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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lap card

Sports; Swimming

A card that is held up by a turn judge at the end of each lane to tell swimmers how many laps remain in the race.

length

Sports; Swimming

See Lap.

long course

Sports; Swimming

This is an event that is held in a pool that is 55 yards long.

long distance swimming

Sports; Swimming

When a race or event is held in a lake or ocean. Swimming the English Channel is long distance swimming. Some would say it is crazy, but we are not here to judge.

medley

Sports; Swimming

This is a race that uses a combination of swimming strokes. Each swimmer on a relay team swims separate legs of the race and each uses a separate stroke: backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and ...