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100

This American swimmer won 23 Olympic gold medals, more than any other Olympian in history.

Who is Micheal Phelps?

100

How many individual swimming events does an Olympic swimmer compete in at the Olympics at maximum?

What is there is no universal maximum?

100

This event is swum entirely on your back and is twice the distance of a 50.

What is the 100 backstroke?

100

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

What is Jupiter?

100

What day does Swim & Dive Club meet?

What is fridays on club days?

200

This American swimmer became the youngest U.S. Olympic swimmer in 80 years when she qualified for the 2012 London Olympics at age 15.

Who is Katie Ledecky?

200

What country has historically been one of the most dominant nations in Olympic swimming?

What is the United States?

200

This event requires swimmers to complete 4 lengths of the pool using only freestyle.

What is the 100 freestyle?

200

What is the only mammal capable of true sustained flight?

What is bat?

200

Who is the Swim & Dive Club advisor?

Who is Mr. Sullivan?

300

This Australian swimmer won three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 100m freestyle, beginning in 1956.

Who is Dawn Fraser?

300

What swimming stroke was developed into its modern competitive form partly from techniques used in breaststroke?

What is butterfly?

300

This event consists of 4 × 50 yards, with each 50 being a different stroke in IM order.

What is the 200 IM?

300

Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?

What is France?

300

What is the first activity we did as a club?

What is Swedish fish challenges?

400

This swimmer became the first woman to swim the English Channel, accomplishing the feat in 1926.

Who is Gertrude Ederle?

400

What famous Olympic swimmer won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?


Who is Micheal Phelps?

400

This event is 20 lengths of a 25-yard pool and is often considered a distance event.

What is the 500 freestyle?

400

What is the chemical symbol for the element tungsten?


What is W?

400
What are one of the officers fun facts from last club day?

What is Kayla (two middle names), Mikaela (loves Kid Cudi/swam for 7 years), Jeremy (played 10+ sports), Haryn (very bad at cardio), Cora (has 4 siblings/swam for 12 years).

500

This Hungarian swimmer was nicknamed the "Hungarian Butterfly" and won four gold medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Who is Krisztina Egerszegi?

500

Which swimmer became the first woman to break the one-minute barrier in the 100-meter freestyle?

Who is Dawn Fraser?

500

This event is 4 × 100, with each swimmer completing one leg using the same stroke.

What is the 400 freestyle relay?

500

What is the only continent that lies in all four hemispheres?

What is Africa?

500

Who are all the officers and roles?

What is Kayla (president), Mikaela (vice president), Jeremy (vice president), Haryn (secretary), Cora (social media manager)