Ginger Stanley sets a world's underwater distance record by swimming 7 miles in Florida's Silver River

Ginger Stanley sets a world's underwater distance record by swimming 7 miles in Florida's Silver River

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Physical Ed

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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Ginger Stanley, a 23-year-old swimmer, embarks on a challenging underwater journey at Silver Springs, Florida. Equipped with an aqualung and fins, she attempts a seven-mile swim down Silver River without surfacing. The swim involves four underwater aqualung changes and takes almost five hours to complete. Ginger successfully finishes the swim, setting a new world record for the longest underwater swim.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What equipment did Ginger Stanley use for her underwater swim?

Snorkel and mask

Aqualung and fins

Diving bell

Submarine

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long was the underwater swim that Ginger attempted?

Three miles

Ten miles

Seven miles

Five miles

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many times did Ginger change her aqualung during the swim?

Three times

Two times

Four times

Five times

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long did it take Ginger to complete the swim?

Six hours

Almost five hours

Four hours

Three hours

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What record did Ginger set with her swim?

Longest underwater swim

Most aqualung changes

Fastest swim

Deepest dive

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