre Freestyle
The Women's 100 metres Freestyle event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Yong Zhuang CHN 54.64 Jenny Thompson USA 54.84 Franziska van Almsick GER 54.94 4 Nicole Haislett USA 55.19 5 Catherine Plewins..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre Backstroke
The Women's 200 metres Backstroke event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Krisztina Egerszegi HUN 2:07.06 Dagmar Hase GER 2:09.46 Nicole Stevenson AUS 2:10.20 4 Lea Loveless USA 2:11.54 5 Anna Simcic..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre Breaststroke
The Women's 200 metres Breaststroke event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Kyoko Iwasaki JPN 2:26.65 Li Lin CHN 2:26.85 Anita Nall USA 2:26.88 4 Elena Roudkovskaya EUN 2:28.47 5 Guylaine Cloutier C..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre Butterfly
The Women's 200 metres Butterfly event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Summer Sanders USA 2:08.67 Xiaohong Wang CHN 2:09.01 Susan O'Neill AUS 2:09.03 4 Mika Haruna JPN 2:09.88 5 Rie Shito JPN 2:10..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre Freestyle
The Women's 200 metres Freestyle event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Nicole Haislett USA 1:57.90 Gillian Thomson GER 1:58.00 Kerstin Kielgass GER 1:59.67 4 Catherine Plewinski FRA 1:59.88 5 Lilia..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre Individual Medley
The Women's 200 metres Individual Medley event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Li Lin CHN 2:11.65 Summer Sanders USA 2:11.91 Daniela Hunger GER 2:13.92 4 Elena Dendeberova EUN 2:15.47 5 Elli Overto..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre Freestyle
The Women's 400 metres Freestyle event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Dagmar Hase GER 4:07.18 Janet Evans USA 4:07.37 Hayley Lewis AUS 4:11.22 4 Erika Hansen USA 4:11.50 5 Kerstin Kielgass GER 4:..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre Individual Medley
The Women's 400 metres Individual Medley event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Krisztina Egerszegi HUN 4:36.54 Li Lin CHN 4:36.73 Summer Sanders USA 4:37.58 4 Hayley Lewis AUS 4:43.75 5 Hideko Hira..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre Freestyle Relay
The Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final RANK NAME ATHLETES COUNTRY TIME Nicole Haislett / Dara Torres / Angel Martino / Jenny Thompson USA 3:39.46 Yong Zhuang / Bin Lu / Wenyi Yang / Jingyi Le CHN 3..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre Medley Relay
The Women's 4x100 metres Medley Relay event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final RANK NAME ATHLETES COUNTRY TIME Lea Loveless / Anita Nall / Crissy Ahmann-Leighton / Jenny Thompson USA 4:02.54 Dagmar Hase / Jana Dörries / Franziska van Almsic..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 50 metre Freestyle
The Women's 50 metres Freestyle event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final A RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Wenyi Yang CHN 24,79 * Yong Zhuang CHN 25,08 Angel Martino USA 25,23 4 Catherine Plewinski FRA 25,36 5 Jenny Thompson FRA 25,3..
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metre Freestyle
The Women's 800 metres Freestyle event for the 1992 Summer Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. Final Results Final RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME Janet Evans AUS 8:25.52 Hayley Lewis AUS 8:30.34 Jana Henke GER 8:30.99 4 Philippa Langrell NZL 8:35.57 5 Irene Dalby NOR 8:37...
Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
MEN'S EVENTS EVENT GOLD TIME SILVER TIME BRONZE TIME 50 m freestyle Alexander Popov, Russia 22.13 sec Gary Hall, Jr., USA 22.26 sec Fernando Scherer, Brazil 22.29 sec 100 m freestyle Alexander Popov, Russia 48.74 sec Gary Hall, Jr., USA 48.81 sec Gustavo Borges, Brazil 49.02 se..
Swimming at the 1997 Summer Universiade
The Swimming Tournament during the 1997 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIX Summer Universiade, was a long course event (50 m), and took place on the island of Sicily, Italy from August 24 till August 30, 2003. One of the long-awaited stars of the Universiade was the South African double Olym..
Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics
MEN'S EVENTS EVENT GOLD SILVER BRONZE 50m Freestyle Anthony Ervin equal with Gary Hall, Jr.United States Alexander PopovRussia Pieter van den HoogenbandNetherlands 100 metre freestyle Pieter van den HoogenbandNetherlands Alexander PopovRussia Gary Hall, Jr.United States 200m Fre..
Swimming at the 2003 Summer Universiade
The Swimming Tournament during the 2003 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXII Summer Universiade, took place in Daegu, South Korea from August 24 till August 30, 2003. Contents 1 Men's Events1.1 50m Freestyle1.2 100m Freestyle1.3 200m Freestyle1.4 400m Freestyle1.5&n..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. The 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics Men 50 m freestyle | 100 m freestyle | 200 m freestyle | 400 ..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke
Records World Record Aaron Peirsol (USA) Indianapolis, USA 0:53.17 02 April 2005 Olympic Record Aaron Peirsol (USA) Athens, Greece 0:53.45 21 August 2004 Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze: Aaron Peirsol, USA Markus Rogan, AUT Tomomi Morita, JPN Heats Heat 1 Christopher Vythoulka..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke
Records World Record Brendan Hansen (USA) Long Beach, USA 0:59.30 8 July 2004 Previous Olympic Record Domenico Fioravanti (ITA) Sydney, Australia 1:00.46 17 September 2000 New Olympic Record (Heat 7) Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) Athens, Greece 1:00.03 14 August 2004 New Olymp..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly
Records World Record Ian Crocker (USA) Montreal, Canada 0:50.40 30 July 2005 Previous Olympic Record Geoffrey Huegill (AUS) Sydney, Australia 0:51.96 21 September 2000 New Olympic Record (Semi-final 1) Andriy Serdinov (RUS) Athens, Greece 0:51.74 19 August 2004 New O..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle
Records World Record Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) Sydney, Australia 47.84 s 19 September 2000 Olympic Record Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) Sydney, Australia 47.84 s 19 September 2000 Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze: Pieter van den Hoogenband, NED Roland Mark Schoeman, RSA Ia..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle
Records World Record Grant Hackett (AUS) Fukuoka, Japan 14:34.56 29 July 2001 Olympic Record Grant Hackett (AUS) Athens, Greece 14:43.40 21 August 2004 Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze: Grant Hackett (AUS) Larsen Jensen (USA) David Davies (GBR) Heats Heat 1 Charnvudth Saengsri..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre backstroke
Records World Record Aaron Peirsol (USA) Montreal, Canada 1:54.66 29 July 2005 Previous Olympic Record Lenny Krazelburg (USA) Sydney, Australia 1:56.76 21 September 2000 New Olympic Record (Semi-final) Aaron Peirsol (USA) Athens, Greece 1:55.14 18 August 2004 New Olymp..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke
Records World Record Brendan Hansen (USA) Long Beach, USA 2:09.04 11 July 2004 Previous Olympic Record Mike Barrowman (USA) Barcelona, Spain 2:10.16 29 July 1992 New Olympic Record (Final) Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) Athens, Greece 2:09.44 18 August 2004 Medals Gold: Silver..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly
Records World Record Michael Phelps (USA) Barcelona, Spain 1:53.93 22 July 2003 Previous Olympic Record Thomas Malchow (USA) Sydney, Australia 1:55.35 19 September 2000 New Olympic Record (Final) Michael Phelps (USA) Athens, Greece 1:54.04 17 August 2004 Medals Gold: ..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle
Records World Record Ian Thorpe (AUS) Fukuoka, Japan 1:44.06 25 July 2001 Previous Olympic Record Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) Sydney, Australia 1:45.35 17 September 2000 Previous Olympic Record Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) Sydney, Australia 1:45.35 18 September 2000 ..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre individual medley
Records World Record Michael Phelps (USA) College Park, USA 1:55.94 9 August 2003 Previous Olympic Record Massimiliano Rosolino (ITA) Sydney, Australia 1:58.98 21 September 2000 New Olympic Record (Semi-final 1) Michael Phelps (USA) Athens, Greece 1:58.52 18 August 2004 ..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle
Records World Record Ian Thorpe (AUS) Manchester, England 3:40.08 30 July 2002 Olympic Record Ian Thorpe (AUS) Sydney, Australia 3:40.59 16 September 2000 Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze: Ian Thorpe, AUS Grant Hackett, AUS Klete Keller, USA Event Summary After dropping ..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre individual medley
Records Previous World Record Michael Phelps (USA) Long Beach, USA 4:08.41 7 July 2004 Previous Olympic Record Tom Dolan (USA) Sydney, Australia 4:11.76 17 September 2000 New World and Olympic Record (Final) Michael Phelps (USA) Athens, Greece 4:08.26 14 August 2004 M..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay
Records Previous World and Olympic Record Australia Sydney, Australia 3:13.67 16 September 2000 New World and Olympic Record South Africa Athens, Greece 3:13.17 15 August 2004 Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze: South AfricaRoland Mark SchoemanLyndon FernsDarian TownsendRyk Neethli..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay
Records Previous World Record United States Barcelona, Spain 3:31.54 27 July 2003 Previous Olympic Record United States Sydney, Australia 3:33.73 23 September 2000 New World and Olympic Record United States Athens, Greece 3:30.68 21 August 2004 Medals Gold: Silver: Bron..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay
Records World Record Australia Fukuoka, Japan 7:04.66 27 July 2001 Olympic Record Australia Sydney, Australia 7:07.05 19 September 2000 Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze: United States Michael Phelps Ryan Lochte Peter Vanderkaay Klete Keller Australia Grant Hackett Michael Klim Ni..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle
Records World Record Alexander Popov (RUS) Moscow, Russia 21.64 s 16 June 2000 Olympic Record Alexander Popov (RUS) Barcelona, Spain 21.91 s 30 July 1992 Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze: Gary Hall Jr., USA Duje Draganja, CRO Roland Mark Schoeman, RSA Event format 11 first rou..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke
Records World Record Natalie Coughlin (USA) Fort Lauderdale, USA 0:59.58 13 August 2002 Previous Olympic Record Diana Iuliana Mocanu (ROM) Sydney, Australia 1:00.21 18 September 2000 New Olympic Record (semi-final 2) Natalie Coughlin (USA) Athens, Greece 59.68 15 August 2004..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre breaststroke
Records World Record Leisel Jones (Australia) Melbourne, Australia 1:05.09 20 March 2006 Previous Olympic Record Penelope Heyns (USA) Atlanta, USA 1:07.02 21 July 1996 Previous Olympic Record (Semi-final 1) Leisel Jones (Australia) Athens, Greece 1:06.78 15 August 2004 New ..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre butterfly
Records World and Olympic Record Inge de Bruijn (NED) Sydney, Australia 0:56.61 17 September 2000 Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze: Petria Thomas, AUS Otylia Jędrzejczak, POL Inge de Bruijn, NED Heat 1 Kateryna Zubkova, Ukraine 1:02.22 Wan Jung Cheng, Chinese Taipei 1:02.94 Gulsah Gon..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle
Records World and Olympic Record Jodie Henry (AUS) Athens, Greece 0:53.52 18 August 2004 New World Record Lisbeth Lenton (AUS) Melbourne, Australia 0:53.42 31 January 2006 Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze: Jodie Henry, AUS Inge de Bruijn, NED Natalie Coughlin, USA Heats Heat 1 ..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre backstroke
Records World Record Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) Athens, Greece 2:06.62 25 August 1991 Olympic Record Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) Barcelona, Spain 2:07.06 31 July 1992 Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze: Kirsty Coventry, ZIM Stanislava Komarova, RUS Reiko Nakamura, JPN Antje Buschschu..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke
Records World Record Leisel Jones (AUS) Melbourne, Australia 2:20.54 1 February 2006 Previous Olympic Record Agnes Kovacs (HUN) Sydney, Australia 2:24.03 20 September 2000 New Olympic Record (Final) Amanda Beard (USA) Athens, Greece 2:23.37 19 August 2004 Medals Gold: Silv..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre butterfly
Records World Record Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) Berlin, Germany 2:05.78 4 August 2002 Olympic Record Misty Hyman (USA) Sydney, Australia 2:05.88 20 September 2000 Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze: Otylia Jędrzejczak, POL Petria Thomas, AUS Yuko Nakanishi, JPN Heats Heat 1 Mari..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre freestyle
Records World Record Franziska van Almsick (GER) Berlin, Germany 1:56.64 3 August 2002 Olympic Record Heike Friedrich (GDR) Seoul, South Korea 1:57.65 21 September 1988 Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze: Camelia Potec, ROM Federica Pellegrini, ITA Solenne Figues, FRA Heats Heat 1..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre individual medley
Records World Record Yanyan Wu (CHN) Shanghai, China 2:09.72 17 October 1997 Olympic Record Yana Klochkova (UKR) Sydney, Australia 2:10.68 19 September 2000 Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze: Yana Klochkova, UKR Amanda Beard, USA Kirsty Coventry, ZIM Heat 1 Vered Borochovski, Isr..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle
Records Olympic Record Janet Evans (USA) Seoul, South Korea 4:03.85 22 September 1988 World Record Laure Manaudou (FRA) Tours, France 4:03.03 12 May 2006 Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze: Laure Manaudou, FRA Otylia Jędrzejczak, POL Kaitlin Sandeno, USA Heat 1 Paola Duguet, Colo..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre individual medley
Records World and Olympic Record Yana Klochkova (UKR) Sydney, Australia 4:33.59 16 September 2000 Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze: Yana Klochkova, UKR Kaitlin Sandeno, USA Georgina Bardach, ARG Heats Heat 1 Nimitta Thaveesupsoonthorn, Thailand 5:00.06 Ana Dangalakova, Bulgaria 5:01.00 ..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay
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Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay
Records World Record Australia Melbourne, Australia 3:56.30 21 March 2006 Olympic Record Australia Athens, Greece 3:57.32 21 August 2004 Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze: Australia Giaan Rooney Leisel Jones Petria Thomas Jodie Henry United States Natalie Coughlin Amanda Bea..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay
Records World and Olympic Record United States Athens, Greece 7:53.42 18 August 2004 Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze: United States Natalie Coughlin Carly Piper Dana Vollmer Kaitlin Sandeno China Yingwen Zhu Yanwei Xu Yu Yang Jiaying Pang Germany Franziska van Almsick Petra Dallma..
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 50 metre freestyle
Records World and Olympic Record Inge de Bruijn (NED) Sydney, Australia 0:24.13 22 September 2000 Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze: Inge de Bruijn, NED Malia Metella, FRA Libby Lenton, AUS Heats Heat 1 Doli Akhter, Bangladesh 30.72 Monika Bakale, Congo 31.61 Amira Edrahi, Libya 34.67 He..
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Records World Record Janet Evans (USA) Tokyo, Japan 8:16.22 20 August 1989 Olympic Record Brooke Bennett (USA) Sydney, Australia 8:19.67 22 September 2000 Medals Gold: Silver: Bronze: Ai Shibata, JPN Laure Manaudou, FRA Diana Munz, USA Heat 1 Golda Marcus, El Salvador 8:59...
