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100

How many events are there in high school swim (including relays)?

What is 11 events?

100

How many Olympic gold medals did Michael Phelps win over his entire career?

What is 23 gold medals?

100

If you do not get into the pool fast enough after practice starts, Coach Nelson will do what

Spray you with the hose

100

How many divers do we have on the team?

What is 0?

100

In 2017, Michael Phelps raced against this animal.

What is a Great White Shark?

200

What is the exact distance a swimmer can legally stay underwater after the start and each turn in backstroke or butterfly?

What is 15 meters?

200

Michael Phelps won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
How many world records were broken by Phelps alone during those Games?

What is seven world records?

200

Where did the team visit the night before McCallie last year?

What is Rock City?

200

How many pairs of siblings are on the team?

What is 4?

200

The first swim caps were made from this material.

What is rubber?

300

According to USA Swimming rules, what is the maximum number of underwater dolphin kicks allowed after each start and turn in butterfly?

What is one?

300

Katie Ledecky made her Olympic debut at age 15.
What event did she win gold in at the 2012 London Olympics?

What is the 800-meter freestyle?

300

The Milton Swim Team stopped here on the way to McCallie in the 2023/2024 season, but did NOT stop here on the way back last year

What is Buccees

300

What school did Collin Holgerson commit to?

What is the University of Tennessee?

300

This was the first recognized stroke in the sport of swimming.

What is breaststroke?

400

Name all four strokes in the medley relay order and explain how it differs from the individual medley order.

What is backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle (relay order), which differs from IM’s butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle?

400

In the 2008 Beijing 4×100m freestyle relay, this American anchor swam down France’s Alain Bernard with a 46.06 split, one of the greatest relay swims in history.

Who is Jason Lezak?

400

Recite the Milton Swim Cheer

What is "M-M-MIL, T-T-TON, MIL, TON, GOOOOO MILTON"

400
How many years has Nelson been our legendary coach?
What is 4 years?
400

The first competitive swimsuit, featuring a racerback design, was created by this company in the 1920s.

What is Speedo?

500

During a 400 IM race, how many total turns are completed, and how many of them require a two-hand touch?

There are 7 total turns; 4 of them (the two fly turns, the fly-to-back transition, and the breast-to-free transition) require a two-hand touch.

500

This was the first year that swimming was included in the modern Olympic Games.

What is 1896?

500

Former Captain Justin Mikel's walkout song during his time on the swim team was

The Home Depot jingle

500

Answer either: 

What event did Addison and Ellie swim the most last season?

What individual event did Keller make state in last season?

Addison and Ellie: What is 200 Free?

Keller: What is 100 back?

500

Before goggles became standard in the 1970s, swimmers commonly protected their eyes using this household product.

What is petroleum jelly (Vaseline)?