100-Meter Swimming Championship Mr. Baker & Ms. Raciti

100-Meter Freestyle History The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatic sports: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo. They are run by FINA, and in the pool swimming events are contested in a 50 m, or "long course", pool. FINA The event was first held in Yugoslavia in 1973 and is now held every 2 years. From , the World Championships were held every four years, in the even years between Summer Olympic years. From 2001 on, the Championships has been held every two years, in the odd years.

Year and DateChampionshipLocation event# Athletes# Events 1973: August 31 – September 9 I FINA World ChampionshipsBelgrade, Yugoslavia68615 (m), 14 (w)[1] 1975: July 19 – July 27 II FINA World ChampionshipsCali, Colombia68215 (m), 14 (w)[1] 1978: August 20 – August 28 III FINA World ChampionshipsBerlin, West Germany82815 (m), 14 (w)[1] 1982: July 29 – August 8 IV FINA World ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador84815 (m), 14 (w)[1] 1986: August 13 – August 23 V FINA World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain1,11916 (m/w)[1] 1991: January 3 – January 13 VI FINA World ChampionshipsPerth, Australia (1)1,14216 (m/w)[1] 1994: September 1 – September 11 VII FINA World ChampionshipsRome, Italy (1)1,40016 (m/w)[1] 1998: January 8 – January 17 VIII FINA World ChampionshipsPerth, Australia (2)1,37116 (m/w)[1] 2001: July 16 – July 29 IX FINA World ChampionshipsFukuoka, Japan1,49820 (m/w)[1] 2003: July 12 – July 27 X FINA World ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain2,01520 (m/w)[1] 2005: July 16 – July 31 XI FINA World ChampionshipsMontreal, Canada1,78420 (m/w)[1] 2007: March 18 – April 1 XII FINA World ChampionshipsMelbourne, Australia2,15829 (m), 36 (w) 2009: July 17 – August 2 XIII FINA World ChampionshipsRome, Italy (2) 2011: July 16 – 31[2] XIV FINA World ChampionshipsShanghai, China 2013 XV FINA World ChampionshipsDubai, UAE [2] Host Sites of FINA World Championships

Notable Competitors Matt Biondi –International Swimming and Olympic Hall of Fame –One of the biggest stars of the Seoul Games in 1988 –Before Michael Phelps, he was tied for most Olympic medals by an American athlete. Jim Montgomery –International Swimming Hall of Fame –First winner of the event in 1973

Notable Competitors Kornelia Ender –First women swimmer to win 4 gold medals at a single Olympic Games –Was administered steroids without her knowledge Jenny Thompson –One of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning twelve medals, including eight gold medals –She first appeared on the international scene as a 14-year-old in 1987

Men’s Scores YearWinner, CountryMen's Time 1973Jim Montgomery, USA Tim Shaw, USA David McCagg, USA Jorg Woithe, E. Ger Matt Biondi, USA Matt Biondi, USA Aleksandr Popov, RUS Aleksandr Popov, RUS Anthony Ervin, USA Aleksandr Popov, RUS Filippo Magnini, ITA Filippo Magnini, ITA Cesar Cielo, BRA46.91

Women’s Scores YearWinner, CountryWomen's Time 1973Kornelia Ender, E. Ger Kornelia Ender, E. Ger Barbara Krause, E. Ger Birgit Meineke, E. Ger Kristin Otto, E. Ger Nicole Haislett, USA Le Jingyi, CHN Jenny Thompson, USA Inge De Bruijn, NED Hanna-Maria Seppala, FIN Jodie Henry, AUS Lisbeth Lenton, AUS Britta Steffen, GER52.07

Scatter Plot Comparing Times

Prediction Will the Men’s and Women’s times ever be the same? No. The data is trending in the same direction, therefore it is not likely that the two would meet.