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Contents 1 Men's 100 m Backstroke - Final2 Men's 100 m Backstroke - Semifinals2.0.1 Men's 100 m Backstroke - Semifinal 012.0.2 Men's 100 m Backstroke - Semifinal 023 Men's 100 m Backstroke - Heats3.0.1 Men's 100 m Backstroke - Heat 013.0.2 Men's 100 m Backstroke ..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's 100 metres breaststroke
Contents 1 Men's 100 m Breaststroke - Final2 Men's 100 m Breaststroke - Semifinals2.0.1 Men's 100 m Breaststroke - Semifinal 012.0.2 Men's 100 m Breaststroke - Semifinal 023 Men's 100 m Breaststroke - Heats3.0.1 Men's 100 m Breaststroke - Heat 013.0.2 Men's 100 m..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's 100 metres butterfly
Contents 1 Men's 100 m Butterfly - Final2 Men's 100 m Butterfly - Semifinals2.0.1 Men's 100 m Butterfly - Semifinal 012.0.2 Men's 100 m Butterfly - Semifinal 013 Men's 100 m Butterfly - Heats3.0.1 Men's 100 m Butterfly - Heat 013.0.2 Men's 100 m Butterfly - Heat ..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's 100 metres EAD freestyle
Contents 1 Men's 100 m EAD Freestyle - Final2 Men's 100 m EAD Freestyle - Heats2.0.1 Men's 100 m EAD Freestyle - Heat 012.0.2 Men's 100 m EAD Freestyle - Heat 022.0.3 Men's 100 m EAD Freestyle - Heat 03 Men's 100 m EAD Freestyle - Final Pos. Lane Athlete R.T. 50 m ..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's 100 metres freestyle
Contents 1 Men's 100 m Freestyle - Final2 Men's 100 m Freestyle - Semifinals2.0.1 Men's 100 m Freestyle - Semifinal 012.0.2 Men's 100 m Freestyle - Semifinal 023 Men's 100 m Freestyle - Heats3.0.1 Men's 100 m Freestyle - Heat 013.0.2 Men's 100 m Freestyle - Heat ..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's 1500 metres freestyle
Contents 1 Men's 1500 m Freestyle - Final2 Men's 1500 m Freestyle - Heats2.0.1 Men's 1500 m Freestyle - Heat 012.0.2 Men's 1500 m Freestyle - Heat 02 Men's 1500 m Freestyle - Final Pos. Lane Athlete R.T. Tbh. 4 David Davies (WAL) 0.82 50 m26.9926..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's 200 metres backstroke
Contents 1 Men's 200 m Backstroke - Final2 Men's 200 m Backstroke - Heats2.0.1 Men's 200 m Backstroke - Heat 012.0.2 Men's 200 m Backstroke - Heat 02 Men's 200 m Backstroke - Final Pos. Lane Athlete R.T. 50 m 100 m 150 m 200 m Tbh. 4 Gregor Tait (SCO) 0.63 2..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's 200 metres breaststroke
Contents 1 Men's 200 m Breaststroke - Final2 Men's 200 m Breaststroke - Heats2.0.1 Men's 200 m Breaststroke - Heat 012.0.2 Men's 200 m Breaststroke - Heat 022.0.3 Men's 200 m Breaststroke - Heat 03 Men's 200 m Breaststroke - Final Pos. Lane Athlete R.T. 50 m 100 m ..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's 200 metres butterfly
Contents 1 Men's 200 m Butterfly - Final2 Men's 200 m Butterfly - Heats2.0.1 Men's 200 m Butterfly - Heat 012.0.2 Men's 200 m Butterfly - Heat 022.0.3 Men's 200 m Butterfly - Heat 03 Men's 200 m Butterfly - Final Pos. Lane Athlete R.T. 50 m 100 m 150 m 200 m Tbh..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's 200 metres freestyle
Contents 1 Men's 200 m Freestyle - Final2 Men's 200 m Freestyle - Heats2.0.1 Men's 200 m Freestyle - Heat 012.0.2 Men's 200 m Freestyle - Heat 022.0.3 Men's 200 m Freestyle - Heat 032.0.4 Men's 200 m Freestyle - Heat 042.0.5 Men's 200 m Freestyle - Heat 05 Men's..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's 200 metres individual medley
Contents 1 Men's 200 m Individual Medley - Final2 Men's 200 m Individual Medley - Heats2.0.1 Men's 200 m Individual Medley - Heat 012.0.2 Men's 200 m Individual Medley - Heat 022.0.3 Men's 200 m Individual Medley - Heat 03 Men's 200 m Individual Medley - Final Pos. Lan..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's 400 metres freestyle
Contents 1 Men's 400 m Freestyle - Final2 Men's 400 m Freestyle - Heats2.0.1 Men's 400 m Freestyle - Heat 012.0.2 Men's 400 m Freestyle - Heat 022.0.3 Men's 400 m Freestyle - Heat 03 Men's 400 m Freestyle - Final Pos. Lane Athlete R.T. 50 m 100 m 150 m 200 m 250..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's 400 metres individual medley
Contents 1 Men's 200 m Individual Medley - Final2 Men's 200 m Individual Medley - Heats2.0.1 Men's 200 m Individual Medley - Heat 012.0.2 Men's 200 m Individual Medley - Heat 02 Men's 200 m Individual Medley - Final Pos. Lane Athlete R.T. 50 m 100 m 150 m 200 m 250 m..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's 50 metres backstroke
Contents 1 Men's 50 m Backstroke - Final2 Men's 50 m Backstroke - Semifinals2.0.1 Men's 50 m Backstroke - Semifinal 012.0.2 Men's 50 m Backstroke - Semifinal 023 Men's 50 m Backstroke - Heats3.0.1 Men's 50 m Backstroke - Heat 013.0.2 Men's 50 m Backstroke - Heat ..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's 50 metres breaststroke
Contents 1 Men's 50m Breaststroke - Final2 Men's 50m Breaststroke - Semifinals2.0.1 Men's 50m Breaststroke - Semifinal 012.0.2 Men's 50m Breaststroke - Semifinal 023 Men's 50m Breaststroke - Heats3.0.1 Men's 50m Breaststroke - Heat 013.0.2 Men's 50m Breaststroke ..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's 50 metres butterfly
Contents 1 Men's 50m Butterfly - Final2 Men's 50m Butterfly - Semifinals2.0.1 Men's 50m Butterfly - Semifinal 012.0.2 Men's 50m Butterfly - Semifinal 013 Men's 50m Butterfly - Heats3.0.1 Men's 50m Butterfly - Heat 013.0.2 Men's 50m Butterfly - Heat 023.0.3 M..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's 50 metres EAD freestyle
Contents 1 Men's 50m EAD Freestyle - Final2 Men's 50m EAD Freestyle - Heats2.0.1 Men's 50m EAD Freestyle - Heat 012.0.2 Men's 50m EAD Freestyle - Heat 022.0.3 Men's 50m EAD Freestyle - Heat 03 Men's 50m EAD Freestyle - Final Pos. Lane Athlete R.T. 50m Tbh. 4 ..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's 50 metres freestyle
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Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Women's 100 metres backstroke
Contents 1 Women's 100 m Backstroke - Final2 Women's 100 m Backstroke - Semifinals2.0.1 Women's 100 m Backstroke - Semifinal 012.0.2 Women's 100 m Backstroke - Semifinal 023 Women's 100 m Backstroke - Heats3.0.1 Women's 100 m Backstroke - Heat 013.0.2 Women's 100..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Women's 100 metres breaststroke
Contents 1 Women's 100 m Breaststroke - Final2 Women's 100 m Breaststroke - Semifinals2.0.1 Women's 100 m Breaststroke - Semifinal 012.0.2 Women's 100 m Breaststroke - Semifinal 023 Women's 100 m Breaststroke - Heats3.0.1 Women's 100 m Breaststroke - Heat 013.0.2 ..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Women's 100 metres butterfly
Contents 1 Women's 100 m Butterfly - Final2 Women's 100 m Butterfly - Semifinals2.0.1 Women's 100 m Butterfly - Semifinal 012.0.2 Women's 100 m Butterfly - Semifinal 023 Women's 100 m Butterfly - Heats3.0.1 Women's 100 m Butterfly - Heat 013.0.2 Women's 100 m But..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Women's 100 metres EAD freestyle
Contents 1 Women's 100 m EAD Freestyle - Final2 Women's 100 m EAD Freestyle - Heats2.0.1 Women's 100 m EAD Freestyle - Heat 012.0.2 Women's 100 m EAD Freestyle - Heat 02 Women's 100 m EAD Freestyle - Final Pos. Lane Athlete R.T. 50 m 100 m Tbh. 4 Natalie Du Toit..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Women's 100 metres freestyle
Contents 1 Women's 100 m Freestyle - Final2 Women's 100 m Freestyle - Semifinals2.0.1 Women's 100 m Freestyle - Semifinal 012.0.2 Women's 100 m Freestyle - Semifinal 023 Women's 100 m Freestyle - Heats3.0.1 Women's 100 m Freestyle - Heat 013.0.2 Women's 100 m Fre..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Women's 200 metres backstroke
Contents 1 Women's 200 m Backstroke - Final2 Women's 200 m Backstroke - Heats2.0.1 Women's 200 m Backstroke - Heat 012.0.2 Women's 200 m Backstroke - Heat 022.0.3 Women's 200 m Backstroke - Heat 03 Women's 200 m Backstroke - Final Pos. Lane Athlete R.T. 50 m 100 m ..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Women's 200 metres breaststroke
Contents 1 Women's 200 m Breaststroke - Final2 Women's 200 m Breaststroke - Heats2.0.1 Women's 200 m Breaststroke - Heat 012.0.2 Women's 200 m Breaststroke - Heat 02 Women's 200 m Breaststroke - Final Pos. Lane Athlete R.T. 50 m 100 m 150 m 200 m Tbh. 3 Leisel..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Women's 200 metres butterfly
Contents 1 Women's 200 m Butterfly - Final2 Women's 200 m Butterfly - Heats2.0.1 Women's 200 m Butterfly - Heat 012.0.2 Women's 200 m Butterfly - Heat 02 Women's 200 m Butterfly - Final Pos. Lane Athlete R.T. 50 m 100 m 150 m 200 m Tbh. 4 Jessicah Schipper (AU..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Women's 200 metres freestyle
Contents 1 Women's 200 m Freestyle - Final2 Women's 200 m Freestyle - Heats2.0.1 Women's 200 m Freestyle - Heat 012.0.2 Women's 200 m Freestyle - Heat 022.0.3 Women's 200 m Freestyle - Heat 032.0.4 Women's 200 m Freestyle - Heat 04 Women's 200 m Freestyle - Final P..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Women's 200 metres individual medley
Contents 1 Women's 200 m Individual Medley - Final2 Women's 200 m Individual Medley - Heats2.0.1 Women's 200 m Individual Medley - Heat 012.0.2 Women's 200 m Individual Medley - Heat 022.0.3 Women's 200 m Individual Medley - Heat 03 Women's 200 m Individual Medley - Final..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Women's 400 metres freestyle
Contents 1 Women's 400 m Freestyle - Final2 Women's 400 m Freestyle - Heats2.0.1 Women's 400 m Freestyle - Heat 012.0.2 Women's 400 m Freestyle - Heat 022.0.3 Women's 400 m Freestyle - Heat 03 Women's 400 m Freestyle - Final Pos. Lane Athlete R.T. 50 m 100 m 150 m..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Women's 400 metres individual medley
Contents 1 Women's 400 m Individual Medley - Final2 Women's 400 m Individual Medley - Heats2.0.1 Women's 400 m Individual Medley - Heat 012.0.2 Women's 400 m Individual Medley - Heat 02 Women's 400 m Individual Medley - Final Pos. Lane Athlete R.T. 50 m 100 m 150 m 20..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Women's 50 metres backstroke
Contents 1 Women's 50m Backstroke - Final2 Women's 50m Backstroke - Semifinals2.0.1 Women's 50m Backstroke - Semifinal 012.0.2 Women's 50m Backstroke - Semifinal 023 Women's 50m Backstroke - Heats3.0.1 Women's 50m Backstroke - Heat 013.0.2 Women's 50m Backstroke ..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Women's 50 metres breaststroke
Contents 1 Women's 50 m Breaststroke - Finals2 Women's 50 m Breaststroke - Semifinals2.0.1 Women's 50 m Breaststroke - Semifinal 012.0.2 Women's 50 m Breaststroke - Semifinal 023 Women's 50 m Breaststroke - Heats3.0.1 Women's 50 m Breaststroke - Heat 013.0.2 Wome..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Women's 50 metres butterfly
Contents 1 Women's 50m Butterfly - Final2 Women's 50m Butterfly - Semifinals2.0.1 Women's 50m Butterfly - Semifinal 012.0.2 Women's 50m Butterfly - Semifinal 023 Women's 50m Butterfly - Heats3.0.1 Women's 50m Butterfly - Heat 013.0.2 Women's 50m Butterfly - Heat ..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Women's 50 metres EAD freestyle
Contents 1 Women's 50m EAD Freestyle - Final2 Women's 50m EAD Freestyle - Heats2.0.1 Women's 50m EAD Freestyle - Heat 012.0.2 Women's 50m EAD Freestyle - Heat 02 Women's 50m EAD Freestyle - Final Pos. Lane Athlete R.T. 50m Tbh. 4 Natalie Du Toit (RSA) 0.86 29.2..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Women's 50 metres freestyle
Contents 1 Women's 50 m Freestyle - Final2 Women's 50 m Freestyle - Semifinals2.0.1 Women's 50 m Freestyle - Semifinal 012.0.2 Women's 50 m Freestyle - Semifinal 023 Women's 50 m Freestyle - Heats3.0.1 Women's 50 m Freestyle - Heat 013.0.2 Women's 50 m Freestyle ..
Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Women's 800 metres freestyle
Contents 1 Women's 800 m Freestyle - Final2 Women's 800 m Freestyle - Heats2.0.1 Women's 800 m Freestyle - Heat 012.0.2 Women's 800 m Freestyle - Heat 02 Women's 800 m Freestyle - Final Pos. Lane Athlete R.T. Tbh. 4 Rebecca Cooke (ENG) 0.86 50 m2..
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A Swim Lane is a type of process flow diagram that depicts where and who is working on a particular activity or subset of the process. The Swim Lane flowchart differs from other flowcharts in that processes and decisions are grouped visually by placing them in lanes. Parallel lines divide the ..
Swim Rerelease
Swim is an album by British rock group, Feeder. Swim was Feeder's first commercial release, but failed to have much mainstream success. After Feeder broke the mainstream with their single "Buck Rogers" and Echo Park album, Swim was re-released, with a further five tracks and two videos. The onl..
Swim ring
A swim ring (also known as an inflatable lifebelt or swim tube) is a toroid-shaped (hence the name "ring") inflatable water toy. The swim ring was derived from the inner tube, the inner, enclosed, inflatable part of older vehicle tires. The inner tube, when inflated, was used as a water toy, and a..
Swinbrook
Swinbrook is an attractive Cotswold village located a few miles from Burford, Oxfordshire. Its church, sporting an unusual open-sided bell-tower, is famous for its 17th century Fettiplace monuments. The village houses the grave of the novelist Nancy Mitford, and those of her sisters Unity, Diana and..
Swinburne
Swinburne may be A person:* The Swinburne Baronets** John Swinburne, 7th Baronet* Algernon Charles Swinburne the poet* John Swinburne the Scottish politician* Richard Swinburne the Christian apologist and philosopher* William Swinburne, American steam locomotive manufacturer of the 19th century. A ..
Swinburne, Free State
Swinburne in the Free State Province, South Africa is an important stop over for buses traveling between Johannesburg and Durban on the N3 highway. It has the second oldest bridge in the Free State which was opened 1884 and spans the Wilge River. ..
Swinburne, Smith and Company
Swinburne, Smith and Company was a railroad locomotive manufacturing company of the mid-19th century. The company was founded in 1845, in Paterson, New Jersey, by a partnership between William Swinburne and Samuel Smith. William Swinburne had been a pattern maker for Rogers, Ketchum and Grosvenor ..
Swinburne Baronets
The title Baron Swinburne is a Baronetcy title in the Peerage of England, created in 1660 but dying out in 1967. The poet Algernon Charles Swinburne is related to the family, being the grandson of Sir John Edward Swinburne, 6th Baronet. Swinburne Baronets of Capheaton (..
Swinburne Island
Swinburne Island hospital, 1879. Swinburne Island is the smaller of two artificial islands located in the Lower New York Bay (the other being Hoffman Island) that were used to quarantine immigrants to the U.S. that were found to have been carrying contagious diseases upon arrival at Ellis Isl..
Swinburne Student Union
Swinburne Student Union is the representative body for students at Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia. It is a multi-million dollar organisation with 40,000 members at the university across four campuses. It provides a variety of student services, including computer facilities, photocopy..
Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne's BA Building Logo Swinburne University of Technology is a university based in a number of campuses in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. As well as degree programs at bachelor, masters and doctoral levels, the university also operates as a technical college (through its T..
Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus
Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus is a campus of Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne, Australia) located in Sarawak, Malaysia Contents 1 History2 Location3 Faculty4 External Links History Location Swinburne Sarawak is located on a 16 acre campus i..
Swinderby railway station
Swinderby railway station serves the village of Swinderby in Lincolnshire, England. External links [Train times] and [station information] for from National Rail[Street map] and [aerial photo] of from Multimap.com {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5em a..
Swindle (Transformers)
Swindle is the name given to five fictional characters in the Transformers Universes. Contents 1 Transformers - Generation One (1986)1.1 Marvel Comics1.2 Cartoon Series1.3 Transformers - Generation 2 (1994)1.4 Marvel Comics1.5 Transformers - Swindle is most notab..
Swindle McSue
Swindle McSue is a fictional character from the Scrooge McDuck universe. He is an ancestor of Chisel McSue and the guy who sabotaged Seafoam McDuck's boat in 1776. Because of that incident Scrooge almost lost his fortune. ..
Swindon
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Swindon is a large town in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in the South West of England, near the M4 motorway. The town, halfway between Bristol and London, is accessible from junction 15 or 16 of the M4 motorway, or by rail using Swindon station. With a..
