Swimming
what is the depth of the pool when there is A 1 meter diving board
11.5m foot pool
what is the depth of the pool when there is A 3 meter diving board
12.5-foot poo
what is the average depth of an olympic pool
13
when did the first recorded swimming competition in the United States take place
1883
when did swimming become an olympic event
1896
what year did the US win every event
1948
in which year were there no women's World Records set
1984
what is the average time for a 200 freestyle
1:43.63
what is the average time for a 200 backstroke
1:51.95
what is the average time for a 200 butterfly
1:54.01
what is the average time for a 50 freestyle
21.80
what is the size short course regulation pool
25 yards long
what is the average time for a 200 breaststroke
2:07.33
what is the average time for a 100 freestyle
47.69
what is the avergae time for a 500 freestyle
4:36.30
what is the maximum events a person can swim (college)
5
what is the size olympic size pool
50 meters long
what is the average time for a 100 backstroke
51.45
what is the average time for a 100 butterfly
51.49
what is the average time for a 100 breaststroke
59.04
what is the temperature of an olympic swimming pool
82 degrees F
What is the swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate
Breaststroke
Which swimming stroke is swum on the chest, with both arms moving symmetrically, accompanied by a dolphin kick
Butterfly
who was the first person to swim from the Bahamas to Florida
Diana Nyad
who was the first person to break two minutes in the 200-meter freestyle in 1963 with a 1:58.4.
Don Schollander
Which stroke is swum in a horizontal position with the body facing down. The body rolls from one side to the other, always turning to the side of the arm that is currently pulling in the water. The head remains in a neutral position, face down, except when breathing
Freestyle
The first woman to break the one-minute barrier in the 100-yard freestyle
Helene Madison
who was the first American to swim the English Channel.
Henry Sullivan
what is the medaly relay
Medley is a combination of four different swimming styles—butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle—into one race. This race is either swum by one swimmer as individual medley or by four swimmers as a medley relay
who became the first woman to break an existing men's record, when she won the 200-meter backstroke at the Olympic Games.
Sybil Bauer
which animal is capable of swimming twenty miles a day
elephant
what is the turn in swimming, used to reverse the direction in which the person is swimming
flip turn
what is the fastest stroke
freestyle
what does Swimming strengthen
heart and lungs
what is the hardest stroke
butterfly
when did swimming becom a sport
late ninteenth century
what is the maximum events a person can swim (highschool)
4
Which swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going.
Backstroke
who invented swim-fins
Benjamin Franklin
who was the first to swim the English Channel using the breaststroke
Captain Matthew Webb
when are flip turns permitted
Flip turns are only permitted during freestyle and backstroke races
who was the first woman to swim the English Channel
Gertrude Ederle
In 1984 who was the first male diver in 56 years to win both the springboard and platform events.
Greg Louganis
who is the fastest swimmer in the world
Michael Phelps
which person owns American records in every stroke
Tracy Caulkins
what is the oldest stroke
breaststroke
what is the slowest olympic stroke
breaststroke
how many days do olympic swimmers practice
six days a week
how many hours a day does an olympic swimmer practice
six hours a day
Matthew Webb died swimming in the Niagra falls
true
