| 词条 | Nicholas Folker |
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| name = Nicholas Folker | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Nicholas Folker | nicknames = | national_team = {{RSA}} | strokes = Freestyle | club = Pietermaritzburg Seals | coach = Sam Freas (U.S.) | collegeteam = University of Hawaii (U.S.) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|10|26|df=yes}} | birth_place =Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.93|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|85|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} | medaltemplates ={{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}{{MedalCountry | South Africa }}{{MedalCompetition|Universiade}}{{MedalBronze| 1999 Palma | 100 m freestyle }}{{MedalCompetition|All-Africa Games}}{{MedalSilver| 1999 Johannesburg | 50 m freestyle }}{{MedalBronze| 1999 Johannesburg | 100 m freestyle }} | show-medals = yes | updated = }}Nicholas Folker (born October 26, 1976) is a South African former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] He captured two medals at the 1999 All-Africa Games, and later represented South Africa at the 2000 Summer Olympics. While residing in the United States, Folker achieved school records in a sprint freestyle double and also trained for the University of Hawaii's swimming and diving team, also known as the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, under the tutelage of head coach Sam Freas.[2][3] Folker made his own swimming history at the 1999 Summer Universiade in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, where he earned a bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle at 50.77, finishing behind Russia's Denis Pimankov and Italy's Mauro Gallo.[4][5] When his nation South Africa hosted the All-Africa Games in Johannesburg on that year, Folker added two more medals to his career hardware in front of a massive home crowd: a silver in the 50 m freestyle (22.83) and another bronze in the 100 m freestyle (50.61).[6] At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Folker competed in two swimming events with only six days in between.[7][8] First, he teamed up with Roland Mark Schoeman, Brendon Dedekind, and deaf-mute Terence Parkin in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. Swimming the third leg in heat two, Folker overhauled a 50-second barrier and recorded a split of 49.57, but the South Africans missed the top 8 final by 1.09 seconds, finishing in fifth place and eleventh overall with an African standard of 3:21.28.[9][10] Because of his powerful effort in the freestyle relay, Folker was selected to join with Simon Thirsk, Brett Petersen, and Theo Verster in the 4 × 100 m medley relay six days later. During the prelims race, he swam a freestyle leg in the same heat with a scintillating anchor of 49.53 to deliver a fourth-place finish and thirteenth overall for the South Africans in 3:42.44.[11] The following year, at the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia, Folker, along with his teammate Schoeman and Latin American sprinters José Meolans (Argentina) and Fernando Scherer (Brazil), captured a silver medal for the all-stars team in the freestyle relay (3:18.78).[12] Since his sporting career ended in 2004, Folker currently works on his sixth season as a strength and conditioning coach for the California Golden Bears men's swimming and diving team at the University of California, Berkeley.[13][14] References1. ^{{cite sports-reference|Nicholas Folker|https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/nick-folker-1.html|26 June 2013}} 2. ^{{cite news|last=Bigold|first=Pat|title=UH swimmers to drop suit against NCAA|url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/2000/03/17/sports/index.html|publisher=Honolulu Star Bulletin|date=17 March 2000|accessdate=2 June 2013}} 3. ^{{cite news|last=Wilhelm|first=Kalani|title=Folker has sights on NCAA championships|url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/2000/03/20/sports/story2.html|publisher=Honolulu Star Bulletin|date=20 March 2000|accessdate=26 June 2013}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Thirsk saves SA's face at Games|url=http://www.iol.co.za/sport/thirsk-saves-sa-s-face-at-games-1.324748#.UawU05y0R7d|publisher=Independent Online (South Africa)|date=7 July 1999|accessdate=2 June 2013}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=Japan strikes gold in pool|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/news/1999/07/06/university_games/|work=Sports Illustrated|publisher=CNN|date=6 July 1999|accessdate=2 June 2013}} 6. ^{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Neville|title=All-Africa Games – Day 5: Mandy Takes Fourth Gold As Dedekind Wins 50m Freestyle|url=http://www.swimnews.com/News/view/88|publisher=Swim News|date=16 September 1999|accessdate=26 June 2013}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 2)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000100060024000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=PDF|work=Sydney 2000|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=26 June 2013}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Startlist (Heat 2)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000100060026000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=PDF|work=Sydney 2000|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=26 June 2013}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heat 2|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf|format=PDF|work=Sydney 2000|publisher=LA84 Foundation|page=335|accessdate=23 April 2013}} 10. ^{{cite news|last=Newberry|first=Paul|title=Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free|url=http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep16_tho.html|publisher=Canoe.ca|date=16 September 2000|accessdate=28 May 2013}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 2|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf|format=PDF|work=Sydney 2000|publisher=LA84 Foundation|page=347|accessdate=23 April 2013}} 12. ^{{cite news|title=Parkin wins gold, and cash, at Games|url=http://www.iol.co.za/sport/more-sport/parkin-wins-gold-and-cash-at-games-1.501319|publisher=Independent Online (South Africa)|date=4 September 2001|accessdate=26 June 2013}} 13. ^{{cite news|title=The Morning Swim Show, May 1, 2012: Nick Folker Discusses Swimming-Specific Dryland Training|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/MorningSwimShow/30414.asp|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|date=1 May 2012|accessdate=26 June 2013}} 14. ^{{cite news|last=Barrett|first=Casey|title=Wisdom in the Weight Room: The Enlightened Outlook of Cal Strength Coach Nick Folker|url=http://www.collegeswimmingawards.com/College_Swimming_Awards/Wisdom_in_the_Weight_Room_by_CASEY_BARRETT.html|publisher=College Swimming|accessdate=26 June 2013}} External links
15 : 1976 births|Living people|South African male swimmers|Olympic swimmers of South Africa|Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Male freestyle swimmers|Sportspeople from Pietermaritzburg|Hawaii Rainbow Warriors swimmers|University of Hawaii alumni|College swimming coaches in the United States|African Games silver medalists for South Africa|African Games medalists in swimming|Universiade medalists in swimming|Goodwill Games medalists in swimming|African Games bronze medalists for South Africa |
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