Greta Anderson and Cliff Lumsden win the world professional 25-mile-long distance swim championship in Atlantic City

Greta Anderson and Cliff Lumsden win the world professional 25-mile-long distance swim championship in Atlantic City

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physical Ed, Science

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

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The video covers a professional long-distance swimming championship involving representatives from six nations. The women's race starts first, followed by the men's race an hour later. The course is a challenging 25-mile stretch starting at Atlantic City's Steel Pier, featuring open sea and tidewaters. Cliff Lumsden from Toronto and Tom Park from Marineland compete closely, while Greta Anderson leads the women's race. Anderson wins the women's prize, and Lumsden narrowly beats Park to win the men's prize.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the total distance covered in the long-distance swimming championship?

25 miles

15 miles

30 miles

20 miles

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the two male swimmers competing closely in the championship?

Cliff Lumsden and Greta Anderson

Tom Park and Greta Anderson

Tom Park and another swimmer

Cliff Lumsden and Tom Park

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What elements made the swimming course a true marathon test?

Open sea and strong winds

Cold temperatures and rain

Inland tidewaters and currents

Shallow waters and high waves

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who won the women's first prize in the championship?

Another female swimmer

Cliff Lumsden

Greta Anderson

Tom Park

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

By how much did Cliff Lumsden beat Tom Park in the men's race?

Three strokes or four seconds

One stroke or two seconds

Two strokes or three seconds

Four strokes or five seconds