Michelle Smith in 1980. At aged 14, Smith won ten medals at the Irish National Swimming Championships. At 14, she became National Junior and Senior Champion and dominated Irish women's swimming until her retirement in 1998. Smith first appeared on the world scene as an 18-year-old at the Seoul Olympics and only narrowly missed the semi-finals (top 16). Smith's second major championship was at the 1991 World Championships in Perth, Australia, where she finished 13th in the 400 m individual medley. She competed at the 1991 European Championships and qualified for the 1992 Olympic Games. She competed in the 200 m medley
Sport in Kosovo provisional recognition to the Kosovo Olympic Committee and proposed that it be granted full recognition at the IOC Session to be held in December 2014. On 8 December, 2014, Olympic Committee of Kosovo became a full member of International Olympic Committee. The acceptance of Kosovo in the International Olympic Committee can have a significant positive impact in accepting other sport federations in the international level. The following sports federations have either admitted or have received the application from Republic of Kosovo to be admitted into their membership. Sport in Kosovo Sport in Kosovo has a long tradition and plays a