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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lane

Sports; Swimming

The 50-meter long and 2.5 meter wide path that each swimmer must stay in during a race.

lane lines

Sports; Swimming

See Lane Markers.

Olympic Pool

Sports; Swimming

See Pool

open turn

Sports; Swimming

The swimmer must touch the wall with both hands. After touching the wall the swimmer can then put their feet against the wall to push off.

oxygen debt

Sports; Swimming

When a swimmer, or anyone for that matter, does not have the amount of oxygen they are used to having. Kind of like credit card debt, you get your credit card bill and for a moment you are not able ...

pool

Sports; Swimming

Olympic size pools are 50 meters long (55 yards) and 21 meters wide (23 yards). The backstroke turning lines are 5 meters (16 feet 3 inches) away from each end of the pool.