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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Backstroke flags

Sports; Swimming

These flags a 5 metres from the end of the pool and are 1.8 metres high. They help to serve as a reference point for swimmers doing the backstroke, so they are able to tell how far away from the wall ...

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.

Backstroke starting grips

Sports; Swimming

What Backstroke swimmers hold on to when they are starting a backstroke race.

Bent arm stroke

Sports; Swimming

The correct method of stroke because it results in faster movements than a straight-arm stroke.

Bilateral

Sports; Swimming

A swimmer will take a breath every third arm stroke and the breath will be taken on alternating sides of the swimmers body.

Blocks

Sports; Swimming

The starting blocks are the small platforms that swimmers stand on before the race starts and from which they dive into the pool. Starting blocks are between 50 and 75 centimetres above the water ...