Americas Champion Swimmer Vocabulary

What does "celebrate" mean?

• To do something special to honor a person or event.

• To eat cake.

• To fail at something.

• To win something.

What does "continued" mean?

• to reach the end.

• to stop.

• kept up, kept on going.

What is a "current"?

• new plants growing.

• a flow or stream of water.

• a strong push from someone.

• the news.

What does "drowned" mean?

• Lost a favorite toy.

• Jumped into the deep end.

• Drank expired milk.

• Passed away or died in the water due to not being able to breathe.

What is a medal?

• a necklace you buy at the store.

• a prize or reward given to the winner of a competition

• a piece of trash.

• money.

What does "stirred" mean?

• mixed something by moving it around with a stick or spoon.

• tripped over a rock.

• ate something spicy.

• watched a tv show.

What are "strokes"?

• a musical band.

• a type of cereal.

• single, complete movements made over and over again

• traveling out of the country.

Every year we _____________________ independence day.

The athletes held their _______________ high over their heads during the winning ceremony.

We did not have to paddle to move the boat when the _________________ was strong.