Swimming Trivia

What is the first goggles were made of?

• Corals

• Tortoise Shells

• Synthetic plastic

• Sands

When was the swimming first introduced at the Olympics?

• 1890

• 1990

• 1896

• 1996

When was the first known record of people swimming dates back to Egyptian drawings, with Stone Age paintings in the Cave of Swimmers.

• 2500 BC

• 1500 BC

• 2000 BC

• 1000 BC

Who invented swim fins?

• Benjamin Redmond

• Michael Phelps II

• Kathleen Ledecky

• Benjamin Franklin

What is the reason why they invented the swim fins?

• To help move through the water more efficiently

• for stronger kick

• increased endurance

• all of the above

The oldest known concrete swimming pool was built in?

• Egypt, 1915

• England, 1920

• Texas, 1915

• Germany, 1920

What is the oldest known form of swimming stroke?

• Breastroke

• Butterfly

• Freestyle

• Backstroke

It was popularized by actress Esther Williams in her "aqua musicals" of the 1940s and 1950s

• Aerobic Swimming

• Synchronized Swimming

• Water Polo

• Triathlon

What was the President in the US added in the White House?

• outdoor swimming pool

• indoor swimming pool

• infinity pool

• wave pool

Who is the President that instructs to add a swimming pool in the White House?

• Joe Biden

• Donald Trump

• Barack Obama

• Gerald Ford