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Competitive swimming quiz

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what two strokes must you touch with two hands?

a)

Freestyle and Backstroke

b)

Butterfly and Backstroke

c)

Breaststroke and Freestyle

d)

Butterfly and Breaststroke

2.

What Olympic swimmer has won 28 medals total, 23 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze?

a)

Katie Ledecky

b)

Micheal Phelps

c)

Ryan Lochte

d)

Caeleb Dressel

3.

Select all the Olympic swimmers listed

a)

Micheal Phelps

b)

Katie Ledecky

c)

Ryan Lochte

d)

Caeleb Dressel

4.

What is Caeleb Dressel's fastest 100 butterfly time?

a)

49.82

b)

1:05

c)

49.50

d)

59.00

5.

Finish the swimming quote:

"If you think your sport is hard..."

a)

..."try doing it while you are underwater!"

b)

..."try doing it while sprinting!"

c)

..."try doing it while swimming!"

d)

..."try doing it while holding your breath!"

6.

In a swimming race, what stroke(s) do you start from a diving block?

a)

Free Style

b)

Backstroke

c)

Breaststroke

d)

Butterfly

e)

All of the above

7.

What is the order in a individual medley (IM) race?

a)

Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterly

b)

Butterfly, breaststroke, backstroke, freestyle

c)

Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle

d)

Anything I like

8.

What is the order of a medley race?

a)

Backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle

b)

Backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, freestyle

c)

Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle

d)

Anything I like

9.

What stroke(s) allow you to do tumble turn in a race?

a)

Butterfly

b)

Backstroke

c)

Freestyle

d)

Breaststroke

e)

All of the above

10.

What could have caused this fault?

a)

Strong leg action

b)

Starting to kick before entering the water

c)

Very flexible

d)

Head lifted on flight

11.

In a relay what number does the fastest swimmer usually swim

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

12.

How far are you allowed to streamline under the water on your start?

a)

5m

b)

15m

c)

10m

d)

12,5m

13.

How many lenths is the 1500m freestyle in a 50m pool?

a)

30

b)

60

c)

20

d)

1500

14.

Who is the swimmer in the picture?

a)

Sarah Sjostrom

b)

Cate Campbell

c)

Bronte Campbell

d)

Penny Heyns

15.

What was the first recognized stroke in the sport?

a)

Freestyle

b)

Butterfly

c)

Breaststroke

d)

Backstroke

16.

Which of the following words refers to a swimming style?

a)

A pull

b)

A kick

c)

A stroke

d)

All

17.

How many strokes are often performed in international swimming competitions?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

18.

Which of the following is not a swimming stroke?

a)

Frontstroke

b)

Breaststroke

c)

Backstroke

d)

Front crawl

19.

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

20.

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

a)

1896

b)

1926

c)

1934

d)

1992

21.

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

22.

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

a)

50 metres

b)

100 metres

c)

200 metres

d)

25 meters

23.

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

a)

Breaststroke

b)

Backstroke

c)

Butterfly

d)

Freestyle

24.

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

25.

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

a)

Frog

b)

Dog

c)

Dolphin

d)

Horse

26.

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

27.

What is the slowest stroke in competitive swimming?

a)

Breaststroke

b)

Backstroke

c)

Freestyle

d)

Butterfly

28.

What is not a swimming turn?

a)

Flip turns

b)

U-turn

c)

Open turns

29.

In a swimming race, what stroke do you not start from a diving block?

a)

Free Style

b)

Backstroke

c)

Breaststroke

d)

Butterfly

e)

All of the above

30.

You must never dive in the shallow pool because

a)

you could hit your head

b)

you could get a neck and spinal injury

c)

you could become paralyzed

d)

all of the above

31.

What must you never do around the edge of the pool?

a)

Walk

b)

Run

c)

Talk

d)

Sing

32.

How many swimmers make up a relay team?

a)

A. 2

b)

B. 4

c)

C. 6

d)

D. 8

33.

The middle lanes in the pool are for the_____________.

a)

Slower Swimmers

b)

Bigger Swimmers

c)

Smallest Swimmers

d)

Fastest Swimmers

34.

The outside lanes in the pool are for the_____________.

a)

Slowest Swimmers

b)

Bigger Swimmers

c)

Smallest Swimmers

d)

Fastest Swimmers

35.

What are the purpose for these flags in a swim meet?

a)

School Spirit

b)

Wind

c)

Backstroke Indicator

d)

Finish line

36.

How do you determine a winner in swimming? First person that touches?

a)

The Coache's hand

b)

The flags

c)

The pad

d)

the Blocks

37.

What swimming stroke is the fastest stroke?

a)

Free Style

b)

Backstroke

c)

Breaststroke

d)

Butterfly

e)

Super Dog Paddle

38.

