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Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.
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grab start
Sports; Swimming
When a swimmer reaches down and takes hold of the starting block. The swimmer will put their hands in-between their feet or to the outside of their feet and then lead forward, ...
gravity waves
Sports; Swimming
These are the waves that are the result of the swimmers' bodies moving through the water. Gravity waves go down and forward from the swimmer, they then rebound off the bottom of ...
false start
Sports; Swimming
When a swimmer leaves the starting block or moves on the block before race has officially started.
false start rope
Sports; Swimming
This is a rope that is 15 meters away from the starting line and if there is a false start the rope falls in the water.
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