| 1. | The first recorded swimming races were held in 36 B.C. in what country? |
| a. | | Greece |
| b. | | England |
| c. | | Japan |
| d. | | Africa
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| 2. | What country was the first to develop swimming into a competitive sport? |
| a. | | England |
| b. | | Russia |
| c. | | France |
| d. | | Greece
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| 3. | What stroke is commonly said to be the hardest and most tiring? |
| a. | | The dog paddle |
| b. | | The backstroke |
| c. | | The breaststroke |
| d. | | The butterfly
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| 4. | What actress helped to make synchronized swimming popular? |
| a. | | Elizabeth Taylor |
| b. | | Ginger Rogers |
| c. | | Esther Williams |
| d. | | Doris Day
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| 5. | Which swimming stroke is normally used to gain speed the fastest? |
| a. | | The crawl |
| b. | | The butterfly |
| c. | | The backstroke |
| d. | | The dog paddle
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| 6. | In freestyle swimming races, which stroke is allowed to be used? |
| a. | | The crawl |
| b. | | The butterfly |
| c. | | Any stroke |
| d. | | None of the above
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| 7. | Swimming has been included in the modern version of the Olympic games since their beginning in 1896. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 8. | In 1946 war rationing of material inspired the invention of the two piece bathing suite, called a "bikini." It was named after what? |
| a. | | An island chain in the West Indies |
| b. | | A U.S. submarine |
| c. | | A U.S. nuclear testing site in the South Pacific |
| d. | | None of the above
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| 9. | Women were not allowed to compete in Olympic swimming until what year? |
| a. | | 1920 |
| b. | | 1912 |
| c. | | 1935 |
| d. | | 1930
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| 10. | What historical figure was known as a strong swimmer? |
| a. | | Napoleon |
| b. | | George Washington |
| c. | | Julius Caesar |
| d. | | Albert Einstein
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| 11. | Swimming was included in the ancient Greek Olympics. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 12. | Official Olympic swimming events include which of the following races? |
| a. | | Freestyle and backstroke |
| b. | | Breaststroke and butterfly |
| c. | | Individual medley and freestyle relays |
| d. | | All of the above
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| 13. | Who is the best swimmer in the olympics 08 |
| a. | | Phelps |
| b. | | Addlington |
| c. | | Bolt |
| d. | | Richards
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| 14. | Is synchronized swimming for... |
| a. | | Men |
| b. | | Women |
| c. | | both |
| d. | | neither
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| 15. | What percentage of people that live in the United States don't know how to swim? |
| a. | | 100% |
| b. | | 65% |
| c. | | 0% |
| d. | | 47%
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| 16. | which actions of legs are you allowed to use in freestyle when you start |
| a. | | butterfly legs |
| b. | | breastroke legs |
| c. | | nothing |
| d. | | front and back legs
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| 17. | How many medals does Michael Phelps have? |
| a. | | 2 |
| b. | | 4 |
| c. | | 7 |
| d. | | 6
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| 18. | What is the qualifying Olympic time for 50 meters freestyle. |
| a. | | 1 min 30 sec |
| b. | | 46 sec |
| c. | | 21-23 sec |
| d. | | 12 sec
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| 19. | By how much did michael phelps beat milorad cavic in the 100 fly final at beijing 2008? |
| a. | | 1 second |
| b. | | 0.1 of a second |
| c. | | 0.01 of a second |
| d. | | He didnt beat him
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| 20. | What is the order of the four strokes to swim in the individual medly? |
| a. | | free, breast, back, fly |
| b. | | frog, crawl, firefly, doggy paddle |
| c. | | fly, back, breast, free |
| d. | | that race doesn't exist
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What others think about Swimming Facts |
| By: Sid on Feb 9, 2011 |
| | Coming from a long time swimmer, nice job! |
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| By: lena on Jan 30, 2011 |
| | fish spend their whole lives swimming |
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| By: Sky on May 20, 2010 |
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| By: Malia on Feb 23, 2010 |
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| By: yasimin on Nov 11, 2009 |
| | swimming is fun for everyone and most of humans love to learn about it expecially me and yes i would love to be a swimmer when i grow up and some of us humans dont know how to swim so that's why i would love to be a person that learns everyone to swim that's the kind of person i want to a donation |
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| By: Dejanna age:10 on Nov 3, 2009 |
| | Aproximetly 5010 human beings drown each year |
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| By: amy on Oct 22, 2009 |
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| By: Amy on Oct 22, 2009 |
| | great cardiovascular workout!! |
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| By: hattie on Oct 9, 2009 |
| | need homework help on swimming good |
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| By: Ash on Aug 20, 2009 |
| | Swimming: From the outside looking in you cant understand it,
from the inside looking out you cant explain it |
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| By: gemma on Jul 29, 2009 |
| | I love to swim! I love Phelps! |
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| By: Natalie on Jul 29, 2009 |
| | what is I.M. *clue not instant messaging |
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| By: amy on Jul 8, 2009 |
| | it is good to know how to swim, and this quiz is a good start |
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| By: Jolene on May 27, 2009 |
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| By: claire on May 25, 2009 |
| | in january i couldnt swim at all and now i can swim 25m |
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| By: Erica on May 21, 2009 |
| | It is not easy to swim competitively. |
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| By: hailey on May 18, 2009 |
| | swimming is so much fun! i have swam for years and i never want to stop! its for all ages! :) |
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| By: miley on May 9, 2009 |
| | swimming is great fun! its my hobby! i looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove it! swimming ifs for all ages for 7- |
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| By: Lucas Moeller on Mar 27, 2009 |
| | i am a competitive swimmer and my best 50 meter freestyle time is 26 seconds |
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| By: Amy x on Mar 10, 2009 |
| | Use A Straddle Jump, If You Want A Shallow Landing In The Water :D |
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| By: Damka on Feb 20, 2009 |
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| By: maddie on Feb 18, 2009 |
| | swimmers are commonly good singers as well because of their large lung capacity and ability to control the amount and speed of air released. |
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| By: timmy on Feb 9, 2009 |
| | uhm swimming helps you loose wait so some people should swim |
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| By: joan johnson on Feb 9, 2009 |
| | Capt. Matthew Webb was the first man to swim the channel in 1885. |
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| By: swimmingchamp4life on Jan 30, 2009 |
| | Hey Roni, it's definitely Michael Phelps... I met him once. I actually beat him in the 100 meter fly in the 2005 worlds |
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| By: Enrique on Jan 27, 2009 |
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| By: JuniorNationalSwimmer on Dec 18, 2008 |
| | I have fast enough times for the US junior national team. I have been swimming since i was 8 years old and now 4 years later i am going to junior nationals for the second time. |
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| By: cathrine on Dec 2, 2008 |
| | i was doing a swimming lesson and i had to dive in so i thought i would show off and i dived in when my bikini top flinged off in the teachers face |
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| By: Delaney on Nov 16, 2008 |
| | i have been swimming since i was 4 |
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| By: bob on Nov 13, 2008 |
| | the best time to shut your mouth is when swimming and when your angry |
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| By: kerry walker on Oct 5, 2008 |
| | i am great at the boob stroke |
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| By: ada on Aug 12, 2008 |
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| By: Roni on Jul 12, 2008 |
| | Who is the fastest Butterflyer in the world?
a)Adam Sioui
b)Mike Brown
c)Ian Crocker
d)Micheal Phelps |
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| By: katie tonstol on Jul 11, 2008 |
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| By: Clare Crawford on Jul 9, 2008 |
| | I am in a swimming club and have been selected to swim with Great Britian squad |
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