Swindonian
A Swindonian is someone who inhabits or originates from Swindon, England. Notable Swindonians Dean Ashton - Premiership Footballer currently playing for West Ham United. Born in Swindon.Jon Bourgerie - Presenter of The Late Show London [[http://www.thelateshowlondon.com]] was born in SwindonJamie C..
Swindon & District Amateur Radio Club
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. The Swindon & District Amate..
Swindon (borough)
Borough of Swindon Geography Status: Unitary, Borough Region: South West England Ceremonial County: Wiltshire Area:- Total Ranked 177th230.10 km² Admin. HQ: Swindon ONS code: 00HX Demographics Population:- Total (2004 est.)- Density ..
Swindon (disambiguation)
Swindon may refer to: The large town of Swindon in Wiltshire. This is the most common use.Swindon Town F.C., the association football team from this town.Swindon, Gloucestershire redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Swindon and Cricklade Railway
The Swindon & Cricklade Railway in Wiltshire operates a short section of the old Midland and South Western Junction Railway line between Swindon and Cricklade. At the present time 2005 a southward extension, now being built, will bring the line into Swindon itself. The Swindon & Cricklade Railway i..
Swindon Designer Outlet
The McArthur Glen Swindon Designer Outlet is Europe's largest covered Designer Outlet, occupying restored Great Western railway works, near Swindon town centre. It is located off Junction 16 of the M4 and opened in March 1997. There are 10 million people living within 90 minutes’ drive of Swindon ..
Swindon League
The Swindon League is a local football league based in the town of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The league was established in 1985 by merging the North Swindon League, Swindon Central and West League and East Swindon District League together to form one main league. Most of the clubs are amateur..
Swindon railway station
Swindon railway station is a railway station serving the town of Swindon in Wiltshire in England. The station is served by inter-city services from London Paddington to Bristol and South Wales. Swindon is a major junction, where the old Great Western Railway line to Gloucester and Cheltenham, the..
Swindon Steam Railway Museum
Swindon 'Steam' Railway Museum is located at the site of the old railway works in Swindon, England - Wiltshire's 'railway town'. Contents 1 The site2 The museum3 Location4 External links The site It is housed in a restored Grade II listed railway building. This was part of th..
Swindon Supermarine F.C.
Swindon Supermarine F.C. are a football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. They were established in 1992 as a merger between Supermarine F.C. and Swindon Athletic F.C. In the 2003-04 season, they reached the 2nd round of the FA Trophy. For the 2006-07 season, they are members of the Southern..
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are an English football team. The Football team currently play in Football League Two, they play at the County Ground, Swindon, which has an all-seated capacity of just over 15,000. They were League Cup winners in 1969, when a Third Division side, after beating Arsena..
Swindon Wildcats
Swindon npower Wildcats League: EPIHL Founded: 1986 Home Ice: Link Centre Capacity: 1250 Ice Size: 184ft x 85ft City: Swindon, United Kingdom Colours: White, Teal, and Grey Head Coach: Ken Forshee Ownership: Private Limited Company (Swindon Wildcats Limited) S..
Swindon Works
Swindon railway works was built by the Great Western Railway in 1840 in the town of Swindon in the English county of Wiltshire. Contents 1 History1.1 Early years1.2 Expansion1.3 Heyday1.4 Decline and closure2 Literature3 References4 See also5 Externa..
Swineherd
A Bearded Pig A Swineherd is a person who looks after pigs, rather like a shepherd looks after sheep. Today the term is generally used in a historical context. Pig farming today is still carried out in a manner, which can be compared to that practiced in Roman times. Modern farms are much l..
Swineshead
Swineshead could be Swineshead, Bedfordshire (historically in Huntingdonshire)Swineshead, Lincolnshire This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If an referred you here, you might..
Swineshead, Bedfordshire
Swineshead is a civil parish in the borough of Bedford in the county of Bedfordshire, England. Until 1896 Swineshead was a detached part of the county of Huntingdonshire, when it was transferred to Bedfordshire. The parish was part of Eaton Socon rural district from 1896 to1934, becoming part of Be..
Swineshead, Lincolnshire
Swineshead is a village in Lincolnshire, England, around 7 miles west of Boston. It is one of eighteen parishes which, together with Boston, form the Borough of Boston in the county of Lincolnshire, England. The local government has been arranged in this way since the reorganization of April 1 1974..
Swineshead railway station
Swineshead railway station Serves the village of Swineshead in Lincolnshire, England. External links [Train times] and [station information] for from National Rail[Street map] and [aerial photo] of from Multimap.com {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5e..
Swine brucellosis
Brucellosis in pigs is an infectious and contagious disease caused by the bacteria, Brucella suis. The disease spreads in semen during breeding and by ingesting, inhaling, or eye contact with bacteria in milk, reproductive fluids, placenta, aborted fetuses and urine. The disease primarily occurs in ..
Swine flu
Flu FluFlu seasonFlu vaccineFlu treatmentAvian fluH5N1 fluFlu research Swine Flu refers to a subset of Orthomyxoviridae that create influenza in pigs and are endemic in pigs. This is not a phylogenetics based taxonomic category. The species of Orthomyxoviridae that can cause flu in pigs are ..
Swinfen
Swinfen is a small community in Staffordshire south of Lichfield. It is the location of Swinfen Hall, a Young Offenders Institution complete with staff accommodation and a country craft centre. ..
Swinford
Swinford (Irish: Béal Átha na Muice) is a market-town in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland. Swinford is situated on the N5 between Ballina and Castlebar, on a tributary of the River Moy, and is close to Knock International Airport. Swinford on the N5, is a bustling market town, only 10 miles fr..
Swinford, Leicestershire
Swinford is a nucleated village and civil parish in the Harborough district of the English county of Leicestershire. External links *[Map sources] for ..
Swinford, Oxfordshire
Swinford in the English county of Oxfordshire is a small settlement on the road between Eynsham and Farmoor on the south bank of the River Thames near Swinford Toll Bridge. ..
Swinford (disambiguation)
Swinford may refer to: Swinford, County Mayo, IrelandSwinford, Leicestershire, EnglandSwinford, Oxfordshire, England*location of Swinford Toll Bridge See also Old SwinfordThis article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherw..
Swinford Toll Bridge
Swinford Toll Bridge is a privately owned toll bridge that crosses the River Thames south of Eynsham, England. It dates back to 1769-1777 and is one of the two toll bridges that cross the Thames the other being Whitchurch Bridge. Nowadays it carries the B4044 road between Eynsham and Farmoor and ch..
Swing
Swing could refer to: Swing (seat), a hanging seatSwing (Java), Sun's lightweight GUI library for the Java languageSwinging, a wide range of sexual activities conducted between three or more people In politics: Swing (politics), in a British political context, an indication of the scale of voter ..
Swing!
Swing! is a musical conceived by Paul Kelley with music by various artists. It celebrates the music of the Swing era of jazz, including many well-known tunes by artists like Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and others. Its run on Broadway had 461 performances at the St. James Theatre, opening on Dec...
Swing, Swing
"Swing, Swing" was a single from the All-American Rejects' self-titled 2002 album. It peaked #60 on Billboard Hot 100 charts. ..
Swing-piston engine
A swing-piston engine is a type of internal combustion engine in which the pistons move in a circular motion inside a ring-shaped "cylinder", moving closer and further from each other to provide compression and expansion. Generally two sets of pistons are used, geared to move in a fixed relationship..
Swing-wing
A swing-wing is a wing configuration that allows it to alter its planform for various flight conditions. This allows it to take advantage of the aerodynamics of a swept wing at high speeds while avoiding the drawbacks of such a design at lower speeds. It is successful in this respect, but the added ..
Swingarm
A swingarm is the main component of the rear suspension of most motorcycles and ATVs. It is used to hold the rear axle firmly while pivoting vertically to allow the suspension to absorb bumps in the road. Swingarms have come in several forms over the years: Twin-shock - the original version consis..
Swingate Transmitter
Swingate Transmitter is a facility for FM-transmission at Swingate, UK (national grid reference: TR334429 ). It uses three lattice towers as transmission towers with a height of 111 metres, which were built in World War II. http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/swingate.asphttp://www.multimap.com/map/browse..
Swingers
Swingers may be: Film Swingers (1996 film), a film released in 1996, directed by Doug LimanSwingers (2002 film), a film released in 2002, directed by Stephan Brenninkmeijer Lifestyle People active in the sexual swinging lifestyle. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of ..
Swingers (1996 film)
For the sexual lifestyle, see swinging. Swingers is a film released in 1996 about the lives of single, unemployed actors living in Los Angeles, California. Written by Jon Favreau and directed by Doug Liman, the movie starred Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Ron Livingston and Heather Graham. The characters ..
Swingers (2002 film)
For the sexual lifestyle, see swinging. Swingers is a Dutch feature film released in 2002 and tells the story of a thirty-something couple Diana and Julian and their experiment in swinging. Despite Diana's insecure nature, she and her husband Julian agree with the idea to sexually experiment with a..
Swingfire
Swingfire is a wire-guided anti-tank missile in service with the British Army. Contents 1 History2 Specification3 Use4 See also5 External links6 See also History Swingfire replaced the Vickers Vigilant missile in British service. It was a product of both its pre..
Swingin' Ape Studios
Swingin' Ape Studios is a video game development studio founded in July of 2000 by Steve Ranck, Mike Starich and Scott Goffman after leaving Midway Home Entertainment. They had just completed the successful water-based arcade racer, Hydro Thunder. Swingin' Ape Studios specialized in multiplatform g..
Swingin' For The Fences
"Swingin' For The Fences" was the first album by the supergroup Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band. Released in 2001, the album quickly became one of the most popular jazz albums of the last 20 years. The album features great players and soloists. The tracks are: 1. Sing, Sang, Sung 2. Count Bubba 3. S..
Swingin' Stampede
Swingin' Stampede is the all-cover debut album of hot jazz/western swing group The Hot Club of Cowtown. Track Listing If I Had Someone Else (Harris/Darcey/Stanley) 2:52Silver Dew on the Blue Grass Tonight (Burt) 3:04Somebody Loves Me (Gershwin) 2:10My Confession (Wills) 3:00Snowflake Reel (Traugu..
Swingin' Thing
Swingin' Thing were a glam metal band featuring singer Paul E. Bardot, guitarist Chris Penketh, guitarist Sunny Phillips, bassist Henry Kelly, and drummer Mike Penketh. They later changed their name to The Things. As Swingin' Thing they released a self-titled EP. As The Things they released an a..
Swinging
''This page refers to the subcultural lifestyle. For the musical connotation see swing (music) Close Relationships Attachment Bonding Boyfriend Cohabitation Divorce Friendship Family Girlfriend Jealousy Love Marriage Monogamy Open Marriage Polyamory Polyandry Polygamy Polygynandry Polygyn..
Swinging Friar
The Swinging Friar is an official mascot of the San Diego Padres baseball team. The Swinging Friar has been a mascot with the team as early as 1958, when the Padres were still a member of the Pacific Coast League, a minor league baseball organization. He was probably named after Spanish missionar..
Swinging London
For a wider coverage of London, visit the [[Portal:London|London Portal]]. Swinging London is a catchall term applied to a variety of dynamic cultural trends in the United Kingdom (centred in London, as the dominant city) in the 1960s. Much of the phenomenon was youth-oriented and emphasized the ne..
Swinging on a Star
Swinging on a Star was written after Bing Crosby had songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen to his house for dinner one evening so they could discuss a possible song for the movie Going My Way. During dinner, one of Bing's boys was acting up and complaining about not wanting to go to school the next day. Bing..
Swinging Popsicle
Swinging Popsicle is a three-member indie pop/rock band from Japan. Members Fujishima Mineko (Vocals)Shimada Osamu (Guitar)Hirata Hironobu (Bass) Information In 1995, Fujishima Mineko and Shimada Osamu met each other through a newspaper ad looking to start a band. The following year, they recorde..
Swinging Radio England
Swinging Radio England ("SRE") was a top 40 commercial pirate radio station with studios and transmitter located in the hold of the MV Olga Patricia, renamed MV Laissez Faire, a former US built World War II merchant ship. The station broadcast from its ship-based anchorage three and a half miles off..
Swinging Steaks
A five-man band out of Boston, MA, Swinging Steaks are among the originators of the current roots rock/ alt.country movement. Band members are: Tim Giovanniello - Vocals, Guitar, Lap SteelJamie Walker - Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin, SlideJim Gambino - Vocals, Piano, OrganPaul Kochanski - Vocals, Elect..
Swingline
Swingline is a brand of the American Clip Company (ACCO) that specializes in manufacturing staplers and hole punchers was located in Long Island City, NY, and is headquartered with it's parent company ACCO in Lincolnshire, Illinois. History Swingline was founded in 1925 in New York City by Jack Lin..
Swingman
Basketball Positions   Point guard Shooting guard Small forward Power forward Center Additional Positions   Swingman Point forward Swingman is a basketball term denoting a player who can play both the small forward and shooting guard positions. Whereas 6'9" (2.06 m) L..
Swingmonkey
Swingmonkey.com is a community-driven website offering information on swing dance and Lindy Hop in the Northeast region of the United States. Based in Connecticut, Swingmonkey.com is used as a forum for dancers and dancing events in Connecticut, northern New York, western Massachusetts, and Rhode Is..
Swingnose crossing
left right A fixed (non-movable) one-piece cast frogrusty line crosses shiny line A swingnose crossing is a device used at a railway turnout to eliminate the gap at a V-crossing aka frog. Contents 1 Fixed crossing2 Swingnose crossing3 Parameters4 Interlockin..
Swingometer
Peter Snow making use of a Swingometer in the BBC's coverage of the 2005 UK General Election The swingometer is a graphic device used to illustrate the shift in election results from the previous election. It was closely associated with Professor Robert (Bob) McKenzie (Canada) in his work for..
Swingout
The Swingout, Lindy Turn, or Whip is the defining dance move of Lindy Hop and West Coast Swing. Its variants are also used in Jive, East Coast Swing and Modern Jive. The follower moves around the leader from open to closed position and back to open again, usually in eight counts. The basic swin..
Swingstock
Swingstock is an annual Summer camp for swingers that takes place in the United States. The weekend-long, adults-only camp has been running since at least 1988, and consists of orgies and entertainment organised by the campers themselves. Originally publicised only by word of mouth, its appearance..
Swingtime!
Swingtime! is an album by the Canadian Brass, released in 1995. The album featured new arrangements of several jazz standards. Personnel The Canadian Brass: Charles Daellenbach: tubaFrederic Mills: trumpetDavid Ohanian: hornRonald Romm: trumpetEugene Watts: trombone Also featuring: Warren ..
Swingtime Dance Troupe
[Swingtime] is a student-run swing performance troupe based at Stanford University in California. It was founded the fall of 2002 by four students - Megan Kale, Darick Tong, Maria Reese, and Andy Huang - in the wake of the dissolution of the Vintage Dance Ensemble. Swingtime specializes in..
SwingWorker
SwingWorker is a popular utility class developed by Sun Microsystems for the Swing library of the Java programming language. SwingWorker enables proper use of the event dispatching thread. The current version of Java SE does not include the SwingWorker class, but the source code is freely available..
Swing (Australian politics)
The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense to that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics). For the Australian House of Representatives (and for the lower houses of the parliaments of all the states and territories except Tasmania) Australia employs prefere..
Swing (band)
Swing is a Canadian néo-trad band of Franco-Ontarian origins. Profile Contrarily to what the name could seem to suggest, its sound is not inspired by swing music, only Quebecois folklore, which is adapted with techno music. The name comes from the Quebec French term Swinger, meaning in this contex..
Swing (dance)
[[wikibooks:|Wikibooks ]] has more about this subject: [[wikibooks::Swing Dancing|Swing Dancing]] The term "swing dance" is commonly used to refer either to a group of dances developing during the swing era (late 1920s to 1940s) or to the current dances and dance scenes centred on swing dancing..
Swing (genre)
This article is about a period of jazz music history and the genre typical of it. For the rhythmic effect, see swung note. Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of jazz music that developed during the 1920s and solidified as a distinctive style during the 1930s in the United States. Swin..
Swing (Java)
Example Swing widgets Swing is a GUI toolkit for Java. Swing is one part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). Swing includes graphical user interface (GUI) widgets such as text boxes, buttons, split-panes, and tables. Swing widgets provide more sophisticated GUI components than the earlier..
Swing (musical group)
Swing is a Canto Duo Group formed by Eric Kwok and Jerald Chan. Formerly known as "Snowman", the group is founded in 1999 and has changed their name to "Swing" in 2000. As suggested by the name, the group produced a large variety of music, from swinging up-beat pop to ballads. The group split up ..