What is the number 1 reason why we should all learn to swim?

a)

Dive for pearls.

b)

Be safe in the water.

c)

Compete for medals.

d)

So we can go on a holiday.

39.

Which of the swimming strokes are alternating strokes?

a)

Breaststroke

b)

Backstroke

c)

Front crawl

d)

Butterfly

40.

What is the best position to reduce water resistance?

a)

Head stand.

b)

Star float.

c)

The split.

d)

Streamline.

41.

Of all beach flag colures, which one represents dangerous marine life?

a)

Yellow

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Purple

42.

Flutter kick is used in which 2 strokes?

a)

Front crawl

b)

Backstroke

c)

Breaststroke

d)

Butterfly

43.

Breaststroke is a simultaneous stroke. Which other stroke is also simultaneous?

a)

Backstroke

b)

Butterfly

c)

Front crawl

44.

There are 2 types of over the water starts. The old fashion grab start and the modern (a)   ?

45.

How far from the swimming pool wall should backstroke flags be positioned?

a)

4 meters

b)

5 meters

c)

2.5 meters

d)

6 meters

46.

What are the 2 types of swimming turns called?

a)

Flip turns

b)

Flat turns

c)

Open turns

d)

U - turns

47.

what style of swimming is in the picture..?

a)

freestyle

b)

breaststroke

c)

backstroke

d)

butterfly

48.

Which of these are swimming techniques?

a)

Backstroke

b)

Breaststroke

c)

Butterfly

d)

All of them

49.

In Crawl, you must expel the air

a)

Inside the water.

b)

Outside the water.

c)

You don't expel the air.

d)

Through the ear.

50.

what style of swimming is in the picture..?

a)

FreeStyle

b)

Breastroke

c)

Backstroke

d)

butterfly

51.

In what strokes must you do a flip-turn

a)

Butterfly and Breaststroke

b)

Freestyle and Breastroke

c)

Freestyle and Backstroke

d)

Butterfly and Backstroke

52.

When performing the flutter kick your toes should be

a)

bent

b)

pointed

c)

curled

d)

in any position that is comfortable

53.

Is swimming good for health

a)

true

b)

false

54.

what are the benefits of swimming

a)

Stretches the body

b)

Builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness.

c)

Helps maintain a healthy weight, healthy heart and lungs

d)

All of the above

55.

The Glide phase is the moment between the entrance in the water and the first Stroke.

a)

True.

b)

False.

56.

Select all the techniques that swim face down.

a)

Crawl.

b)

Backstroke.

c)

Breaststroke.

d)

Butterfly.

57.

Freestyle is usually the name of the [.....] technique.

a)

Crawl.

b)

Backstroke.

c)

Breaststroke.

d)

Butterfly.

58.

The [......] is the movement of the arm.

a)

Kick.

b)

Stroke.

c)

Rolling.

d)

Glide.

59.

Before swimming, it is better to .............

a)

warm up

b)

cool down

c)

joke with a friend

60.

Which of the following might you find in a swimmer's kit bag?

a)
b)
c)
d)

All of the above

61.

In order to avoid getting water up our nose when we swim, we want to make sure that we...

a)

hold our breath.

b)

blow bubbles out of our nose.

c)

breath out of our mouth.

d)

plug our nose with our fingers.

62.

Swimming develops the skills of :

a)

Strength , Speed & Resistance

b)

Strength , Speed & Coordination

c)

Strength , Speed , Resistance & Coordination

d)

Resistance & Balancing

63.

What are the benefits of using swimming fins ?

a)

Reduces shoulder stress

b)

Improved kick technique

c)

Get blisters

d)

Improved arms power

e)

Improved ankle flexibility

64.

If you swim two laps of an Olympic sized swimming pool you will swim...

a)

50 Meters

b)

100 Meters

c)

200 Meters

65.

How long is the shortest swimming event at a swim meet?

a)

100 meters/yards

b)

50 Meters/yards

c)

25 Meters/yards

66.

in High school the 500 freestyle is how many laps?

a)

10 laps

b)

20 laps

c)

30 Laps

67.

How many different leg kicks are used in the four main swim stokes?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

68.

Who am I?

a)

Ryan Lochte

b)

Michael Phelps

c)

Ian Thorpe

69.

A useful water safety skill is ?

a)

Walking

b)

Swimming

c)

Treading Water

70.

Which body part is critical for the positioning of the rest of the body for correct swim performance?

a)

Legs

b)

Head

c)

Elbow

d)

Hips

71.

what do you do if your goggles fall of

a)

keep swimming

b)

stop and fix it

c)

swim back

72.

how many laps is a 200

a)

4

b)

200

c)

8

d)

100

73.

how many laps is a 25

a)

25

b)

1

c)

10

d)

20

74.

