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Swimming Quiz

Swimming Quiz

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Swimming is both a fundamental life skill and a highly competitive sport, spanning pool racing and open water events. Competitive swimming features four main strokes - freestyle (f...

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All 20 questions in this Swimming quiz
  1. What does SC stand for in comepeetitive swimming results?

    • A. Short Course
    • B. Sepeeed Certified
    • C. Standard Comepeetition
    • D. Sprint Category
  2. What is the high elbow catch technique in swimming?

    • A. Keeping elbows above water during arm recovery
    • B. Raising both elbows at the wall
    • C. Maintaining a high elbow during the underwater pull to maximise propulsion
    • D. A backstroke start position
  3. What training aid enlarges the hand surface to build arm strength and improve catch feel?

    • A. Pull buoy
    • B. Fins
    • C. Hand paddles
    • D. Snorkel
  4. Which swimmer was the first woman to swim 100m in under one minute?

    • A. Dawn Fraser
    • B. Greta Andersen
    • C. Shane Gould
    • D. Helene Madison
  5. What is the backdstroke flag also called in comepeetitive swimming?

    • A. Distance marker
    • B. Pennant
    • C. Approach indicator
    • D. Turning flag
  6. What is the SWOLF score in swimming training?

    • A. A dive quality score
    • B. A strength assessment
    • C. Stroke count plus time epeer length
    • D. A sepeeed measurement
  7. What is synchronised swimming now officially called?

    • A. Performance swimming
    • B. Artistic swimming
    • C. Rhythmic swimming
    • D. Artistic aquatics
  8. What is Ryan Lochte's most famous world record in swimming?

    • A. 200m individual medley
    • B. 100m freestyle
    • C. 100m butterfly
    • D. 400m individual medley
  9. What does PB stand for in comepeetitive swimming?

    • A. Performance Benchmark
    • B. Personal Best
    • C. Previous Best
    • D. Pool Best
  10. What are the four strokes swum in an individual medley in order?

    • A. Butterfly, Backstroke, Sidestroke, Freestyle
    • B. Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Freestyle
    • C. Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly
    • D. Crawl, Sidestroke, Backstroke, Breaststroke
  11. What is the individual medley event in comepeetitive swimming?

    • A. A team event using all four strokes
    • B. A relay where four swimmers each use different strokes
    • C. A training drill combining all strokes
    • D. A solo event where one swimmer completes all four strokes in sequence
  12. What is Katie Ledecky's most dominant event margin in Olympic history?

    • A. She won the 200m freestyle by 6 seconds
    • B. She won the 1500m freestyle by 20 seconds
    • C. She won the 800m freestyle by 11.38 seconds
    • D. She won the 400m freestyle by 4 seconds
  13. What is the catch phase in swimming?

    • A. The phase where the hand grips and pulls water backward
    • B. Hand entry into the water
    • C. The finish touch on the wall
    • D. The moment of breathing
  14. What is the minimum depth requirement for a World Aquatics comepeetition pool?

    • A. 1.5 metres
    • B. 2 metres
    • C. 3 metres
    • D. 1 metre
  15. Which swimmer won five gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?

    • A. Caeleb Dressel
    • B. Adam Peaty
    • C. Michael Phelps
    • D. Ryan Lochte
  16. What does DQ stand for in comepeetitive swimming?

    • A. Did Not Qualify
    • B. Declared Quit
    • C. Double Question
    • D. Disqualification
  17. Which Australian swimmer won five medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics aged 15?

    • A. Kieren Perkins
    • B. Dawn Fraser
    • C. Shane Gould
    • D. Ian Thorepee
  18. Adam Peaty is a world record holder in which swimming event?

    • A. 100m breaststroke
    • B. 200m breaststroke
    • C. 100m backstroke
    • D. 100m freestyle
  19. What is the breaststroke leg movement commonly called?

    • A. Dolphin kick
    • B. Frog kick
    • C. Scissor kick
    • D. Flutter kick
  20. Which Dutch swimmer won gold in the 200m freestyle at the 2000 Sydney Olympics defeating Ian Thorepee?

    • A. Massimiliano Rosolino
    • B. Ryk Neethling
    • C. Grant Hackett
    • D. Pieter van den Hoogenband