Swing (politics)
Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. It originated as a mathematical calculation for comparing the results of two constituencies. The term "swing" has a different meaning in Australia, which has a differe..
Swing (Savage song)
"Swing" is the first solo single from Savage's debut album, Moonshine released in 2005 Contents 1 Song information1.1 Track listings2 Comprehensive charts2.1 Stats (NZ)2.2 International Song information Track listings ’'Swing (Radio Edit)’'’'Swing (Album Version)..
Swing (seat)
A swing in a park. A little girl playing on a swing suspended on a chain. In full swing. A swing is a hanging seat in a playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing. The seat of a swing can be attached to a chain or a rope. Once a swing is in motion it continue..
Swing axle
A swing axle suspension is a simple type of independent suspension used in automobiles. Swing axles have universal joints connecting the driveshafts to the differential, which is attached to the chassis. They do not have universal joints at the wheels - the wheels are always perpendicular to the d..
Swing bowling
Bowling Techniques [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] Bowling strategyFast bowling*Seam bowling *Swing bowling Spin bowling*Left-arm orthodox *Left-arm unorthodox *Leg spin *Off spin *Finger spin *Wrist spin Deliveries Full toss/BeamerFast bowling*Bouncer*Indipper*Inswinger*Leg cut..
Swing bridge
Swing bridge At a river crossing Ancestor Truss bridge, cantilever bridge Related Other moving types: Bascule bridge, drawbridge, jetway, lift bridge, tilt bridge Descendant Gate-swing bridge - see Puente de la Mujer Carries Automobile, truck, light rail, heavy rail Span range S..
Swing Bridge, River Tyne
The High Level Bridge towers above the Swing Bridge across the River Tyne; photograph facing Newcastle The Swing Bridge is a swing bridge over the River Tyne connecting Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne, between the Tyne Bridge and the High Level Bridge. The hydraulic power to move the bridge ..
Swing Cats Rhythm Revue
The Swing Cats Rhythm Revue (http://www.SwingCats.net) is the San Francisco Bay Area’s hottest Swing dance performance troupe! Founded by world-renowned instructors, Rob and Diane van Haaren, the group specializes in Swing Era dances from the 1920’s to 1940’s. The Swing Cats’ repertoire incl..
Swing con Son
--> Contents 1 Track Listing2 Personnel of Latin Jazz Big Band3 Vocals4 Chorus5 Guest stars6 Production Track Listing Invitación / No Te Retrates (Chapuseaux/Damirón) 3:27Tema de la Orquesta (Billo Frómeta) 0:36El Muerto de las Gradillas (Billo Frómeta) 3:58Swi..
Swing door operator
A swing door operator (or swing door opener or automatic swing door operator) is a device that operates a swing door for pedestrian use. It opens or helps open the door automatically, waits, then closes it. Contents 1 Types2 Uses3 Triggering4 Safety sensors5 Opening techn..
Swing Easy!
Swing Easy! is a 1954 album by Frank Sinatra, his second released under the Capitol label. It was released as a 10" LP consisting of eight songs, the maximum playing time available to a ten-inch record side being under fourteen minutes. His second album on Capitol and the first with arrangements b..
Swing Era
The Swing Era was the period of time (1935-1946) when big band swing music was the most popular music in America. Though the music has been around since the late 1920s -early 1930s, being played by Black bands like Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, & Fletcher Henderson, most historians believe that t..
Swing gang
In film-making, a swing gang is one or more persons who make last-minute changes on a film set. This may include construction of new portions of a set the director requests or simply striking large furniture at a set dresser's request. ..
Swing Girls
Swing Girls (スウィングガールズ; Suwingu gaaruzu) is a 2004 comedy film co-written and directed by the Japanese filmmaker Shinobu Yaguchi about the efforts of a group of high school girls to form a jazz band. Swing Girls is set in rural Yamagata prefecture, in northern Japan and the chara..
Swing Hostess
Swing Hostess is a 1944 musical comedy film which tells the story of a down-on-her-luck would-be singer who keeps encountering roadblocks on her way to stardom. It stars Martha Tilton, Iris Adrian, Charles Collins, Betty Brodel, Cliff Nazarro and Harry Holman. The movie was written by Gail Davenpo..
Swing Kids
Entartete Musik, "degenerate music" The Swing Kids (German: Swingjugend) were a group of jazz and Swing lovers in the Germany of the 1930s, mainly in Hamburg (St. Pauli) and Berlin. They were composed of 14 to 18-year old boys and girls in high school, most of them middle or high-class student..
Swing Kids (band)
Swing Kids were a hardcore emo/hardcore punk band from San Diego California during the mid 1990's. The band members were Eric Allen, Jose Palafox (of Struggle and Bread and Circuits), John Brady (of Spanakorzo and Sweep The Leg Johnny), and was fronted by Justin Pearson who would release their re..
Swing Kids (film)
'Swing Kids' is a film produced in 1993 and directed by Thomas Carter. The runtime is approximately 114 minutes and the main actors include Robert Sean Leonard as Peter Muller, Christian Bale as Thomas Berger, Frank Whaley as Arvid, Barbara Hershey as Frau Müller, and Kenneth Branagh as Herr Knopp ..
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" is a United States spiritual folk song. Contents 1 History2 Traditional Lyrics3 Traditional Gestures4 Usage in rugby union5 See also6 External links History Swing Low, Sweet Chariot was composed by Wallis Willis, a one-time slave for the C..
Swing Mob
Swing Mob consisted of members of the various collectives and/or record labels associated with Missy Elliott and Timbaland. Elliott, Timbaland, Magoo,Ginuwine, Playa, Darryl Pearson, and Tweet got their start as members of DeVante Swing's Swing Mob record label/collective. After Swing Mob folded in ..
Swing of the Quad Cities
St. Louis Cardinals National League AAA Memphis Redbirds AA Springfield Cardinals A Palm Beach CardinalsSwing of the Quad CitiesState College Spikes R Johnson City Cardinals The Swing of the Quad Cities is a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the St. Louis C..
Swing Out, Sister
Swing Out, Sister is a movie from which the band Swing Out Sister took its name. External links [Synopsis and commentary at The New York Times] ..
Swing Out Sister
Swing Out Sister is a Rock-Jazz-pop-Soul musical group best known worldwide for their 1987 song "Breakout", their only song to reach the US top 10. Various listeners have classified their sound as everything from smooth jazz to cool jazz to acid jazz. Contents 1 History2 Sound3&nb..
Swing Parade of 1946
Swing Parade of 1946 is musical comedy film. In it the Three Stooges help an aspiring singer, Carol Lawrence, and a nightclub owner, Danny Warren (Phil Regan), find love. It features lots of laughs with ditzy dishwashers Moe, Larry, and Curly, and musical numbers by Connee Boswell and the Louis Jord..
Swing Revival
The Swing Revival was cultural phenomenon of the 1990s and early 2000s which featured renewed popular interest in music in the style of the swing period of the 1930s and 1940s. Most of the popular groups of this genre had a basic rock and roll instrumentation of guitar, bass, and drums with an addi..
Swing Riots
The Swing Riots were an uprising by the rural workers of the arable south and east of England in 1830. They sought higher wages and to halt to the introduction of threshing machines which threatened their livelihoods. They reinforced their demands with rick-burning, the destruction of threshing mac..
Swing rueda
Swing Rueda (From Salsa Rueda) Everything, except the amoeba is 8-count based. Moves Basic Swing Out: Normal swing out, stay with partnerSwing Out Variations: move to next partner (inner turn, outer turn, texas tommy, stop texas)Charlestons: Stay with partnerOpen Break: Open Break from closed to sw..
Swing rueda (dance)
Swing Rueda is a circle dance that shares moves with Lindy Hop. A caller yells out the next move as the follows travel around the circle dancing one or more moves with each lead. Swing Rueda was adapted by Jeff Miller and Elaine Hewlett ([swingrueda.com]) from Dallas, Texas. References &#..
Swing Saturday
Swing Saturday is the radio program of the Saturday evening under broadcast at KRYradio. A sponsor is the local regular dealer "netz TOYOTA Yamaguchi" and "netz TOYOTA Nishikyo" of the netz store of TOYOTA, This program carried out the broadcast start in October, 1975 whose KRY radio was a NRN ind..
Swing Shift
"Swing Shift" is a stop motion/live action short film by stop motion wizard * Mike Jittlov. It is set in the Hollywood Department Store. It starts with a shot of the store closing, and a shot of the moon dissolves to a clock. The clock strikes twelve, and suddenly the clothes come to life and dance ..
Swing Shift Cinderella
Swing Shift Cinderella is an animated cartoon short subject, directed by Tex Avery and released in 1945 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is in the same vein as Red Hot Riding Hood. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Initially, the Big Bad Wolf chases Red Riding..
Swing state
A swing state (also, battleground state) in United States presidential politics is a state in which no candidate has overwhelming support, meaning that any of the major candidates have a reasonable chance of winning the state's electoral college votes. Such states are targets of both major politica..
Swing Street
Swing Street Album by Barry Manilow Released 1987 Genre Easy Listening/Pop Length 39:00 Label Arista U.S. Certification Gold Barry Manilow Chronology Manilow(1985) Swing Street(1987) Barry Manilow(1989) Swing Street or just The Street was 52nd Street in New York City between 5th and ..
Swing Time
This article is about the film. For the musical term see swing time. Swing Time (RKO) is a 1936 Hollywood musical comedy film set mainly in New York and stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Helen Broderick, Victor Moore, Eric Blore and Georges Metaxa, with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Dorothy ..
Swing Time Records
Swing Time Records was a United States based record label, active in the 1940s (dates?). The label was headquartered in Los Angeles, California. See also List of record labels ..
Swing To The Right
Swing to the Right is a Utopia (featuring Todd Rundgren, Roger Powell, Kazim Sulton, and Willie Wilcox) album from 1982. It followed the well-intentioned but poorly timed parody of the Beatles on their first follow-up to the should-have-been gold Adventures in Utopia album called Deface the Music. T..
Swing trading
Swing trading sits in the middle of the continuum between day trading to trend trading. A day trader will hold a stock anywhere from a few seconds to a few hours but never more than a day; a trend trader examines the long-term fundamental trends of a stock or index and may hold the stock for a few w..
Swing vote
Swing vote is a term used to describe a vote that may go to any of a number of candidates in an election. They are usually sought after in elections, since they can play a big role in who wins and loses. A swing voter or floating voter is a voter who may not be affiliated with a particular poli..
Swing Vote
Swing Vote is a 1999 film in which the U.S. Supreme Court overtuns the Roe vs. Wade decision and throws the issue of abortion rights back to the individual states. Alabama has subsequently outlawed abortion on demand and has prosecuted Virginia Mapes (Lisa Gay Hamilton) for first degree murder afte..
Swing walk
Swing walk is a dance from the 1920s and 1930s. It is related to other partner dances like Foxtrot and Balboa. At the Savoy Ballroom in the 1930s, when Lindy Hop was invented, most of the dancers were doing swing walk. The style of swing walk is for the couple to move around the room. The lead's j..
Swing wars
Swing Wars is a tough physical test of mind and body, pushing the senses to the limit. The Facts First encountered on the DVD RAW, this game came into existence in early 2005.Contestants compete to swing from a tree, in order to avoid the painful inevitability of falling.Believed to have been cr..
Swing When You're Winning
Swing When You're Winning is a swing covers album by British pop singer Robbie Williams, released in 2001. The album features the UK number one single "Somethin' Stupid", a duet with Nicole Kidman. "Beyond The Sea" was featured in the 2003 animated motion picture Finding Nemo. "Have You Met Mi..
Swing with Scooter
Swing with Scooter was a DC Comics comicbook published from mid 1966 up to the early 1970s. The protagonist, Scooter, was a british teenage musician. His nickname came from the scooter that he used as a vehicle. The book was an attempt at drawing upon the teenage light drama market that is usuall..
Swing yarder
A swing yarder is a mobile piece of heavy duty forestry equipment used for pulling logs from the woods to a logging road with cables (wire rope). The swing yarder has several drums to pull in the cables. The cables run up an angled boom and then to the far side of a setting. By using two cables se..
Swinhoe's Storm-petrel
The Swinhoe's Storm-petrel or Swinhoe's Petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis) is a small seabird of the storm-petrel family Hydrobatidae. It breeds on islands in the northwest Pacific off China, Japan and Korea. It nests in colonies close to the sea in rock crevices and lays a single white egg. It spe..
Swinithwaite
Swinithwaite is a small village in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire. It lies on the A684 road, it is about 4 miles east of Aysgarth. ..
Swink, Colorado
Swink is a town in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The population was 696 at the 2000 census. Geography Swink is located at [38°0′53″N, 103°37′40″W] (38.014739, -103.627802)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town ha..
Swink, Oklahoma
Swink is a town in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 83 at the 2000 census. Geography Swink is located at [34°1′6″N, 95°12′10″W] (34.018441, -95.202851)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has ..
Swinnow
Swinnow (A Yorkshireised contraction of "Swine Moor") is a district of west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is sited between Bramley and Pudsey on the west side of the outer areas of Leeds. Contents 1 History2 See also3 Reference4 External links History Bramley and Swinno..
Swinomish
Swinomish can refer to: Swinomish RiverSwinomish (tribe) Native American tribe This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Swinomish (tribe)
Swinomish is a Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States. The tribe lives on Fidalgo Island near the San Juan Islands in Skagit County, Washington near the town of La Conner. Skagit County is located about 70 miles (113.5 km) north of Seattle. The Swinomish moved onto ..
Swinside
Swinside is a hamlet lying beside Swinside Fell, part of Black Combe, in southern Cumbria, England (map reference ). It is noted for the Swinside stone circle that lies nearby, a near-perfect circle just under 29 metres in diameter. The circle is also known as Sunkenkirk, after a legend that the ..
Swinside (Derwent Water)
Swinside is a hill in the northwestern area of the English Lake District. It is small, wooded and, surrounded by much bigger and more popular fells, is often overlooked. Alfred Wainwright, for instance, failed to include it in his guides to fells in the Lake District. Unlike most of its grander..
Swinton
Swinton is the name of several places: In England:* Swinton, Berwickshire* Swinton, Glasgow* Swinton, Greater Manchester* Swinton, North Yorkshire* Swinton, South Yorkshire This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred y..
Swinton, Glasgow
Swinton is an area in the eastern outskirts of the Scottish city of Glasgow. The hamlet of Swinton began to emerge in the form of weavers' cottages in the early 1790s. Areas of Glasgow North of the River Clyde Anderston | Anniesland | Auchenshuggle | Baillieston | ..
Swinton, Greater Manchester
For other places named Swinton, see the Swinton disambiguation page. Swinton is one half of the town of "Swinton and Pendlebury", in the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. Not traditionally part of Salford it was, up until 1974, a borough in its own right. S..
Swinton, South Yorkshire
Swinton is a small town in South Yorkshire, on part of the west bank of the River Don. The town was once a centre for the manufacture of ceramics of international importance; deep coal mining, glassmaking, canal barge-building and engineering also featured. These days employment is provided pred..
Swinton (Manchester) railway station
Swinton (Manchester) railway station serves the town of Swinton in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Rail. Although the station is in the City of Salford, rather than Manchester, the name "Swinton (Manchester)" is used by Nati..
Swinton (South Yorkshire) railway station
Swinton railway station is in Swinton, South Yorkshire, England. It has three platforms and a small bus station, and lies at the junction of the Sheffield to Hull and Wakefield lines. Only stopping services call at the station. The original Swinton station was north of the present site, built by ..
Swinton circle
The Swinton Circle is a right-wing conservative pressure-group with links to the Conservative Party (UK). It is staunchly pro-Unionist and Eurosceptic, and is a strong supporter of Western military action in the War Against Terrorism. The London Swinton Circle was founded in 1961. Its original me..
Swinton family
The Swinton family is, according to an article by James Lees-Milne in the 18th edition of Burke's Peerage or Burke's Landed Gentry, volume 1, one of three families in England that can trace its lineage in the male line back to Saxon times. The other two are the Arden family and the Berkeley family...
Swinton Lions
Swinton Lions are a British rugby league club from Swinton, Greater Manchester. Contents 1 History2 Honours3 Records3.1 Player records3.2 Team records History The club was formed in 1866, and in 1871 they joined the Rugby Football Union, under the name Swinton and Pen..
Swinton O. Scott III
Swinton O. Scott III is an animation director on the animated series The Simpsons. Simpsons Episodes He has directed the following episodes: "And Maggie Makes Three" "The PTA Disbands" "Bart on the Road" "Realty Bites" "The Trouble with Trillions" "Mayored to the Mob" "Maximum Homerdrive" ..
Swinton railway station
Swinton railway station may refer to: Swinton (Greater Manchester) railway stationSwinton (South Yorkshire) railway station This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link ..
