Treasures. And In 1955 Dawn won her first Australian title in the 220 yards freestyle and‚ during that summer season‚ went on to re-write the record books: setting new Australian records in all freestyle events up to 880 yards. At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics she became an Australian national hero and world swimming star‚ winning the 100 metres freestyle gold medal in world record
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Management Student Number: Q09752498 “From an economic perspective‚ explain the likelihood of success for the UK’s marketing of the 2012 Olympics.” The British Government has repeatedly stressed the importance of the Olympic Games for the British economy that is currently experiencing its worst downturn in over 50 years. Although they have stated that London and the surrounding areas are predicted to pick up the most wealth during and following the 3 weeks of games. With the event costing in
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OLYMPICS The Olympics are a huge sporting event that contains many different sports and consists of many different countries from around the world.Back in ancient Greece is where the ancient Olympics originated. From 776 BC‚ the traditional games took place at Olympia every 4 years for almost 12 centuries until 1896. The first modern Olympic games took place in Athens Greece in 1896 and the games played to today every 4 years.Today‚olympic games worlds biggest athletic and competitive event that
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VERMILLION‚ S.D.—The South Dakota women’s swimming and diving team fell to Northern Iowa (178-122) at the Coyote’s first home meet of the season at the DakotaDome pool. The Coyotes captured four of the 16 events of the evening. Taylor Kidd came out on top in the 200-meter freestyle (2:11.35) with Quinn Fawcett right behind to take second with (2:12.56). Morgan Holt captured first in the 200-meter butterfly with a 2:24.47 and took second in the 100-meter butterfly (1:05.55). On the diving board
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PC” series‚ though they are always be argued by people even until today. They are great success which changed people’s opinion of computer to buy. However‚ not all Apple’s ads are great‚ like the one I analyzed below – the TV series played during London 2012‚ is a good example. I mainly discussed this ad in all 3 perspectives: Ethos‚ pathos and logos. I first give a background of it‚ how the ad looks like. Then I discuss it scene by scene‚ one character after another. Finally‚ I draw a conclusion that
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The United States Olympic Committee (USOC)‚ initially named the American Olympic Association‚ was formed in 1896. Members of the committee sought to provide assistance to United States Olympic athletes with training and other needs. As the USOC is not government funded the committee has relied heavily on corporate funding and private donations (“Team USA‚” 2011). However‚ over the years while the continued appeal of the Olympic Games remained‚ the increased cost of housing‚ clothing‚ and caring for
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In my previous speech about the Olympic Games‚ I introduced the topic and gave a brief history including the first recorded Olympics‚ how the International Olympic Committee was formed‚ and the first Winter Olympic games. In this speech‚ I am going to cover a little more history and some records that have contributed to the athletic showcase we know today. Main Points: * When I think of the Olympics‚ one of the first images to pop into my head is the Olympic rings. The interlocking colors of
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When and where was the first Modern Olympic Games held? How many countries and athletes participated? How many countries and athletes competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and 2010 Vancouver Games? 1896 Summer Olympics was the 1st celebration of the modern Olympic Games. They had 14 nations participating and 241 athletes competed. In Beijing in 2008‚ there were 204 nations that competed with 10‚942 athletes. In 2010‚ the Vancouver Games had 82 countries competing with 2566 athletes.
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The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames inLondon‚ England. The entire structure is 135 metres (443 ft) tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120 metres (394 ft). It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe‚ and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom‚ visited by over 3.5 million people annually.[4] When erected in 1999 it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world‚ until surpassed first by the 160 m (520 ft) Star of Nanchang in 2006 and
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Ancient Olympics Today‚ the Olympic games are known world wide‚ but it did not always used to be this way. Early Olympic games were much different than they are today. The games played and those who attended them were some of the biggest differences. Today’s Olympics have competitors from around the world. There are now hundreds of events in the modern athletic competition. This is a significant difference compared to the amount of events in the ancient Olympic games. The modern Olympics change
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