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600

The year that Colorado STARS first became a USA Swimming team

What is 2002?

600

A stroke with 4 parts: Pull, Breathe, Kick and Glide

What is Breaststroke?

600

This medal is given for SECOND place

What is a Silver medal?

600

A device used during backstroke to alert swimmers the wall is close

What are backstroke flags?

600

A common pre-meet meal to load energy

What is carbo-loading pasta?

700

STARS stands for...

What is Swim Team at Regis?
700

A stroke with 4 parts: Pull, Breathe, Nose Down and Arms Around.  Uses undulation for speed and efficiency

What is Butterfly?

700

This type of medal is given for THIRD place

What is a Bronze medal?

700
Training equipment worn on a swimmers hands to strengthen their pull and arms

What are paddles?

700

The body's SECOND source of energy during a workout or competition after carbohydrates

What is protein?

800

The number of times Colorado STARS has won a SC State Championship

What is ten times?

800

This stroke is faster with more GLIDE

What is Breaststroke?

800

The number of places in each event at Olympic Trials qualifying swimmers for the USA Olympic Team

What is the top 2 places?

800

Training equipment used as a breathing device to focus on freestyle body position

What is a snorkel?

800

The body's THIRD source of energy after carbohydrates and proteins are used

What is fat?

900

Number of Olympians that have swum with Colorado STARS

What is 3 Olympic swimmers?

900

Long-axis strokes are...

What is Freestyle and Backstroke?

900

The female swimmer who won the 800m FR at the 2012 Olympic games at age 15

Who is Katie Ledecky?

900

Part of the starting block used for backstroke events

What are the backstroke bars?

900

Avocado, Butter and Cream Cheese are all sources of this necessary fuel for the body

What are fats?

1000

The year that Colorado STARS won the Southern Zone Sectionals in Plantation, FL

What is 2016?

1000

Short-axis strokes are...

What is Butterfly and Breaststroke?
1000

The first swimmer to win 7 Olympic gold medals in a single Olympiad in 1972; also swam without goggles

Who is Mark Spitz?

1000

A device positioned on the wall which registers a swimmers time in a race

What is a touchpad?

1000

A beverage used during workouts or competition to replace electrolytes lost during exercise; created at the University of Florida

What is Gatorade?