Swinub
Swinub is a fictional character from the Pokémon franchise. It is a Ground/Ice Pokémon that was introduced in the Pokémon Gold and Silver video games. Swinub's name is a combination of swine, and nub, a small lump. Contents 1 Biology2 Availability3 Barbo, Maria. The Official..
Swin Cash
Swin Cash meets George W. Bush after winning the WNBA Championship with the Detroit Shock. Swintayla Marie Cash (born on September 22, 1979 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), better known as Swin Cash is an American Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) player who plays for the Detroit S..
Swip
Shared Whois Project (SWIP), also used as a verb, e.g., "All Class-C sized and larger blocks should be SWIP'ed by the IP Reseller." See SWIP for more extensive article. External links [ARIN Guidelines] - Reporting Reassignment Information ..
Swipe
Swipe may refer to a number of things: Swipe is a colloquial word for shoplifting or theft, eg. "He swiped a chocolate bar from the newsagent."Swipe (breakdancing move)Swipe (comics) redirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
SwipeClock
SwipeClock is a server computer program that is used by payroll service bureaus on the "back end" to provide employee timekeeping services to their clients. This program provides a web interface for remote input of employee attendance information, and a dial-up connection for a modem-based physical..
Swipe (breakdancing move)
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Swipe (comics)
Swipe is comics term that refers to the intentional or unintentional copying of a cover, panel or page from an earlier comic book or graphic novel. Most commonly it is a form of homage but may also constitute plagiarism. Swipes often occur when a comic is rebooted to demonstrate continuity with earl..
Swipe card
A swipe card is a (typically) credit card size badge incorporating a magnetic stripe, an RFID tag, a transponder device and/or a microchip mostly used for business premises access control or electronic payment. Swipe cards in their strict sense need to be swiped through some kind of detector device,..
Swipe file
A swipe file is a collection of tested and proven ads and sales letters. Keeping a swipe file is a common practice used by advertising copy writers and creatives as a ready reference of ideas for projects. ..
Swire Group
The Swire Group (Chinese: 太古集團) is a transnational corporation headquartered in London, England. It controls a range of wholly-owned businesses, including deep-sea shipping, cold storage, road transport, and agricultural activities. Taikoo (太古) is the Chinese name of Swire. It is also ..
Swire Hall
Swire Hall (太古堂; pinyin: tàigǔtáng) is an undergraduate, coeducational dormitory located on the University of Hong Kong (HKU) campus that opened November 30, 1980. It is named after the Swire Group, a British transnational corporation, whose financial contributions made ..
Swirl
Swirl may refer to: Swirl (band), an Australian indie rock bandSwirl (organization), an anti-racist grassroots organizationSwirl 360, a melodic pop-rock bandSwirl People, a Belgian house music projectSega Swirl, a puzzle game for the Sega Dreamcast This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation]..
Swirlie
A swirlie (less commonly "swirly") is a bullying or hazing ritual common to the United States, involving turning a victim upside down and forcing the victim's head into a toilet bowl while the toilet is in mid flush. Optimally, the head is only slightly immersed, as the intention is not to drown the..
Swirlies
Swirlies is a band from Boston that formed in 1990. Similar to My Bloody Valentine, they have been referred to as shoegaze musicians. Notorious for loud, wall-of-noise guitar music, as well as a twisted quiet side, Swirlies have a fondness for the phrase "sneakyflute music" to describe their endeavo..
Swirl (band)
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Swirl were a Sydney, Australia-based indie rock band. They formed around 1990, released three albums: their debut Aurora (around 1991), which was mostly rock with some shoegazer elements (such as extensive use of guitar fuzz and reverb on vocals). Their next al..
Swirl (organization)
Swirl is an anti-racist grassroots organization, incoporated in 2000, that serves the mixed heritage community. It aims to develop a national consciousness around mixed heritage issues to empower members to organize and take action towards progressive social change. There are currently chapters in N..
Swirl 360
Swirl 360 was a melodic pop-rock band founded by brothers Kenny & Denny Scott, who originally started of as a duo. Due to some label switching, the band has since been re-named to Killing Sky. Swirl 360 was signed to Mercury Records and entered the studio in 1997. They recorded half of an album by D..
Swirl People
Swirl People is the name of a Belgian house music project formed in 1997, it was named after dancing people who look like they are swirling on the dancefloor. Group members include producer/musician Dimitri Dewever and producer/deejay Roel 'Raoul' Belmans. So far the duo has released three albums (..
Swish
Swish can refer to a 'perfect' shot in basketball which goes through the net without touching the rim, and is a common onomatopoeia.Swish can refer to an inexpensive alcoholic beverage made in Canada by steeping water in barrels that have previously held some sort of commercially produced beverage g..
Swishahouse
SwishaHouse Entertainment Swishahouse Label Parent company Warner Music Group Founded 1992 Founder DJ Michael 5000 Watts Distributing label Asylum Records Genre(s) Hip hop Country US Web address http://www.swishahouse.biz Swishahouse (Formerly Swishablast Entertain..
Swisher
Swisher may mean: Swisher Sweets, a brand of cigar People Kara Swisher, a journalist specializing in technology subjectsLaura Swisher, an actress and comedianNick Swisher (born 1980), a major-league baseball player Places Swisher, IowaSwisher County, TexasSwisher Gymnasium in Jacksonville, Florid..
Swisher, Iowa
Swisher is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, USA. The population was 813 at the 2000 census. Geography Swisher is located at [41°50′42″N, 91°41′42″W] (41.844983, -91.694909)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total..
Swisher County, Texas
Swisher County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 8,378. Its county seat is Tulia6. The county is named for James G. Swisher, a soldier of the Texas Revolution. Swisher County is one of 46 prohibition or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas (as of ..
Swisher Gymnasium
Swisher Gymnasium is a 1,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Jacksonville, Florida. It is home to the Jacksonville University Dolphins basketball team. ..
Swisher Sweets
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Swish (slang)
--> Swish is effeminate behaviour and interests (camp), emphasized and sanctioned (Kleinberg 1978) in pre-Stonewall gay male communities. This behaviour is also described as nelly. Being swish includes sashaying and the use of limp wrists, falsetto voices, feminine pronouns, and superlatives (Sone..
Swish cymbal
The Drum kit ..
SWiSH Max
SWiSH Max is a program that utilises Macromedia Flash technology to create cross-platform compatible presentations. It is developed and distributed by Swishzone.com Pty Ltd, based in Sydney, Australia. SWiSH Max duplicates many of the effects available in the Macromedia Flash software. These eff..
Swiss, Burnett County, Wisconsin
Swiss is a town in Burnett County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 815 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 157.2 km² (60.7 mi²). 148.8 km² (57.4 mi²) of it is land and 8.4 km² (3.3 mi²) of it (5.37%) is wa..
Swiss-Prot
Swiss-Prot is a curated biological database of protein sequences from different species created in 1986 by Amos Bairoch during his PhD and developed by the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and the European Bioinformatics Institute. It strives to provide a high level of annotation (such as the descr..
Swissair
Swissair Logo Swissair, short for "Swiss Air Transport Company Limited," was Switzerland's national airline for 71 years (1931–2002), established when the airlines Balair and Ad Astra Aero ("To the Stars") merged. For most of its lifetime, Swissair's financial stability made it renowned ..
Swissair Flight 111
Swissair Flight 111 align="center" colspan="2" class="hiddenStructure |- !align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" colspan="4"|Summary |- !align="right" valign="top"|Date |align="left" valign="top"|September 2 1998 |- !align="right" valign="top"|Type |align="left" valign="top"|In-flight Airliner fire |- !..
Swissair Flight 306
Swissair Flight SR306, a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III registry [HB-ICV] Schaffhausen, was a scheduled international flight from Zürich to Rome, via Geneva. It crashed September 4, 1963 shortly after take-off, killing all 80 on board. Dense fog was existing at the time of departure a..
Swissair Flight 330
Swissair Flight SR330 was a regularly scheduled flight from Zürich International Airport in Kloten, Switzerland to Tel Aviv, Israel. On February 21, 1970, HB-ICD [link] a Convair CV-990 Coronado jet named “Baselland” was flying on the route with 38 passengers and 9 crew. A bomb deto..
SwissChamp
The SwissChamp is one of many pocket-knives manufactured by the Victorinox company of Switzerland. The SwissChamp is Victorinox's 'flagship' pocket-knife model and is included the New York Museum of Modern Art's Permanent Design Collection. The SwissChamp pocket-knife is 91mm (3.5 inches) and inco..
Swisscom
Swisscom AG is the leading telephone company in Switzerland. Swisscom is present nationwide, delivering all services and products for mobile, fixed and IP-based voice and data communications. Contents 1 History2 Company3 Comments4 External links4.1 Data History Swissc..
Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona
Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona is a communications tower built in 1980-1984 near Basel, Switzerland. It is located at [47°34′32″N, 7°40′33″E] near the St. Chrischona peak, on the territory of the municipality Bettingen, Basel-Stadt. The tower is 250 m (820 ft) tall - a 98 m s..
Swissguide
Swissguide AG is the owner and operator of the company data lookup application with the same name. Swissguide makes an application available on the Internet in which all companies can be looked up in a predefined database of Swiss industry. It can be accessed by company name, category and products ..
Swisshelm Park
Swisshelm Park is a neighbourhood located southeast of Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is surrounded by Regent Square and Squirrel Hill. The Sarah Jackson Black Community Center lists the names of the hundreds who fought in the Second World War from the small community, including seven who ..
Swisshome, Oregon
Swisshome is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the Siuslaw River northeast of Mapleton, on Oregon State Route 36. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the community was named for a Swiss family in the area, the Zweidlers. Swisshome post office was ..
Swissmetro
Swissmetro is a futuristic project of national transportation for Switzerland, based on high-speed maglev trains circulating in low-pressure tunnels, circulating at about 500km/h. This would significantly lower the travel time between major cities in Switzerland, for example 12 minutes between Bern..
Swissmint
''This article is about the official Swiss mint. Unrelated thereto, "Swissmint" is also the name of a Canadian financial services company. Swissmint is the official mint of the Swiss Confederation. It is responsible for manufacturing Swiss franc coins, both of the currency and bullion variety. Apar..
Swissôtel The Stamford
Swissôtel The Stamford Formerly known as Westin Stamford Buildings in Singapore Chinese: 史丹福瑞士酒店 Location   Address   - Postal code   Planning   - region   - area   - subzone 2 Stamford Road 178882 Central Downtown Core CBD Building typ..
Swissport
Swissport International Ltd. is a global ground and cargo handling business. Alongside airline representation (ticketing, check-in, dispatch and ground handling services), Swissport also performs such services as line maintenance, aircraft cleaning, and fueling. The company's operations cover over ..
Swissroller
Swissroller is a Swiss manufacturer of lightweight electric vehicles for personal use. Swissroller are also producing mobile energy systems (e.g Lithium Polymer accumulators) for e-scooters, e-vehicles and e-bikes. Using the term micromobility to describe the intended role of their vehicles, their..
Swisstopo
Swisstopo is the common name for the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (in German: Bundesamt für Landestopografie. French: Office fédéral de topographie. Italian: Ufficio federale di topografia. Romansh: Uffizi federal da topografia). This name was chosen as a neutral name to avoid choosing a la..
Swissvale, Pennsylvania
Swissvale is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, nine miles (14 km) east of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Named for a farmstead owned by abolitionist and early feminist Jane Swisshelm, during the industrial age it was the site of the Union Switch and Signal Company of George Westinghou..
Swissviet
SwissViet is a community forum and website dedicated to facilitating the communications between Vietnamese people living, working and studying in Switzerland. Created on 28 April 2006, it now has just under 3,000 members. Due to the Vietnam War against America and France, Vietnamese boat people..
Swiss (disambiguation)
Swiss may refer to: The adjectival form for the European country of Switzerland or the Old Swiss Confederacy, English since 1515, from French Suisse, ultimately from SchwyzSwiss German, the dialects of Alemannic German spoken in parts of Switzerlandthe Swiss people; see List of Swiss people, Demogr..
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is Switzerland’s international cooperation agency within the Swiss Foreign Ministry. Together with other federal offices, SDC is responsible for overall coordination of international development activities and cooperation with Eastern Europe, ..
Swiss Air Force
F-18C A Dauphin of the Swiss air force The Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe, Forces aériennes suisses, Forze Aeree Svizzere) is the air branch of the Swiss military. It was established on July 31, 1914 but did not become a separate service until 1936. During World War II, it defe..
Swiss Alps
The Swiss Alps are the central portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Regions From west to east, and south of Rhône, Hinterrhein and Inn: Pennine Alps: canton Valais, contains the highest Swiss mountain Dufourspitze in the Monte Rosa group, and Matterhorn.Lepontine Alps:..
Swiss Army knife
200px A Swiss Army knife (SAK) is a multifunction hand tool. Generally speaking, a Swiss Army knife sports a blade as well as various tools, such as screwdrivers and can openers. These attachments are stowed inside the handle of the knife through a pivot point mechanism. The handle is usually ..
Swiss Army Triplet
The Swiss Army Triplet is one of the 26 core drum rudiments according to the Percussive Arts Society. It consists of a right hand flam, followed by a right tap and a left tap, or a left flam followed by a left tap and a right tap, in triple meter. It is a relatively easy rudiment, as it is non-alte..
Swiss arrow
The tail end of a Swiss arrow. The notch is visible towards the right of the picture. A Swiss arrow, also called a Dutch arrow and a Yorkshire arrow, is similar to a standard arrow, with the addition of a small notch about 1/3 of the arrow's length away from the fletching. Swiss arrows, unli..
Swiss Avenue
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. Swiss Avenue is a street and historic district in east Dallas, Texas (USA). The street is 2.5 miles (4 km..
Swiss ball
A Swiss ball allows a wide range of exercises to be performed. A Swiss ball is a ball constructed of elastic rubber with a diameter of around 55 to 85 cm (22 to 34 inches). It is used in physical therapy and exercise. The Swiss ball is also known by a number of different names, including exer..
Swiss Bank Corporation
For banks in Switzerland, see Swiss bank Swiss Bank Corporation (German: Schweizerischer Bankverein (SBV), French: Société de Banque Suisse (SBS), Italian:Società di Banca Svizzera) merged with Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS/SBG) in 1998 to form UBS AG, Switzerland's official banking corporation..
Swiss Chalet
This article is about the restaurant chain; for the Alpine building see Chalet. The current logo for Swiss Chalet Swiss Chalet is a chain of Canadian family restaurants originally founded in 1954 in Toronto, Ontario. There are over 180 restaurants in Canada and the United States, as of 2003...
Swiss cheese
This article is about the specific style of cheese known as "Swiss cheese" in some areas. For other Swiss cheeses, see Cheeses of Switzerland. Cubes of Swiss cheese Swiss cheese is the generic name, in the United States, Canada and Australia, for several related varieties of cheese, all of wh..
Swiss Cheese Union
The Swiss Cheese Union (Schweizer Käseunion AG) was a cartel in Switzerland engaged in the promotion of cheese and cheese products from Switzerland. The Swiss Cheese Union promoted subjective and objective quality of cheese, but also acted as a regulator, such as on price. The Swiss Cheese Union ..
Swiss Civilian Service
Civilian service is a Swiss institution, created in 1996 as an alternative to military service. Anyone who is unable to do military service for reasons of conscience can submit an application to be allowed to do civilian service. The applicant is then invited to a hearing where he is asked to expla..
Swiss Colony
The Swiss Colony is a mail-order catalog gift company that is known for its cheese, chocolates, fruitcakes, and other confections. The company has been family-owned since 1926, when an entrepreneur from Monroe, Wisconsin, a town known for its Swiss immigrants and Swiss cheese, Ray Kubly adopted an ..
Swiss Congregation
The Swiss Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation is a grouping of Benedictine monasteries in Switzerland or with significant historical Swiss connections. Contents 1 Foundation2 Changes3 Present membership4 External links Foundation The Congregation was founded, at the..
Swiss coordinate system
The Swiss coordinate system (or Swiss grid) is a geographic coordinate system used in Switzerland for maps and surveying by the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (Swisstopo). The map projection used is Oblique Mercator on a 1841 Bessel ellipsoid. The geodetic datum CH1903 uses as fundamental poin..
Swiss Cottage
For a specific building in County Tipperary, see Swiss cottage, Cahir The original Swiss Cottage Swiss Cottage is an area of North-west London in the Borough of Camden. The area is named after a Swiss Cottage which in the mid-20th Century was a restaurant called the Cottage Grill. It was ori..
