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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prone

Sports; Swimming

When a swimmer is swimming face down on their stomach. As opposed to floating on your back holding a mixed drink on your stomach.

push and glide position

Sports; Swimming

See Glide.

recorder

Sports; Swimming

This is the official who is in charge of keeping a record of the race results.

recovery

Sports; Swimming

To return to the beginning movement of a swimming stroke.

break

Sports; Swimming

This refers to a swimmer leaving the blocks before the starting signal or in a relay race leaving the blocks before a teammate touches the touch pad.

buoyancy

Sports; Swimming

Buoyancy is how well a person can float in the water. It is determined by the swimmers lean body mass, body fat and how much air is in the swimmers lungs.

butterfly

Sports; Swimming

The butterfly stroke starts with both arms straight out in front of the swimmer and then a arms are pulled backward through the water and then the arms are lifted or brought forward, simultaneously, ...