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Swimming Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first recognized stroke in the sport?

a)

Freestyle

b)

Butterfly

c)

Breaststroke

d)

Backstroke

2.

Which of the following words refers to a swimming style?

a)

A pull

b)

A kick

c)

A stroke

d)

All

3.

How many strokes are often performed in international swimming competitions?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

4.

Which of the following is not a swimming stroke?

a)

Frontstroke

b)

Breaststroke

c)

Backstroke

d)

Front crawl

5.

Who is widely considered the greatest and the most decorated Olympian swimmers of all time with 23 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 2 bronze medals?

a)

Matt Biondi

b)

Mark Spitz

c)

Michael Phelps

d)

Ryan Lochte

6.

When did swimming first become part of the modern Olympic Summer Games?

a)

1896

b)

1926

c)

1934

d)

1992

7.

The freestyle stroke in swimming was developed based on a traditional swimming style in which country?

a)

Fiji

b)

Solomon Islands

c)

Marshall Islands

8.

What is the position of the face in the water in backstroke?

a)

Face up

b)

Face down

c)

Alternating between up and down

d)

Alternate between right and left

9.

How long is a lap in an Olympic-sized swimming pool?

a)

50 metres

b)

100 metres

c)

200 metres

d)

25 meters

10.

Which is often considered to be the most difficult stroke in swimming?

a)

Breaststroke

b)

Backstroke

c)

Butterfly

d)

Freestyle

11.

How many laps does an Olympic athlete swim in a 10,000-metre freestyle marathon?

a)

200 laps

b)

500 laps

c)

1000 laps

d)

400 laps

12.

In breaststroke, the legs and arms of the swimmer move like which animal?

a)

Frog

b)

Dog

c)

Dolphin

d)

Horse

13.

Which is the name of a kick that swimmers often used to maximise their speed at the start and after the turns of a race?

a)

Dolphin Kick

b)

Flutter Kick

c)

Frog Kick

d)

Side Kick

14.

What is the slowest stroke in competitive swimming?

a)

Breaststroke

b)

Backstroke

c)

Freestyle

d)

Butterfly

15.

Which of the following multisport race consists of swimming?

a)

Duathlon

b)

Biathlon

c)

Triathlon

d)

Marathon