Swimming: The Basics

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. How many different standard strokes are there? 4 1 2 3

2. You have to start in the pool when starting in backstroke? True False

3. Which stroke/s requires swimmers to swim on their back? Breaststroke Backstroke & butterfly Backstroke Front crawl

4. Which stroke would one be performing when they put two arms over their head at once? Butterfly Front crawl Backstroke Breaststroke

5. When performing the breaststroke in competition, how many hands needs to touch the wall when performing a turn or finishing a length? 1 The number of hands don't matter Hands must not touch the wall 2

6. Swimmers taking part in a race and who cannot dive, get a five-second head start against those who can? True False

7. In an individual medley, what is the order that the strokes are performed? Front crawl, butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke Backstroke, butterfly, front crawl, breaststroke Breaststroke, front crawl, butterfly, backstroke Butterfly, backstroke, breastsroke, front crawl

8. You can perform a tumble-turn when swimming in breaststroke. Yes It depends on the race You can't do a tumble-turn in any stroke No

9. When Diving off a wall (to start a race) how many permitted dives are there? 3 1 2 4

10. In breaststroke, what is the movement of the arms and the legs compared to? A frog A dog A cat A bat