Swiss cottage, Cahir
The Swiss Cottage, Cahir Built around 1810 in the surroundings of the village of Cahir in County Tipperary (Ireland), the Swiss cottage is a fine example of cottage orné, or ornamental cottage. The cottage was originally part of the estate of Lord and Lady Cahir, and used for entertaining gues..
Swiss Cottage (Metropolitan Line) tube station
Swiss Cottage is a disused London Underground station. It was opened in 1868 as the northern terminus of the Metropolitan & St. John's Wood Railway, the first northward branch extension from Baker Street of the Metropolitan Railway (now the Metropolitan Line). From here the line was (starting in 187..
Swiss Cottage Central Library
The central library of the public library service in the London Borough of Camden is housed in an architectural landmark building designed by Sir Basil Spence and first opened in 1964 at 88 Avenue Road, London NW3 3HA. The building was renovated beginning in 2003. The complex includes an exhibition ..
Swiss Cottage Secondary School
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Swiss Cottage tube station
Swiss Cottage tube station is a London Underground station at Swiss Cottage. It is on the Jubilee Line, between Finchley Road and St. John's Wood. It is in Travelcard Zone 2. The station was opened on 20 November, 1939 on a new section of deep-level tunnel constructed between Baker Street and Fin..
Swiss Council of States
The Council of States of Switzerland (German: Ständerat, French Conseil des Etats, Italian Consiglio degli Stati) is the upper house of the Swiss parliament. There are 46 Councillors. 20 cantons send two Councillors each, whereas the cantons of Obwalden, Nidwalden, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft,..
Swiss cuisine
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Swiss Democrats
The Swiss Democrats (Schweizer Demokraten, Démocrates Suisses, Democratici Svizzeri) is a right-wing (some say far-right) political party in Switzerland. At the last legislative elections, 19 October 2003, the party won 1.0% of the popular vote and 1 out of 200 seats. Many of the party's members..
Swiss dinar
After the first Gulf War the Iraqi government issued a new currency. The old currency became known as the Swiss dinar because it had been printed using Swiss technology that was no longer available after the economic sanctions following the first Gulf War. After a change-over period the Iraqi gove..
Swiss Diplomacy
"Swiss Diplomacy" is episode 74 of The West Wing. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Plot The election's barely over but Hoynes is already maneuvering for the next one, and the Senate minority leader, a likely candidate himself, is crying foul and threat..
Swiss European Air Lines
Swiss European Air Lines is a subsidiary of the Swiss International Air Lines, operating on the behalf of the latter on some of its nearby destinations. Code Data IATA Code: LXICAO Code: SWU Fleet The Swiss European Air Lines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at July 2006): 20 Avro RJ1004 A..
Swiss Family Robinson (1940 film)
Swiss Family Robinson is a 1940 film directed by Edward Ludwig and based on the novel The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss. Cast Thomas Mitchell...William RobinsonEdna Best.....Elizabeth RobinsonFreddy Bartholomew....Jack RobinsonTerry Kilburn....Ernest RobinsonTim Holt......Fritz Robinso..
Swiss Family Robinson (film)
Swiss Family Robinson is a 1960 film adaptation of the Johann David Wyss novel. It was directed by Ken Annakin and produced by Walt Disney Productions. Cast John Mills as Father RobinsonDorothy McGuire as Mother RobinsonJames MacArthur as Fritz RobinsonJanet Munro as Roberta 'Bertie'Sessue Hayaka..
Swiss Federal Constitution
The Swiss Constitution (Bundesverfassung in German, Constitution fédérale in French, Constituzione federale in Italian and Constituziun federala in Romansh) is at the highest level of Switzerland's judicial system. It regulates laws, regulations, and decrees of the federation, the cantons, and co..
Swiss Federal Council
The Swiss Federal Council (German: Schweizerischer Bundesrat, French: Conseil fédéral suisse, Italian: Consiglio federale svizzero, Romansh: Cussegl federal svizzer) is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the government as well as the head of state of Switzerland. Each of the ..
Swiss federal election, 2003
Legislative elections in the Swiss Confederation were held on 19 October 2003. Although in Switzerland's peculiar political system, in which all four major parties form a coalition, it's very hard to achieve a change of government, this election produced an upset in the strong showing of the right-..
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) / in German: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) / in French: École polytechnique fédérale (EPF): École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) -- Lausanne, SwitzerlandEidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ) -- Zürich, Switze..
Swiss Football Association
Founded 1895 FIFA affiliation 1904 UEFA affiliation 1954 PresidentRalph Zloczower CoachJakob Kuhn (2001-) The Swiss Football Association (SFV-ASF) (German / French / Italian: Schweizerischer Fussballverband / Association Suisse de Football / Associazione Svizzera di Football) is the govern..
Swiss Football League
The Swiss Football League is organised in several leagues. Swiss Super League, 10 teams, the top league in Switzerland.Challenge League, 18 teams1st league: three groups with 16 teams each2nd league inter-region, usually just called the "2nd league inter": five groups with 14 teams each2nd league: o..
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action
The Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD) is a Swiss non-governmental organisation based in Geneva. ("FSD" stands for Fondation suisse de déminage, the french name of the organisation). FSD is politically, ideologically and religiously independent. Contents 1 Activities2 Organisation3..
Swiss franc
CHF vs Euro (top) and Dollar (bottom) from June 2003 to 2006. CHF/EUR relativaly stable compared to CHF/USD The franc (ISO 4217: CHF or 756) is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Franc banknotes are issued by the central bank of Switzerland, the Swiss National B..
Swiss French
Swiss French is spoken in Romandy, highlighted in purple. Swiss French (French: français de Suisse) is the name used for the way French is spoken in the French-speaking area of Switzerland known as Romandy. Swiss French is not to be confused with Franco-Provençal or Romansh, two other Roman..
Swiss Gambit
In chess, the Swiss Gambit can mean: The opening 1. f4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g4 (see Bird's Opening)A risky technique for facing weaker competition in the later rounds of a Swiss System tournament, by deliberately underperforming in the early rounds. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation&#..
Swiss German
Swiss German (Schweizerdeutsch, Schwyzerdütsch, Schwiizertüütsch, Schwizertitsch) is any of the Alemannic dialects spoken in Switzerland. Occasionally, the Alemannic dialects spoken in other countries are called Swiss German as well, especially the dialects of Liechtenstein which are closely a..
Swiss Germans
Germans of Swiss origin, seeinaccurately, native speakers of Swiss German (German: Deutschschweizer) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the..
Swiss Grand Prix
The Swiss Grand Prix was the premier auto race of Switzerland; in its later years, it was a Formula One race. Grand Prix motor racing came to Switzerland in 1934, to the Bremgarten circuit located just outside the city of Bremgarten, Bern. The Swiss Grand Prix counted toward the European Championsh..
Swiss Guard
Papal Swiss Guards in traditional uniforms Swiss Guards are Swiss mercenary soldiers who served as bodyguards, ceremonial guards and palace guards at foreign European courts from the late 15th century until the present day (in the form of the Papal Swiss Guard). Some of these units also served..
Swiss Guide and Scout Movement
redirect[[Template:Portal]] The Swiss Guide and Scout Movement (Pfadibewegung Schweiz (PBS), Mouvement Scout de Suisse, Movimento Scaut Svizzero, Moviment Battasendas Svizra) is the national Scouting and Guiding association of Switzerland. Scouting was founded in Switzerland in 1912 and was amon..
Swiss Heritage Society
The Swiss Heritage Society (SHS) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the advancement of Switzerland’s architectural heritage. Its focus is on the preservation of important landmarks, the development of the structural environment, and the promotion of good architectural design. The SHS was f..
Swiss hip hop
Swiss hip hop is not a genre of hip hop music, but covers all hip hop music from Switzerland. As French, German and Italian rap, Swiss rap started in the early nineties. Early Swiss German rappers started rapping in English, but after the bilingual track "Murder by Dialect" by P27 featuring Black T..
Swiss illustrated chronicles
Several illustrated chronicles were created in the Old Swiss Confederacy in the 15th and 16th centuries. They were luxurious productions for the benefit of the urban elite of Berne and Lucerne, and their countless detailed illustrations allow a unique insight into the politics and daily life of late..
Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
The Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) is an academic not-for-profit foundation established on March 30 1998 whose mission is to promote research, develop databanks and computer technologies, and be involved with teaching and service activities in the field of bioinformatics in Switzerland w..
Swiss International Air Lines
Swiss International Air Lines (short: Swiss) is the principal airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America, South America, Africa and Asia. Its main hub is Zurich Kloten Airport (ZRH). Swiss International Air Lines uses the IATA Code LX, which it inherited fr..
Swiss International Air Lines destinations
This is a list of airports that Swiss International Air Lines flies to. Contents 1 ..
Swiss Internet Exchange
--> Name Swiss Internet Exchange Abbreviation SwissIX Founded 2001 Location Basel, Bern, Glattbrugg, Vaduz, Zurich (Switzerland) Homepage [www.swissix.net] Members 55 1 Daily traffic   - Max in 432.25 Mb/s 2 - Max out 528.52 Mb/s 2 - Average in 245.82 ..
Swiss Labour Party
Poster for the 2006 elections to the Grand Council of Bern. The Swiss Party of Labour (German: Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz, French: Parti Suisse du Travail - Parti Ouvrier et Populaire, Italian: Partito Svizzero del Lavoro) is a socialist party in Switzerland. The party was founded in 1944..
Swiss Life
The Swiss Life group is the largest life insurance trust of Switzerland and is seated in Zurich. The Swiss Life group has 9300 employees and administers approximately 201 billion Swiss franc. Chairman of the board (CEO) is Rolf Dörig and president of the board of directors is Bruno Gehrig (condit..
Swiss Life Arena
Swiss Life Arena is an arena in Luzern, Switzerland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of HC Luzern Lakers. Swiss Life Arena holds 5,000 people. See also Swiss Life ..
Swiss literature
Swiss literature is literature written in Switzerland. There is no such thing as a Swiss national vernacular literature properly speaking, this being explained by the diversity between the states of which it is composed, which has not favoured any common intellectual life. But there are four branch..
Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works
This locomotive was made by SLM in 1886, and it was used on the Finnish State Railways in 1886-1932. SLM is best know around the world for mountain railway engines SLM locomotive are still in use in India Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works (German Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Masc..
Swiss Mennonite Conference
The Swiss Mennonite Conference (also Konferenz der Mennoniten der Schweiz or Conférence Mennonite Suisse) is an Anabaptist Christian body in Switzerland. The Swiss Mennonites are the oldest and possibly the most influential body of Anabaptists. The earliest recorded Anabaptist movement during Ref..
Swiss Mercenaries
Swiss mercenaries crossing the Alps (Luzerner Schilling) During the Late Middle Ages, mercenary forces grew in importance in Europe, as veterans from the Hundred Years' War preferred to continue living a soldier's life rather than abandoning the military. Swiss mercenaries (Reisläufer) in p..
Swiss Miss
Swiss Miss is a brand name for cocoa powder and pudding products sold by American food giant, ConAgra Foods, Inc. ..
Swiss Miss (disambiguation)
Swiss Miss can refer to: Heidi, a fictional orphaned Swiss girlHelvetia, the female personification of Switzerlanda brand name for cocoa powder, apple cider, and pudding products sold by ConAgraa 1938 film starring Laurel and Hardya nickname for Martina Hingisa cross strain of Cannabis indica and C..
Swiss Money Holding
The Swiss Money Holding or $MH are a professional wrestling stable which was formed by Ares and Claudio Castagnoli in Europe in 2001. The $MH gimmick consist of Swiss wrestlers billed as Swiss bankers. The two founders were joined by Marc Roudin in late 2004. Though the $MH counts 3 members, matchs ..
Swiss mountain dog
The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, Appenzeller Sennenhund, Entlebucher_Mountain_Dog and Bernese Mountain Dog constitute the Swiss mountain dog group. ..
Swiss mythology
Swiss mythology, before Christianity, was a mix of Celtic mythology and Germanic mythology. Artio, a Celtic goddess of wildlife, is specifically known from Switzerland.BarbegaziBöögg, or bogeyman, of the Sechseläuten festivalbonhomme d’hiver (Old Man Winter)Broom menDragons were believed to b..
Swiss nationality law
Swiss citizenship is the status of being a citizen of Switzerland and it can be obtained by birth, marriage or naturalisation. The Swiss Citizenship Law is based on the following principles: Triple citizenship level (Confederation, canton and community)Acquisition of citizenship through descent..
Swiss National Bank
Swiss National Bank headquarters in Berne The Swiss National Bank is a central bank, responsible for the monetary policy of Switzerland and issuing the Swiss franc banknotes. The names of the institution in the four official languages of the country are: German: Schweizerische Nationalbank, ..
Swiss national ice hockey team
The Switzerland national men's ice hockey team is a founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation and is controlled by the Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband. As of 2005 the Swiss team was ranked 8th in the IIHF World Rankings. Switzerland has not won a medal at a major tournament sinc..
Swiss National Library
The Swiss National Library is an institution part of the Federal Office of Cultural Affairs. Under the terms of the law by which it is regulated, it is charged with collecting, cataloguing and conserving information in all fields and disciplines, and in any medium, connected with Switzerland, as wel..
Swiss National Museum
The Swiss National Museum or Landesmuseum (German) is one of the most important art museums of cultural history in Europe and the world. It is located in the city of Zurich, Switzerland's largest city, next to the Main Station. The museum building of 1898 in the historicist style was built by Gusta..
Swiss National Park
Swiss National Park The Swiss National Park (German: Schweizerischer Nationalpark, French: Parc National Suisse, Italian: Parco Nazionale Svizzero, Romansh: Parc Naziunal Svizzer) is located in the east of Switzerland between Zernez, S-chanf, Scuol and the Fuorn Pass in the Engadin valley. As of..
Swiss National Science Foundation
Map of Switzerland The Swiss National Science Foundation is a science research support organization mandated by the Swiss Federal Government. The SNSF was established in 1952 as a foundation under private law. Its Secretariat is based in Bern. The SNSF promotes research through evaluating pro..
Swiss order of precedence
Order of precedence in ... Canada Germany India New Zealand Poland United Kingdom England and Wales Northern Ireland United States The Swiss order of precedence is a hierarchy of important positions within the federal government of Switzerland. It has no legal standing but is us..
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party (SVP) also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre (German: Schweizerische Volkspartei, French: Union Démocratique du Centre, Italian: Unione Democratica di Centro, Romansh: Partida Populara Svizra) is a political party in Switzerland. The SVP is strongest in German-sp..
Swiss Pikemen
The Swiss Pikemen of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance were renowned as among the most professional and effective troops in Europe. Between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries, Swiss cantons defended themselves with armies of well-drilled men armed with pike or halberd. They formed rigid p..
Swiss Pine
The Swiss Pine or Arolla Pine (Pinus cembra) is a species of pine tree that occurs in the Alps and Carpathian Mountains of central Europe, in Switzerland, France, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Ukraine and Romania. It typically grows at (1,200-) 1,500-2,200 (-2,300) m altitude. It often reach..
Swiss Pines
Swiss Pines (19 acres) is an arboretum and Japanese garden located on Charlestown Road, Malvern, Pennsylvania. It is open several days a week in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged. Swiss Pines was established by Arnold Bartschi (1903-1996), born in Switzerland and by the mid-1930s owner..
Swiss plateau
The Swiss plateau (plateau suisse in French, Schweizer Mittelland in German) constitutes one of the three major landscapes in Switzerland alongside the Jura mountains and the Alps. It covers about 30 % of the Swiss surface. It comprises the regions between the Jura and the Alps, partly flat but most..
Swiss Post
Swiss Post is the postal service of Switzerland. A public company owned by the Swiss Confederation, it is the country's second largest employer. External links [Swiss Post, in English] Notes ..
Swiss Psalm
The "Swiss Psalm" is the national anthem of Switzerland. Its history dates back to 1841, when the anthem was composed by Alberich Zwyssig (1808-1854). Since then it has been frequently sung on patriotic events. The Federal Council declined however on numerous occasions to accept the psalm as the o..
Swiss Re
30 St Mary Axe - at 180 m, Swiss Re's London headquarters is the 6th tallest building in London Swiss Re is the world’s largest reinsurer, now that it has acquired GE Insurance Solutions (Ligi 2006). Founded in 1863, Swiss Re now operates in more than 30 countries. Contents 1 Histo..
Swiss Reformed Church
The Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland was started in Zurich by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basle (Johannes Oecolampadius), Berne (Berchtold Haller and Niklaus Manuel), St. Gall (Joachim Vadian), to cities in Southern Germany and via Alsace (Martin Bucer) to France..
Swiss rock
Rock and roll first entered Switzerland in the 1950s, as a series of American musicians popularized the style internationally. The band Krokodil was an influential group, the first to bring progressive rock to Switzerland. Composed of Zürich-scene veterans Hardy Hepp, Walty Anselmo and Düde Dür..
