Swimming & Diving Trivia
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Q1: What are Olympic swimming events?
Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly.
Q2: What is the freestyle stroke?
Usually front crawl technique.
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Swimming on your back.
Q4: What is breaststroke?
Simultaneous arm and leg movements.
Q5: What is butterfly?
Most difficult stroke with dolphin kick.
Q6: What are swimming distances?
50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m.
Q7: What is a medley race?
All four strokes in sequence.
Q8: What is a relay race?
Team members swim in succession.
Q9: Who is Michael Phelps?
Greatest Olympic swimmer with 23 gold medals.
Q10: What is diving?
Jumping from platforms into water.
Q11: What is platform diving?
Diving from 10-meter height.
Q12: What is springboard diving?
Diving from flexible board.
Q13: What is synchronized diving?
Two divers performing together.
Q14: Who is Greg Louganis?
Olympic diving legend.
Q15: What are diving scores?
Based on difficulty and execution.
Q16: What is an Olympic pool size?
50 meters long regulation size.
Q17: What is pool lane width?
2.5 meters per lane.
Q18: What is water temperature?
25-28 degrees Celsius required.
Q19: What is timing equipment?
Electronic touchpads for races.
Q20: What is World Aquatics?
Governing body for swimming and diving.
Q21: What is FINA?
Fédération Internationale de Natation.
Q22: What is a personal best?
Swimmer's fastest recorded time.
Q23: What is a record?
Fastest time in competition history.
Q24: What is training volume?
High kilometers swimmers train daily.
Q25: What is breathing technique?
Synchronized with stroke rhythm.