Swimming

Swimming is an exercise is popular as an all-around body developer and is particularly useful in therapy and as exercise for physically handicapped persons.

• True

• False

Swimming in recreation and sports, the propulsion of the body through water by combined arm and leg motions and the natural flotation of the body.

• True

• False

Also known as the front crawl, this is the classic swimming posture. Lie on your stomach and flutter your legs while alternating the arms in a windmill motion.

• Freestyle

• Backstroke

• Butterfly

• Breaststroke

It is a great competitive and exercise stroke, and allows you to swim longer distances without exhaustion.

• Freestyle

• Backstroke

• Butterfly

• Breaststroke

Lie on your back and flutter your legs while circling your arms in a windmill motion. It’s very similar to the freestyle, but you swim on your back and propel yourself backwards.

• Freestyle

• Backstroke

• Butterfly

• Breastroke

Float with your stomach facing down, then move your arms in a half-circle motion in front of the body. Bend your legs, then kick back with good timing, and you’ll propel yourself up and forward.

• Freestyle

• Backstroke

• Butterfly

• Breaststroke

An excellent workout and common competitive stroke–possibly because it tests a mature swimmer. It is performed by bringing your arms up above your head, then pushing them down into the water to propel yourself forward.

• Freestyle

• Backstroke

• Butterfly

• Breaststroke

10. In ____, the world swimming association, Federation internationale de natation was formed.

• 1908

• 1809

• 1808

• 1909

Competitive swimming in Europe started around 2000 BCE

• True

• False

Swimming is also taught for lifesaving purposes.

• True 

• False