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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Sweep

Sports; Swimming

The movement of the arm and hand through the water.

Transition

Sports; Swimming

This is the time when the swimmer is underwater at the very beginning of a race or when making a turn.

Treading water

Sports; Swimming

A swimmer is staying in one place in the water using their arms and legs to keep them afloat and their head above water.

Turn judge

Sports; Swimming

The Turn Judge makes sure the swimmer turns correctly. He is also the Judge that holds up lap cards to inform a swimmer how many laps are left in a race. See Lap Cards.

Negative split

Sports; Swimming

This is a race strategy in longer races where the swimmers time in the second half of the race in less than the first half.

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 ...

Officials

Sports; Swimming

Officials in a swim meet include: a referee, a starter, finishing judges, stroke judges, turning judges, and timers. See each separate listing for details of each position.