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Swimming First Part
Level 1 (letters)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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