Swimming

Swimming

Swimming is a competitive and recreational water sport competed in individually or on a relay, however points can be scored for a team. Competitive swimming is seperated into several categories some in open water, others in a competition pool which can take place in a 25-yard 25-meter or 50-meter long pool. There are four competitive swimming strokes, freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly.

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wide entry

Sports; Swimming

This is when swimming a back or front crawl the swimmer is putting their hands into the water outside the width of their shoulders. This means the body is not as straight in the water as it should be ...

track start

Sports; Swimming

See Block Start

transition

Sports; Swimming

This is the time when the swimmer is underwater at the very beginning of a race or when making a turn.

treading water

Sports; Swimming

A swimmer is staying in one place in the water using their arms and legs to keep them afloat and their head above water.

tumble turn

Sports; Swimming

See Flip Turn.

turn judge

Sports; Swimming

The Turn Judge makes sure the swimmer turns correctly. He is also the Judge that holds up lap cards to inform a swimmer how many laps are left in a race. See Lap Cards.