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Swimming First Part
Level 1 (letters)
Question | Answer |
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aquatic sport that cover given distance | Swimming |
4 competitive strokes used in Olympic swimming | Freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly, backstroke |
longest race for men | 1,500m |
Aims for swimming | Survival, Recreation, Therapy, Competition |
deaths are caused by drowning, to save themselves in an emergency | Swimming as Survival |
increase the leisure time and recreation | Swimming as Recreation |
Advantages of swimming in recreation | Little equipment are required, simple costume or a towel, enjoyed in a company or alone |
can be medical treatment | Swimming as Therapy |
Most people swim for reasons started | Swimming as competition |
Provided by many clubs | people, coaching, training, swimming events |
First indoor swimming pool in Saint George's baths | 1828 |
Swimming as competitive recreational in England | 1830 |
National swimming society was holding 6 official swimming pools around London | 1837 |
Two native American participant in London introduced front crawl to a western audience | 1844 |
Captain Matthew Webb first men swimming to English channel (Between England-France) | 1875 |
First national governing body, amateur swimming association was formed | 1880 |
1882 | Germany |
1889 | Vienna |
1890 | France |
1896 | Hungary |
European countries that established swimming fedarations | Germany, Vienna, France, Hungary |
first women held in Scotland | 1892 |
swimming became part in Olympic games in Athens | 1896 |
1902 | Australian Richmond Cavill introduced front crawl to western world |
1908 | FINA was formed |
1930 | Butterfly stroke was developed |
1962 | NCAA approve the use of touchpad |
1968 | Olympic games was held in Mexico City |
Equipment and facilities in swimming | Goggles, swim cap, swimsuit, hand paddles, pull buoy, kick board, tempo trainer |
keep water and chlorine away on swimmer's eye. Tinted to counteract outdoor pools | Goggles |
keep the swimmer's hair to reduce drag | swim cap |
Swim cap are made of? | Latex, silicone, spandex or lycra |
covers the skin for modesty | swimsuit |
seek to approve bear human skin for advantages | competitive swimwear |
device built into arm and shoulder strength | hand paddles |
attached to arm with rubber tubing elastic material | hand paddles |
open used as same time hand paddles | Pull buoy |
support swimmer's leg to prevent from kicking | Pull buoy |
Pull buoy are made of? | foam |
foam board that assist the weight of upper body while kicking, helps to build leg muscle | Kick board |
beeping clap that maintain arm tempo and speed | Tempo trainer |
Standard competition pool in length | 50m |
starting depth, for all championship and non-championship competition | Depth |
Olympic size pool in length | 50m or 164ft |
Olympic size pool in width | 25m or 82ft |
Olympic size pool in depth | 2m or 6ft |
Olympic size pool surface area | 13,454.72 square feet |
Olympic size pool volume | 88,263 cubic feet |
Olympic size pool water | 660,253.09 gallons |
660,253.09 gallons equivalent | 5,511,556 lbs |
shall be perpendicular and parallel to each other | Wall |
Wall starting end | not less than 4ft or 1.22m |
shall be vertical to a water depth | walls |
wall opposite end | not less than 3.5ft or 1.07m |
wall or bulkhead should not less than to avoid contact with swimmers | 6inch or .15m |
Water temperature | 25 degrees celsius |
Olympic game lanes | 8-10 lanes |
extended full length to anchor the brackets | lane ropes |
minimum wide of lane | 2.5m |
Lane spaces wide | 2.5m wide outside the first and last lane |
Starting platforms | 0.5-0.75 above water surface |
Starting platforms surface area | 1.5m covered with non slip material |
maximum slope of starting platforms | 10 degrees |
dark color that marks the center on each lane | lane markings |
Lane markings width | 0.2-0.3m |
Lane markings length for 50m | 46m |
Lane markings for 25m | 21m |
Each lane line ends in | 2m |
Distinctive cross line | 1m long |