Swiss roll
Homemade swiss roll, filled with lemon curd Swiss roll is a type of sponge cake baked in a very shallow rectangular baking tray, and then filled, rolled up, and served in circular slices. In most cases, it is rolled up in a clean tea towel as soon as it comes out of the oven, while it is sti..
Swiss roll (metamaterial)
In optics, swiss roll is a kind of metamaterial that has negative refractive index. It is named for its resemblance to the confectionery swiss roll: it consists of concentric cylinders of insulated metal. Swiss roll finds applications in magnetic resonance imaging; typically, an array of Swiss rol..
Swiss steak
Swiss steak is a method of preparing meat, usually beef, by means of rolling or pounding, and then braising in a cooking pot, either on a stove (cooker) or in an oven. The name does not refer to Switzerland, but instead to the process of "swissing", which refers to fabric or other materials being po..
Swiss Super League
The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. Contents 1 2006/07 Season1.1 Participating Clubs1.2 Promotion/Relegation from 2005/06 Season2 Former Champions3 See also4 External links 2006/07 Season Participating Clubs ..
Swiss system tournament
A Swiss system tournament is a commonly used type of tournament in chess and other games where players or teams need to be paired to face each other. This type of tournament was first used in a Zurich tournament in 1895, hence the name "Swiss system". Contents 1 The pairing procedure2 ..
Swiss Toni
Swiss Toni is a fictional used-car dealer played by Charlie Higson, and also the title of a sitcom in which he is the main character. Swiss Toni is a 50-something car dealer going through a midlife crisis. To Toni almost any situation in life is best understood as being "like making love to a beauti..
Swiss Trade Union Confederation
SGB/USS The Swiss Trade Union Confederation (SGB) is the largest national trade union center in Switzerland. It was founded in 1880 and represents 385,000 members in its affiliated unions. The SGB has close ties with the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SPS). Ruth Dreifuss, the former Pr..
Swiss Transport Museum
Garden railway at the Swiss Transport Museum The Swiss Transport Museum or Verkehrshaus der Schweiz, in Lucerne, is a museum exhibiting all forms of transport (including locomotives, automobiles, ships, and aircraft) as well as communications. There are several other attractions in the museu..
Swiss Verein
A Swiss Verein (German for "association") is a business organization consisting of a number of independent offices, each of which has limited liability vis a vis the others. It is similar to the Anglo-American voluntary association. The form is often used by multinational professional firms. One ad..
Swiss Warfare and Tactics in the Middle Ages
Contents 1 The Beginning2 The Swiss Confederates: Their Warfare and Tactics3 The Burgundy Wars4 The Swiss Mercenaries5 The Swiss Downfall6 List of Medieval Swiss Battles6.1 Pre-Burgundy Wars Battles6.2 Burgundy Wars Battles6.3 Post Burgundy Wars Battles..
Swiss Wing
Swiss Wing (Traditional Chinese: }) is the name given to a kind of sweet soya sauced chicken wings provided in the restaurants of Hong Kong. It is marinated in sauce made up of soya sauce, sugar and Chinese wine and spices. Although it is named "Swiss", it has nothing to do with Switzerland. It was ..
Swisttal
Swisttal is a village and a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km west of Bonn. ..
Switch
For other uses, see Switch (disambiguation). Electrical switches. Top, left to right: circuit breaker, mercury switch, wafer switch, DIP switch, surface mount switch, reed switch. Bottom, left to right: wall switch (U.S. style), miniature toggle switch, in-line switch, push-button switch, rocker ..
SWITCH/I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU
"SWITCH/I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU" Single by LISA From the album GRATITUDE Released 21 April, 2004 Format CD Genre Japanese Pop Label Rhythm ZoneRZCD-45122 (Japan, CD) Writers LISA ("SWITCH")Heartsdales (words: "SWITCH")Ryuichiro Yamaki (music: "SWITCH")Mike Hawker (words: "I ONLY WANT ..
Switch56
Nortel's Switch56 was a networking protocol built on top of the telephone cabling hardware their various digital telephone switches. The name comes from the fact that Switch56 carries 56 kbit/s of data on its 64 kbit/s lines, as opposed to most systems, including ISDN, where the entire 64 kbit/s ba..
Switch?
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Switch? is a pricing game on the American television game show The Price Is Right. This game is played for tw..
Switcharound
Switcharound is a children's novel by Lois Lowry, published on October 28, 1985. Synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Caroline Tate and her brother J.P. are sent to the house of their divorced father and his new wife in Des Moines against their wil..
Switchback, West Virginia
Switchback is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA. Switchback had its own high school in operation from 1923 to 1953. External links [Elkhorn High School] ..
Switchback (band)
Switchback is an American music duo with several full-length recordings released, the earliest of which dates back to 1994. The music of the band falls into the Americana and traditional Celtic genres. Collaborations The following are some of the notable acts Switchback has performed with: Bry..
Switchback (comics)
Switchback is the name of a fictional mutant in Marvel Comics Age of Apocalypse timeline. Switchback first appeared as one of many refugees, escaping from Apocalypse's rule to Avalon. Her boyfriend Gary and her companions all die during the journey and Switchback is the only one to reach Avalon a..
Switchback (disambiguation)
Switchback may refer to: The primary definition, also known as a hairpin turn;Primarily in British English, a fairground railway or roller coaster with alternating ascents and descents;Switchback, West Virginia, an unincorporated community;Switchback (film), a 1997 film starring Dennis Quaid and R...
Switchback (film)
Swtichback is a 1997 thriller starring Dennis Quaid, Danny Glover, Jared Leto, and R. Lee Ermey. External links [Movie review] from the Cincinnati Enquirer ..
Switchblade
There is also the Switchblade (airplane) project that started development in 2006, and the older Northrop Switchblade experimental aircraft. [Switchblade_animated.gif] ([view file]) Animated GIF of a switchblade being opened (1.1 MB) A switchblade (also known as automatic..
Switchblade (airplane)
The Switchblade is a proposed unmanned aerial vehicle being developed by Northrop Grumman for the United States. It is scheduled for 2020 and will cruise with its 61 meters long oblique wing perpendicular to its engines like a typical airplane. As the craft breaks the sound barrier, its wing w..
Switchblade (album)
Switchblade is a 1994 album by Schaft. Track listing "Olive" – 5:04"The Hero Inside" – 4:01"Thirsty Fly" – 6:27"SKF10047" – 7:35"Nothing" – 5:11"Slice" – 7:50"Broken English" – 6:33"Merry Christmas on Mars" – 6:32"Information" – 4:24"Visual Cor..
Switchblade 2
Switchblade 2 or Switchblade II is a computer game of the run and gun genre. It was released for the Amiga and the Atari ST by Gremlin in May 1991. Switchblade 2, sequel of Switchblade, is a cross between a shoot 'em up and a platform game. The action is viewed from the side. The player guides the ..
Switchblade Kittens
Switchblade Kittens is a girlcentric hinkypunk three girl, two guy band with 4 bass players and a vocalist. Besides the regular bass sound, the band's sound is topped by the innovative new instrument, the Bass-o-la. The "Bass-o-la" is used to create a keyboard/viola-type sound for the third bass. T..
Switchblade Symphony
Switchblade Symphony was a San Francisco, United States based darkwave band which was formed in 1989 by composer Susan Wallace and vocalist Tina Root. They released their first album in 1995 on the Cleopatra Records label. They also have had two live guitarists, first Robin Jacobs and then George Ea..
Switchboard
The term switchboard, when used by itself, can refer to: Telephone switchboardElectric switchboard This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the ..
Switchboard operator
Medium-to-large organisations often employ switchboard operators—specialised staff who answer general telephone calls to the organisation and usually maintain internal communication through telephones, semaphones ("bleeps") and pagers. In hospitals, "switchboard" can also have duties in deali..
Switchcraft
Contents 1 Switchcraft2 Components3 Limited Lifetime Warranty4 Distribution5 External Links Switchcraft Switchcraft , Inc. was established in 1946 to manufacture jacks, plugs, and switches. The original plant was located on West Diversey Street in Chicago. The company m..
Switched-mode power supply
A switched-mode power supply, switch mode power supply, or SMPS, is an electronic power supply unit (PSU) that incorporates a switching regulator — an internal control circuit that switches the load current rapidly on and off in order to stabilise the output voltage. Switching regulators are ..
Switched-On Bach
Switched-On Bach is a musical album by Walter Carlos on CBS Records, released in 1968. It was the first record to popularise music performed on electronic synthesizers, and resulted in a huge increase in interest in them, particularly Moog synthesizers. The album was the first classical album to go..
Switched-On Brandenburgs
Switched-On Brandenburgs is a 1979 double album by Wendy Carlos. It was the seventh album released by Carlos, and the fourth and final album in her project of classical music which also included Switched-On Bach (1968), The Well-Tempered Synthesizer (1969), and Switched-On Bach II (1974). Switche..
Switched-On Schoolhouse
Switched-On Schoolhouse is a computer program, used primarily by homeschoolers and students in private school. It was created by Alpha Omega Publications[link], a Christian education company. Every year, Switched-On Schoolhouse (or SOS) gets updated with a new version, usually having more ..
Switched (band)
Switched (previously depicted as Sw1tched) are a nu metal/hard rock band from Cleveland, Ohio. Contents 1 Members1.1 Current1.2 Former2 Background3 Discography4 External links Members Current Ben Schigel – vocalsBradley Kochmit – lead guitar, backing v..
Switched (Fear Street novel)
Fear Street: Switched is a teen horror book by R.L. Stine. Plot Is being in each others body the best thing to do? When two girls switch bodies and one wants hers back can they switch again? Or is the other gone forever? When Nicole Darwin's best friend, Lucy Kramer, suggest "Let's switch bodies," ..
Switched Broadcast
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. Switched broadcast also kn..
Switched capacitor
Switched Capacitor (SC) is a circuit made of one capacitor and two switches which connect the capacitor with a given frequence alternately to the input an output of the SC. This simulates the behaviour of a resistor, so SCs are used in integrated circuits instead of resistors. The resistivity is set..
Switched fabric
Switched Fabric is a Fibre Channel topology where many devices connect with each other via Fibre Channel switches. It is also known as FC-SW. Switches within a fabric are connected with one another using ISL. Since bandwidth is not shared between devices, all ports can perform at full bidirectional..
Switched loop
In telephony, a Switched loop is a circuit that automatically releases a connection from a console or switchboard, once the connection has been made to the appropriate terminal. Loop buttons or jacks are used to answer incoming listed directory number calls, dial "0" internal calls, transfer reque..
Switched multimegabit data service
Switched Multimegabit Data Service (SMDS) is a telecommunications service that provides connectionless, high- performance, packet-switched data transport. It is neither a PROTOCOL nor a TECHNOLOGY. Rather, it supports standard protocols and communications interfaces using current (and future) techno..
Switched multimegabit data services
In telecommunication, a switched multimegabit data services (SMDS) is a connectionless, broadband, packet-switched data service that provides LAN-like performance and features in metropolitan or wide areas. Currently SMDS operates at 1.544 Mbit/s (megabits per second) or 44.736 Mbit/s. These are t..
Switched On
A.K.A. Switched On Stereolab A.K.A. Switched On Volume 1 Originally released in April 1992, Switched On is a compilation of Stereolab's first three singles for a French release. Limited quantities were imported into the UK and other European territories. The same compilation was licensed to Slum..
Switched on Christmas (Venus Hum)
Switched on Christmas is a CD from Venus Hum. Originally distributed for free at concerts, it can now be found on the iTunes Music Store. Tracks "Let It Snow""Suzy Snowflake""Silent Night""St Mary's Lake""Silver Bells""The Christmas Song" ..
Switchel
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Switchel (or haymaker's punch) is a drink made of molasses mixed with water and seasoned with vinegar and ginger. It originated in the West Indies and became popular as a summer drink in the American Colonies in the late 1600s. By the 1800s, it had become a tradit..
Switcher
An EMD SD39 and slug in switching service. A switcher (Great Britain: shunter; Pennsylvania Railroad: shifter) is a small railroad locomotive intended not for moving trains over long distances but rather for assembling trains ready for a road locomotive to take over, disassembling a train tha..
Switcheroo
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Switcheroo is a pricing game on the American television game show The Price Is Right. This game is played for ..
Switchfoot
Switchfoot is also a surfing term. Switchfoot is an alternative rock / power pop / post-grunge band from San Diego, California, United States, whose lyrics focus on spiritual and social themes. The current members are Jon Foreman (vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass, backing vocals), Chad Butler (d..
Switchfootage
Switchfootage is the 30-minute documentary written, funded, and distributed entirely by the band Switchfoot. The film is directed and edited by both the band members and their USC film school friend and film-maker, Elizabeth Kennedy (credited as E.E. Kennedy). Despite it's short runtime, the film ..
Switchframe
A Switchframe is a data structure used to store context switch information about a process. They are used by the scheduler to implement multitasking. ..
Switchgear
The term switchgear, commonly used in association with the electric power system, or grid, refers to the combination of electrical disconnects and/or circuit breakers meant to isolate equipment in or near an electrical substation. Contents 1 Location2 Housing3 Functions4 Ext..
Switchgrass
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), also called Tall Panic Grass, is a warm-season plant (C4 carbon fixation) and is one of the dominant species of the central North America tallgrass prairie. Switchgrass can be found in remnant prairies, along roadsides, pastures or as an ornamental in gardens. Other..
Switching (interactive movie)
Switching is the first ever Danish interactive movie produced by Oncotype and released in 2003. It was financed by, and in cooperation with, the Danish Film Institute, with the support of the "Development Fund of the Ministry of Culture", the MEDIA Programme of the European Union and the DFI Film Wo..
Switching amplifier
A switching amplifier or class-D amplifier is a power amplifier where the active devices (especially in the output stage) are operated in on/off mode (i.e., as switches). Output stages such as those used in pulse generators are examples of class D amplifiers. However, the term mostly applies to d..
Switching barriers
Switching barriers or switching costs are terms used in microeconomics, strategic management, and marketing to describe any impediment to a customer's changing of suppliers. In many markets, consumers are forced to incur costs when switching from one supplier to another. These costs are called swi..
Switching center
A switching center is a node in a telecommunications Circuit switching network which is connected to either another switching center and/or to end user devices. Switching centers are aware of other centers and possible routes between them such that on demand a center can establish an optimal route f..
Switching Channels
Switching Channels poster Switching Channels is a 1988 comedic movie remake of The Front Page (also more famously remade as His Girl Friday in 1940). It stars Kathleen Turner as Christy Colleran, Burt Reynolds as John L. Sullivan IV, Christopher Reeve as Blaine Bingham, Ned Beatty as Roy Ridni..
Switching Goals
Switching Goals is a 1999 television movie that revolves around identical twin sisters, Sam and Emma Stanton, played by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who both play soccer. Cast Mary-Kate Olsen .... Sam StantonAshley Olsen .... Emma StantonKathryn Greenwood .... Denise StantonJoe Grifasi .... DaveT..
Switchstance
Quarashi quickly went to work on creating music. On November 29, 1996, they released their first record, an EP entitled Switchstance, which was released under Sölvi's own record label, Lax Records. Richard Oddur Hauksson was credited on Switchstance as the fourth member of Quarashi (as the DJ),..
Switch (album)
Other music artists have produced albums or songs named Switch, for alternatives see the disambiguation page. Switch is an album by Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). Contents 1 Track listing2 Personnel3 Production4 Charts Track list..
Switch (card game) "Oakley Rules"
This article is about the card game Switch (Oakley Rules). Switch is a card game for 2 - 5 players that is popular in England and some other areas. Whoever gets rid of his cards first wins the game. Switch is very similar to the game UNO, both belonging to the larger Crazy Eights or Shedding family..
Switch (comics)
Switch (Devon Alomar) is a super villain in the Marvel Comics universe. A mutant with the ability to displace brain patterns, enabling him to swap bodies with others, he was invited to join the Hellions. During his first mission, he switched bodies with Domino and trapped her in a cellar of a wi..
Switch (command line)
In computer software, specifically command line interfaces, a switch (also known as option, command-line parameter, or command-line argument) is an indication by a user that a computer program should change its default behaviour. For example, in the OpenVMS operating system, the command directory i..
Switch (debit card)
Switch was a debit card used in the United Kingdom. It was a sister of the Solo debit card. Switch was launched in 1988 by Midland Bank, National Westminster Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland. The brand has now been merged with Maestro, an international debit card brand. This merger has been refe..
