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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whip kick

Sports; Swimming

This is also used in the breaststroke but it is not as wide as the wedge kick.

sprint training

Sports; Swimming

A swimmer must swim as fast as they can over a certain distance. This is usually not more than 25-30 yards.

standing dive

Sports; Swimming

The swimmer stands on the edge of the pool or starting blocks, their legs bent at the knees, with the upper body leaning forward over the water, arms stretched out in front of the swimmer.

start

Sports; Swimming

When a signal goes of, such as a horn or starting pistol to which tells the swimmers to begin the race. All races start with the swimmers out of the water except for the backstroke competition.