Olympic History
With 28 total medals, he is the most decorated Olympia in history
Who is Michael Phelps
Considered the fastest stroke in competitive swimming
The number of laps in a 50-meter (long course) pool for a 100-meter race
What is 2?
widely considered the first to wear goggles in international competition, he did so at the 1970 Commonwealth Games
Who is Gary Hall Sr.
Who are the members of the E-Board
Eve, Sam, Mads, Mihir, Ava, Ryan, Victoria, Mary, Steph
This is the year swimming was introduced to the modern Olympic Games
What is 1896
This is recognized as the slowest competitive stroke in swimming
What is breaststroke
The Titanic was the first ship to have this type of swimming facility
What is a heated swimming pool?
In breaststroke, this specific body part must break the surface of the water during every stroke cycle
What is the head
What grade is every E-Board member in?
Senior - Sam, Eve
Junior - Victoria
Sophomore - Ava, Mads, Mihir
Freshman - Mary, Steph, Ryan
Mark Spitz famously won this many gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics
What is 7?
the number of strokes that make up an individual medley
What is 4
This is the temperature range (in Fahrenheit) required for Olympic competitive pools
what is 75 - 82.4 degrees
this piece of equipment, often used in training to isolate arms, was not allowed in competition until relatively recently
What is a pull buoy
What sport was sam competing at a junior olympic level as a kid
What is gymnastics
Women first competed in Olympic swimming events in this year
What is 1912
often mistaken for breaststroke early on, this stroke was first contested as an Olympic event in 1956
What is butterfly
This is the term for the lane closest to the wall, often considered the "slow" lane.
Though not recognized by FINA until the 1950s, this stroke was used by swimmers are early as the 1930s as a faster version of breaststroke
What is the butterfly
What school does Mads's twin sister go to?
What is Fordham University
This 1930s-1940s star, who played Tarzan, won back-to-back 100m freestyle titles in 1928 and 1932
Who is Johnny Weissmuller?
This technique, popularized by Australian swimmers in the early 20th century, revolutionized speed
What is the Australian Crawl
Roughly this percentage of people in the US cannot swim
What is 65%
The first known book about swimming, Colymbetes, was written in 1538 by this German professor
Who is Nikolaus Wynmann
Which E-Board member competed in a pageant?
Who is Sam