Ronald Cowen
Encyclopedia
Ronald Cowen is an international-level backstroke
swimmer from Bermuda
. As of June 2009, he holds the Bermuda Record in the long-course 200 freestyle, and 50 & 100 backstrokes.
Backstroke
The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...
swimmer from Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
. As of June 2009, he holds the Bermuda Record in the long-course 200 freestyle, and 50 & 100 backstrokes.
International tournaments
- 1999 Pan Am GamesBermuda at the 1999 Pan American GamesThe 13th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Canada from July 23 to August 8, 1999.- Gold:*Three-day Event: Mary Jane Tumbridge-Bowling:*Antoine Jones*Steven Riley*June Dill*Dianne Ingham*Patricia Price*Darnell Raynor*Dean Lightbourn...
- 2001 World Aquatics Championships2001 World Aquatics ChampionshipsrightThe 2001 World Aquatics Championships or the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Fukuoka, Japan between 16 July and 29 July 2001....
- 2002 Commonwealth Games2002 Commonwealth GamesThe 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
(50, 100 & 200 freestyles; 100 backstroke) - 2003 Island Games2003 Island GamesThe 2003 Island Games were the 10th Island Games, and were held in Guernsey, from June 28 to July 4, 2003.-Medal table:-Sports:-External links:* *...
- 2003 World Aquatics Championships2003 World Aquatics ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain was the host city of the X FINA World Aquatics Championships or the 10th FINA World Championships in Aquatics, which were held from July 12 until July 27, 2003....
- 2003 Pan Am GamesBermuda at the 2003 Pan American GamesThe 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 1 to August 17, 2003.- Silver:*Men's Sunfish Class: Malcolm Smith-Athletics:Track*Brian Wellman*Xavier James*Tamika Williams-Road:*Kris Hedges...
- 2005 World Aquatics ChampionshipsSwimming at the 2005 World Aquatics ChampionshipsThe swimming events at the XI FINA World Championships took place in the Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Canada from July 24–31, 2005.The swimming portion consisted of 50 events – 25 for men and 25 for women – all of which were swum in a long-course pool...
(50, 100 & 200 frees) - 2006 Commonwealth GamesBermuda at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesBermuda was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a 44-member strong contingent comprising 26 sportspersons and 18 officials.-Medals:-Athletics:*Ashley Couper, track*Latroya Darrell, high jump*Michael Donawa, track...
(50, 100, 200 & 400 frees, 50 fly)