Swimming Strokes Quiz

What are the four competitive swimming strokes?

• Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle

• Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke

• Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and doggy paddle

• Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke

Which stroke is known as the 'short axis stroke'?

• Butterfly

• Backstroke

• Breaststroke

• Freestyle

What is the key to a good butterfly stroke?

• Proper timing and a powerful stroke

• Keeping the head high and the hips low

• Using a strong kick and a relaxed pull

• Twisting the body aggressively while swimming

What is the correct hand position for the butterfly pull?

• Hands entering the water flat with minimal splash

• Hands entering the water with fingers pointing down

• Hands entering the water with pinkies up

• Hands entering the water with thumbs first

What is the recommended breathing pattern for butterfly?

• Breathing every two or three strokes

• Breathing every four or five strokes

• Breathing only on one side

• Not breathing at all

What is the key to swimming straight in backstroke?

• Looking at the toes

• Twisting the body aggressively

• Maintaining a neutral head position

• Kicking with a wide kick

What is the correct arm position for the backstroke pull?

• Thumb first when entering the water, pinky first when re-entering

• Pinky first when entering the water, thumb first when re-entering

• Fingers pointing down when entering the water, fingers pointing up when re-entering

• Fingers pointing up when entering the water, fingers pointing down when re-entering

What is the recommended kick width for breaststroke?

• No wider than 18 inches

• As wide as possible

• No wider than shoulder width

• No wider than hip width

What is the correct order of the breaststroke pull, breathe, kick, and glide?

• Pull, breathe, kick, glide

• Breathe, pull, kick, glide

• Kick, pull, breathe, glide

• Glide, kick, pull, breathe

What is the recommended breathing pattern for freestyle?

• Breathing every two or three strokes

• Breathing every four or five strokes

• Breathing only on one side

• Not breathing at all