History
In 1972 Scotland's David Wilkie was the first Olympian to compete wearing both goggles and this other staple piece of swim equipment.
What is the longest competitive swimming event? SCY or LCM
What is 1,650yd or the 1,500m (1-mile).
In what year did Micheal Phelps win 8 Gold Medals for Team USA?
What are the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
How many hands must touch the wall during an open turn?
Duh :)
What stroke is Coach Amber's favorite? :)
What is the Breaststroke!
In what year (or decade) was Women's swimming added to the Olympics?
What is the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.
Used only in the prelims of Champ meets with prelims and finals, this type of seeding affects only Top 24 swimmers.
What is circle seeding.
What is the name of the woman swimmer who specializes in distance freestyle and has the World Records in the 400 and 800m Freestyle?
Who is Katie Ledecky.
Ledecky won her first Olympic Gold at just 16 years old!
Off the start and turns, the swimmer must surface no more than ____ yards from the wall.
What is 15 yards.
Butterfly and Breastroke are considered ____ - axis strokes.
What is short-axis.
Draw a line horizontally across your hips. This is where the movement is generated.
What was the last of the four competitive strokes to be added to the Olympics?
What is the Butterfly.
The Butterfly and Breaststroke used to be considered the same stroke, until the 1956 Olympics.
Where is the USA Swimming Headquarters located?
Same place as the Olympic Training Center!
How many medals has MP accumulated through his career as a competitive swimmer?
What is 28.
MP is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 28 medals.
Failing to touch the wall on a multi-lap race, pulling the lane line, and pushing off the bottom are some of the only ways to get DQd in this competitive swim stroke.
What is the freestyle.
All strokes are legal during a freestyle race!
What finger should exit the water first in a proper backstroke hand recovery?
What is the pinky finger.
Founded in Sydney, Australia in 1914, this industry-leading company produces products from swimsuits, goggles, and equipment.
What is Speedo.
As of 2020, USA Swimming banned the use of technical suits for 12 and under athletes. What type of "seam" is considered illegal?
What is Bonded or Taped Seam.
A Technical Suit is one that has the following components:
The 2020 Summer Olympics have been postponed until 2021. In what City/Country are they to occur?
What is Tokyo, Japan.
What is "official" name for the Official who judges swimmers starts and turns at a swim meet? (They typically stand at the end of the lanes.)
Who is the Start and Turn Judge.
This position is often called the "fifth stroke" and allows swimmers to cut through the water with limited drag.
What is the streamline/streamline dolphin kick.
In what year (or decade) was Swimming first added to the Olympic Games?
What is 1896.
Swimming has been featured in the Games since 1896. The very first Olympic events were freestyle (crawl) or breaststroke. Backstroke was added in 1904.
The international rules for swimming disciplines are laid down by FINA. What does FINA stand for (It's French!)?
Federation Internationale de Natation
Federation Internationale de Natation ("International Swimming Federation") was founded in 1908, and is headquartered in Lausanne.
This swimmer had the world record for most Gold Medals won in one Olympic game for 36 years, until it was surpassed by fellow American Michael Phelps.
Who is Mark Spitz.
He won seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, all in world record time.
If a swimmer leaves the blocks before the starting signal or is moving as the signal sounds, what violation has the swimmer committed?
What is a false start.
What is the correct order for the Medley Relay?
What is the Backstroke, Butterfly, Breaststroke, Freestyle.