Swimming
- February 11 – Danyon Loader swims world record in the Men's 400m Freestyle, while Mark Foster betters the world record in the Men's 50m Butterfly and Sandra Völker swims a European record in the Women's 50m Backstroke.
- February 18 – Australia's Angela Kennedy breaks the world record in the Women's 100m Butterfly (short course): 58:77
- XII Pan American Games, held in Mar del Plata, Argentina (March 12 – 18)
- 22nd European LC Championships, held in Vienna, Austria (August 22 – 27)
- Germany wins the most medals (28), Russia the most gold medals (14)
- II. World Short Course Championships, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (November 30 – December 3)
- December 2 – PR China's Limin Liu breaks the world record in the Women's 100m Butterfly (short course): 58:68
- December 3 – Australia wins the most medals (26), and the most gold medals (12)
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Famous quotes containing the word swimming:
“Awareness of having better things to do with their lives is the secret to immunizing our children against false values—whether presented on television or in “real life.” The child who finds fulfillment in music or reading or cooking or swimming or writing or drawing is not as easily convinced that he needs recognition or power or some “high” to feel worthwhile.”
—Polly Berrien Berends (20th century)
“Loosed betwixt eye and lid, the swimming beams
Of memory, blind school of cuttlefish,
Rise to the air, plunge to the cold streams....”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)
“Whenever parents become overly invested in a particular skill or accomplishment, a child’s fear of failure multiplies. This is why some children refuse to get into the pool for a swimming lesson, or turn their back on Daddy’s favorite sport.”
—Cathy Rindner Tempelsman (20th century)