Switch (disambiguation)
Contents 1 In technical fields2 Computers3 Music / Television4 Other Switch may mean: In technical fields Electric switch, a device for making or breaking an electric circuit, or for selecting between multiple circuitsRailroad switch, a kind of junction between multiple ..
Switch (EP)
Switch is a 1994 remix EP by Schaft. Switch is a companion release to Switchblade, which is where the original versions of the remixes come from. Tracklisting "Arbor Vitate (Tilt Mix)" – 5:03"Cold Light (Nicht Regelrecht)" – 5:31"Nothing Personal" – 2:47"SKF10047 (Life in Net M..
Switch (film)
Switch is a 1991 film by Blake Edwards. Ellen Barkin plays a sexist, chauvinist man who is murdered and reincarnated as a beautiful woman. Mystery Science Theater 3000 Although not a success at the box-office, this film was indirectly referenced numerous times throughout the long-running series ..
Switch (Fluke song)
"Switch" is a single by the English electronic music band Fluke. It is the band's last official single using the alias Fluke to date although it has been followed by the white label vinyl release Bullet 2005 which does not appear to be an official "on-label" release by the band. Versions ..
Switch (INXS album)
Switch is the 11th studio album by the Australian rock band INXS. It was released on November 29, 2005. It is notable for being the first album recorded with new lead singer J.D. Fortune since the November 1997 suicide of Michael Hutchence. The first single released from Switch was "Pretty Vegas..
Switch (magazine)
SWITCH is a Mexican music magazine published by Editorial Premiere. With over eight years of presenting, exposing and proposing the best of the stimulating world of music, SWITCH is the leading Mexican magazine in its type. As for design and image, SWITCH is the only Mexican music magazine to be ..
Switch (rod)
A switch is a flexible rod, typically used for corporal punishment of the birching type, called switching after it, especially when using a single branch: multiple branches are rather called a rod, a less flexible single rod is rather called a cane, an inflexible one a stick; a paddle is broader but..
Switch (sexuality)
In the field of human sexuality, a switch is someone who can change from one sexual role to another. In BDSM, a switch is someone who participates in BDSM activities as both a top and a bottom or dominant and submissive. A switch will be the top on some occasions and the bottom on other occasions. ..
Switch (song)
"Switch" is a single released in 2005 by Will Smith from his album Lost & Found. The song peaked at #7 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It reached #1 in Australia where it remained for one week and #4 in the United Kingdom. The remix to the song featured R&B singer Robin Th..
Switch (TV series)
Switch was an American action-adventure television series that was broadcast on the CBS network for three seasons between 1975 and 1978. Inspired by the hit movie, The Sting, the tongue-in-cheek series starred TV veterans Robert Wagner as Pete Ryan and Eddie Albert as Frank MacBride. Ryan is an ex-..
Switch 1197
redirect [[Template:Infobox Radio station]] Switch 1197 is operated by Brisbane Interactive Radio Group Inc (BIRGI). BIRGI are a broad-based community minded youth focussed broadcasting organisation based in Brisbane Queensland, Australia. Switch 1197's offical licensed callsign is 4BI however it i..
Switch Access
Many people with severe physical or cognitive impairment use one or more switches to access computers. A switch is an assistive technology device that replaces the need to use a computer keyboard or a mouse. Contents 1 Types of switch2 Connecting a switch3 What can be accomplished ..
Switch and Data
Switch and Data is a North American neutral Internet communications interconnection and colocation service provider. Switch and Data provides public and private peering at its PAIX Internet exchange points. External links [Switch and Data] ..
Switch Bitch
Switch Bitch is a 1974 book for adults by Roald Dahl. The book is made up of four short stories: "The Visitor," "The Great Switcheroo," "The Last Act," and "Bitch". ..
Switch file
The Fusebox switch file fbx_switch.cfm decides which fuses to call to accomplish the requested fuseaction. It is basically a CFSWITCH statement on the fuseaction variable with one or more CFLINCLUDEs to fuse files that do the actual work; the display (dsp_*.cfm), CFML actions (act_*.cfm) or SQL que..
Switch hitter
"Switch hitter" redirects here. For , see . In baseball, a switch-hitter is a batter who is able to hit from both the right and left sides of the plate. Switch-hitters are commonly taught to switch-hit at a young age, as learning to hit from the other side of the plate is often very difficult (but..
Switch Hitter
"Switch Hitter" was the 29th episode aired of TV comedy series Arrested Development. Contents 1 Synopsis2 Episode Notes2.1 References2.2 Callbacks/Running Jokes2.3 Hidden/Background Jokes2.4 Character Cameos2.5 Foreshadowing/Future References2.6 Goofs3&nb..
Switch Hitter/temp
"Switch Hitter" redirects here. For , see . "Afternoon Delight" was the 29th episode aired of TV comedy series Arrested Development. Contents 1 Synopsis2 Episode Notes2.1 References2.2 Callbacks/Running Jokes2.3 Hidden/Background Jokes2.4 Character Cameos2.5 ..
Switch Island
Switch Island is a road junction south of Maghull and near Aintree in Merseyside, United Kingdom on the Liverpool rural-urban fringe. The junction is at the western terminus of both the M57 and M58 motorways, which converge on the A59 trunk road, the north-south route from Liverpool. The junction ..
Switch It On
"Switch It On" was the eighth single from Pop Idol UK series 1 winner Will Young and the first single from his third album Keep On. The single went to number five in the UK Singles Chart. Contents 1 Tracklisting1.1 CD11.2 CD21.3 Download only tracks2 Cover images3 ..
Switch London
Switch London is a DAB ensemble operated by Switch Digital; it broadcasts on 223.936 MHz from a variety of sites in & around london (Alexandra Palace, Arkley, Bluebell Hill, Crystal Palace, Guildford, Hemel Hempstead, Northwood, Otford, Reigate and Zouches Farm. It has been on air since July 2000. ..
Switch reference
In linguistics, Switch-reference is a morphological feature found on verbs in some languages which provides for anaphoric linkage between clauses. Specifically, a verb with switch-reference markers will indicate whether the subject of a verb is the same as or different from the subject of some other..
Switch statement
In computer programming, a switch statement is a type of control statement that exists in most modern imperative programming languages (e.g., C, C++, C#, and Java). Its purpose is to allow the value of a variable or expression to control the flow of program execution. In some other programming lang..
Switch to right hand traffic in Czechoslovakia
The switch to right hand traffic in Czechoslovakia describes changes in the rules of the road in 1938/1939. Traditionally, traffic had driven on the left, but around 1925, Czechoslovakia accepted the Paris convention and promised to enforce right hand traffic "within a reasonable time frame". In 19..
Switch virtual interface
A switch virtual interface (SVI) represents a VLAN of switch ports as one interface to a routing or bridging function of a network switch. SVIs provide IP host connectivity only to the system and in a Layer 3 mode, one can configure routing across SVIs. ..
Switha
Switha is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, south of Flotta, used for grazing sheep. There is no written record of the island ever being inhabited, but Neolithic standing stones and a cairn show that was at least visited in prehistoric times. Switha has many Storm-petrel burrows and is the wint..
Swithelm of Essex
Swithelm was King of Essex from 660 to 664. Swithelm succeeded King Sigeberht II after he, along with his brother Swithfrith, murdered him. They accused him of being too friendly toward Christians. In 662, however, he was persuaded to convert to Christianity by Aethelwald, king of East Anglia. ..
Swithland
Swithland is a village in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is located in the old Charnwood Forest, between Cropston and Woodhouse / Woodhouse Eaves. Although only a small village, there is a village hall, a church, and a pub (The Griffin). Swithland Reservoir is one of Lei..
Swithland Wood
Swithland Woods,Leicestershire Stream running through Swithland Woods, Swithland Wood is an area of public woodland in Leicestershire, just north of Bradgate Park and between the villages of Woodhouse Eaves and Swithland in Charnwood Forest. 137 acres (554,000 m²) of woodland w..
Swithred of Essex
Swithred of Essex was King of Essex (746-758). |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Switzer, West Virginia
Switzer is a census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,138 at the 2000 census. Geography Switzer is located at [37°47′37″N, 81°59′15″W] (37.793612, -81.987386)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the Unite..
Switzerland
"Swiss" redirects here. For other uses, see Swiss (disambiguation) and Switzerland (disambiguation). Switzerland (German: die Schweiz, French: la Suisse, Italian: Svizzera and Romansh: Svizra), officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked Alpine country in Central Europe with a strong econom..
Switzerland, Florida
Switzerland, Florida is a unincorporated community in St. Johns County, Florida, adjacent to Fruit Cove. The approximate population of Switzerland is 18,063. [link] Switzerland is situated on the bank of the St. Johns River, across from Green Cove Springs and Middleburg in Clay County...
Switzerland (album)
This article or section contains information about scheduled or expected . Switzerland is the title slated for the third album by Detroit rock band Electric Six. According to a digital question-and-answer session on the official Electric Six website ([link]), the album will be ent..
Switzerland (disambiguation)
Switzerland may refer to: Switzerland, the European countrySwitzerland County, Indiana, located in the United StatesSwitzerland (album) an album by Electric SixSwitzerland, Florida, located in the United States redirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
Switzerland as a federal state
History of Switzerland Early history before 1291 Old Confederacy 1291–1516 Reformation 1516–1648 Ancien Régime 1648–1798 Napoleonic era 1798–1814 Restauration 1814–1847 Federal state 1848–1914 World Wars 1914–1945 Modern history ..
Switzerland at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Three competitors from Switzerland competed in two sports at the 1896 Summer Olympics. The Swiss won one championship and placed second in two more events, for a total of three medals. They had 8 entries in 5 events. Contents 1 Medals1.1 Gold1.2 Silver2 Results by event2...
Switzerland at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Switzerland competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris under the IOC country code SUI. It was the second appearance of the European nation. Contents 1 Medals1.1 Gold1.2 Silver1.3 Bronze2 Results by event2.1 Fencing2.2 Gymnastics2.3 Sailing2.4 Sh..
Switzerland at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Switzerland competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom under the IOC country code SUI. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had missed only the 1904 Summer Olympics. Results by event This list is [Incomplete listsincomplete]; you can help by &#..
Switzerland at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Switzerland competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy under the IOC country code SUI. It was the eleventh appearance of the European nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1896. Contents 1  Switzerland 0 3 3 6 Switzerland finished in 24th position in the final medal ranki..
Switzerland at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Switzerland competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan under the IOC country code SUI. It was the twelfth appearance of the European nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1896. Contents 1                 Total Switze..
Switzerland at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Switzerland competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico under the IOC country code SUI. It was the thirteenth appearance of the European nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1896. Contents 1                 Total ..
Switzerland at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich under the IOC country code SUI. It was the fourteenth appearance of the European nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1896. Contents 1 ..
Switzerland at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Switzerland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal under the IOC country code SUI. It was the seventeenth appearance of the European nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1896. Contents 1                 Total Switzerl..
Switzerland at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow under the IOC country code SUI. It was the European nation's sixteenth appearance in the Olympics. Contents 1 ..
Switzerland at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States. It was the nation's seventeenth appearance in the Olympics. Switzerland competed under the IOC country code SUI. Results by event ..
Switzerland at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul under the IOC country code SUI. It was the eighteenth appearance of the European nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1896. Contents 1 ..
Switzerland at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Switzerland competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona under the IOC country code SUI. It was the 21st appearance of the European nation, which made its debut in 1896, but missed the 1904 edition. Contents 1                 Tot..
Switzerland at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia under the IOC country code SUI. It was the twentieth appearance of the European nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1896. Contents 1 ..
Switzerland at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia under the IOC country code SUI. It was the twenty-first appearance of the European nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1896. Contents 1 ..
Switzerland at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece under the IOC country code SUI. It was the twenty-second appearance of the European nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1896. Contents 1 ..
Switzerland at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Switzerland has sent about 140 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. This is the confederation's largest team ever, because two ice hockey teams have qualified (men and women). Snowboarder Philipp Schoch served as flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies. Contents 1 Medals1.1&..
Switzerland at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
Switzerland participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy. Switzerland entered 21 athletes in the following sports: Alpine skiing: 10 male, 1 femaleNordic skiing: 4 male, 1 femaleWheelchair curling: 4 male, 1 female Medals           &nb..
Switzerland at the Summer Olympics
Switzerland was one of the 13 nations that appeared at the first modern Olympics, the 1896 Summer Olympics. Year Sports Competitors Events Entries Medals Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total 1896 2 3 5 8 1 2 0 3 10th Contents 1 Fencing2 Gymnast..
Switzerland County, Indiana
This article treats the Indiana county called Switzerland, for other meanings see Switzerland (disambiguation). Switzerland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population is 9,065. The county seat is Vevay6. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent count..
Switzerland during the World Wars
History of Switzerland Early history before 1291 Old Confederacy 1291–1516 Reformation 1516–1648 Ancien Régime 1648–1798 Napoleonic era 1798–1814 Restauration 1814–1847 Federal state 1848–1914 World Wars 1914–1945 Modern history ..
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Switzerland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest every year since it began, except 1995, 1999, 2001, and 2003. Switzerland took first place at the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956, and again in 1988. Although most of the Swiss representatives are national acts not known outside of ..
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956
Switzerland held a national preselection to choose the two songs that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1956. It was held on April 28, 1956. Results Artist(s) Song Jo Roland Vendredi Lys Assia Sei doch nicht so eifersüchtig Lys Assia & Quinteta Radiosa Das alte Karussell Jo Roland..
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
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Switzerland in the Napoleonic era
History of Switzerland Early history before 1291 Old Confederacy 1291–1516 Reformation 1516–1648 Ancien Régime 1648–1798 Napoleonic era 1798–1814 Restauration 1814–1847 Federal state 1848–1914 World Wars 1914–1945 Modern history ..
Switzerland national basketball team
The Switzerland national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Switzerland in international competitions. Contents 1 Eurobasket 19352 Eurobasket 19463 Eurobasket 19514 Eurobasket 19535 Eurobasket 1955 Eurobasket 1935 The host Swiss side came in fourth p..
Switzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team also known as the Schweizer Nati is the national football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association. Its best performances in the World Cup have been reaching the quarter-finals, in 1934, 1938 and when the country hosted the event in 1..
Switzerland telephone numbering plan
To meet Wikipedia's and make it more accessible to a general audience, this article may require [Cleanupcleanup].The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter.Please help Wikipedia by improving the introduction according to the..
Switzerland tourism
The organisation. The semi-national marketing organisation Switzerland Tourism (ST) has been given the task by the Federal Government of stimulating demand for Switzerland as a travel, holiday and congress destination. All of ST’s endeavours and marketing activities are aimed at gaining visitors ..
Switzman v. Elbling
Switzman v. Elbling [1957] SCR 285 was a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision where the Court struckdown the padlock law. Max Bailey, was a resident of a Park Avenue apartment in Montreal. In February of 1948, Bailey -- a former Montreal City Councillor and a Communist himself, wanted..
Switz City, Indiana
Switz City is a town in Greene County, Indiana, United States. The population was 311 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 External links History Switz City, Indiana offers many great historical sites and much, much more. If you are interested in l..
Swivel
A swivel is a connection that allows the connected object, such as a gun or chair to rotate horizontally and/or vertically. A common design for a swivel is a cylindrical rod that can turn freely within a support structure. The rod is usually prevented from slipping out by a nut, washer or thickenin..
Swivel gun
A swivel gun at Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight A swivel gun is a small cannon, mounted on a swiveling stand or fork which allows a very wide arc of movement. Such weapons were used principally aboard sailing ships during the age of sail, serving as short-range anti-personnel ordnance. They ..
Swixml
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. Swixml is a small GUI gener..
Swizzle
A swizzle is a tall, frothy cocktail typically made with bitters and rum or gin . Swizzle may also refer to: Swizzle stick - a small stick for stirring cocktails.Pointer swizzling - a computer science term. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with ..
Swizzle stick
A Bloody Mary cocktail with a swizzle stick. Swizzle sticks are small spear-like sticks with flat paddle-shaped handles, placed in cocktails to hold fruit, or merely to stir the drink. They were invented by Jay Sindler in 1933, shortly after prohibition ended. Sindler, an engineer, was tryi..
Swizzle Tree
Swizzle Tree is a Chicago-based rock band. They formed in the mid-90's while founding members Saarang Pandav, Mike Todish and Steve went to Downers Grove South High School. They have recorded several albums, playing shows such as the Warped Tour and with bands such as Lucky Boys Confusion. They ar..
Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz (born Kasseem Dean) is a New York American hip hop producer of Jamaican and Puerto Rican descent who is best known for producing tracks for the Ruff Ryders record label since the age of 16, but began his music career by Deejaying for clubs and house parties in Atlanta. Swizz Beatz also ..

 

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