Even when joking around, you should never

a)

push someone under water

b)

push someone in the pool

c)

jump on someone in the pool

d)

all of the above

75.

You must never dive in the shallow pool because

a)

you could hit your head

b)

you could get a neck and spinal injury

c)

you could become paralyzed

d)

all of the above

76.

What do the numbers around the pool tell you?

a)

The age you are allowed to swim

b)

The date

c)

The depth of the water

d)

They don’t mean anything

77.

How do you finish a breaststroke race?

a)

One hand touch

b)

Two hands touch at the same time

c)

One leg touch

d)

Two legs touch at the same time

78.

How far do you swim butterfly in 400m IM?

a)

50m

b)

100m

c)

150m

d)

200m

79.

What do you do before entering the pool?

a)

Take a shower

b)

Play with my friends

c)

Run around

80.

What do you check before jumping in the water?

a)

The depth of the water

b)

There are no people or obstacles where I jump

c)

Both of the above

81.

¿Cuáles son los 4 estilos de natación?

a)

Flotación.

b)

Inmersión, respiración, libre y espalda.

c)

Libre, espalda, pecho, mariposa.

d)

Ninguna de las anterios.

82.

Cuando un objeto es mas denso que el agua este

a)

Se hunde.

b)

Flota.

c)

No pasa nada.

83.

Si un elemento es menos denso que el agua, este:

a)

Se hunde.

b)

Flota

c)

No pasa nada.

84.

En el ejercicio de la patada, la fuerza nace de...

a)

Las rodillas.

b)

Los brazos.

c)

La cadera

d)

Ninguna de las anteriores.

85.

What type of basic stroke is in the picture?

a)

Freestyle

b)

Breaststroke

c)

Backstroke

d)

Butterfly

86.

What type of basic stroke is in the picture?

a)

Freestyle

b)

Butterfly

c)

Backstroke

d)

Breaststroke

87.

One of the oldest types of swimming stroke that can be used to rescue someone who is drowning. It requires only one arm with asymmetrical underwater arm movements and scissor kick.

a)

Freestyle

b)

Backstroke

c)

Sidestroke

d)

Butterfly

88.

The body is forced into an inclined position from a horizontal position to do the movement. Frog-like kicks and simultaneous hand movement inside the water helps the body glide through the water.

a)

Freestyle

b)

Breastsroke

c)

Backstroke

d)

Butterfly

89.

What type of basic stroke that the body moves like a fluid-wave like motion and the legs perform a dolphin kick?

a)

Freestyle

b)

Butterfly

c)

Breaststroke

d)

Backstroke

90.

When needing to take a breath, you must

a)

lift your head up

b)

keep holding your breath

c)

stop swimming

d)

turn your head to the side

91.

It is important to never jump in the shallow pool because you may

a)

hurt yourself

b)

land on someone

c)

interrupt instruction

d)

all of the above

92.

How many laps do you do in a 400

a)

A. 4 laps

b)

B. 5 laps

c)

C. 400 laps

d)

D. 16 laps

93.

These equipments attach to your hands and add propulsion to your arm stroke because they move more water.

a)

Fins

b)

Handpaddles

c)

Goggles

d)

Kickboard

94.

These are devices made of foam or other materials that float.

a)

Fins

b)

Handpaddles

c)

Goggles

d)

Kickboard

95.

It fit on your feet and add propulsion to your kicks (think of a duck's webfoot).

a)

Fins

b)

Handpaddles

c)

Goggles

d)

Kickboard

96.

The health benefits of swimming include the following except ONE:

a)

Stress Relief

b)

Sleep

c)

Coordination and Balance

d)

Vocal Tone

97.

When at the pool who is in charge? You must follow the instructions from

a)

the house captain

b)

my best friend

c)

the teacher and the lifeguard.

d)

the class leader

98.

What does a drowning person usually look and sound like?

a)

Screams loudly.

b)

Calls out for help.

c)

Floats.

d)

Doesn't make too much noise and bobs up and down in the water.

99.

What are items you can use to assist a drowning person

a)

Throw a ball, a cup or a small swimming toy to assist them back to the surface of the pool.

b)

Throw a bag full of towels to assist them back to the surface of the pool.

c)

Throw a life vest, pool noodle or use a pole to assist them back to the surface of the pool.

d)

Throw a cooler full of drinks and food to assist them back to the surface of the pool.

100.

Swimming is an exercise is popular as an all-around body developer and is particularly useful in therapy and as exercise for physically handicapped persons.

a)

True

b)

False

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