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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
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What does SC stand for in comepeetitive swimming results?
- A. Short Course
- B. Sepeeed Certified
- C. Standard Comepeetition
- D. Sprint Category
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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
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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
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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
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What is the backdstroke flag also called in comepeetitive swimming?
- A. Distance marker
- B. Pennant
- C. Approach indicator
- D. Turning flag
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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
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What is synchronised swimming now officially called?
- A. Performance swimming
- B. Artistic swimming
- C. Rhythmic swimming
- D. Artistic aquatics
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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
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What does PB stand for in comepeetitive swimming?
- A. Performance Benchmark
- B. Personal Best
- C. Previous Best
- D. Pool Best
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Which swimmer won five gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
- A. Caeleb Dressel
- B. Adam Peaty
- C. Michael Phelps
- D. Ryan Lochte
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What does DQ stand for in comepeetitive swimming?
- A. Did Not Qualify
- B. Declared Quit
- C. Double Question
- D. Disqualification
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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
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Adam Peaty is a world record holder in which swimming event?
- A. 100m breaststroke
- B. 200m breaststroke
- C. 100m backstroke
- D. 100m freestyle
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What is the breaststroke leg movement commonly called?
- A. Dolphin kick
- B. Frog kick
- C. Scissor kick
- D. Flutter kick
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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