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Breathe Deeply Trivia Quiz

Take a deep breath, because you're going to dive into the swimming pool to match up some of the best known swimmers in history to the clues I give you.

A matching quiz by rossian. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
rossian

Time
5 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
382,789

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Questions		Choices
1. This American swimmer won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympic Games, held in Munich.		Ian Thorpe
2. This Australian won the 100 metre freestyle gold medal in three successive Olympic Games, in 1956, 1960 and 1964.		Natalie du Toit
3. Although having a name which sounds English, this swimmer comes from Zimbabwe.		Kirsty Coventry
4. This British breaststroke champion won medals in the Moscow Olympic Games in 1980, and was noticeable for having a bald head.		Alexander Popov
5. With a nickname which is similar to the name of an underwater missile, this Australian was very successful at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.		Ellie Simmonds
6. This British swimmer won many hearts, as well as gold medals, when competing in both the Beijing and London Paralympic Games in 2008 and 2012.		Dawn Fraser
7. This is an Australian swimmer, who won bronze and silver medals, and three gold medals, at the 1972 Munich Olympics.		Mark Spitz
8. Best known for speed over shorter distances, this Russian swimmer won double gold medals at both the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.		Michael Phelps
9. This South African swimmer competed against able bodied competitors despite having a leg amputated following an accident.		Shane Gould
10. From 2004 until 2012, this swimmer amassed a total of eighteen gold medals over three Olympic Games' meetings, including eight at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.		Duncan Goodhew

Select each answer

1. This American swimmer won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympic Games, held in Munich.

2. This Australian won the 100 metre freestyle gold medal in three successive Olympic Games, in 1956, 1960 and 1964.

3. Although having a name which sounds English, this swimmer comes from Zimbabwe.

4. This British breaststroke champion won medals in the Moscow Olympic Games in 1980, and was noticeable for having a bald head.

5. With a nickname which is similar to the name of an underwater missile, this Australian was very successful at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

6. This British swimmer won many hearts, as well as gold medals, when competing in both the Beijing and London Paralympic Games in 2008 and 2012.

7. This is an Australian swimmer, who won bronze and silver medals, and three gold medals, at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

8. Best known for speed over shorter distances, this Russian swimmer won double gold medals at both the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.

9. This South African swimmer competed against able bodied competitors despite having a leg amputated following an accident.

10. From 2004 until 2012, this swimmer amassed a total of eighteen gold medals over three Olympic Games' meetings, including eight at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This American swimmer won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympic Games, held in Munich.

Answer: Mark Spitz

Not only did Mark Spitz win the gold medal in every swimming event that he entered at the Munich Olympics, he set a new world record in each of them as well. This feat had never been achieved before and has not been matched either up to 2016. Spitz had already won two gold medals at the previous Olympics, in Mexico City, so he retired with nine Olympic gold medals in total.

2. This Australian won the 100 metre freestyle gold medal in three successive Olympic Games, in 1956, 1960 and 1964.

Answer: Dawn Fraser

As well as winning three gold medals for her efforts in the 100 metres, Dawn also won one for the 4 x 100 metre relay event in 1956, when the Olympic Games were held in Melbourne, in Australia. The games were held in Rome, Italy, in 1960 and the 1964 Olympics were held in Tokyo, Japan's capital.

3. Although having a name which sounds English, this swimmer comes from Zimbabwe.

Answer: Kirsty Coventry

Kirsty was born in Harare, in Zimbabwe, although her surname is the same name as a city in the West Midlands of England. Her best performances came in backstroke events, where she won a gold medal in the 200 metre event in 2004, at the Athens Olympics. Four years later, in Beijing, she won the same event to gain another gold medal.

4. This British breaststroke champion won medals in the Moscow Olympic Games in 1980, and was noticeable for having a bald head.

Answer: Duncan Goodhew

Duncan lost his hair following a childhood accident and swimming became his way of coping with being 'different'. He specialised in breaststroke and won the gold medal in the 100 metre individual race in Moscow. Duncan also achieved a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre medley race, where four different swimmers swim four different strokes.

5. With a nickname which is similar to the name of an underwater missile, this Australian was very successful at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

Answer: Ian Thorpe

Ian Thorpe was nicknamed 'Thorpedo', a play on his name and the speed of a torpedo. At the Sydney Olympics, in his home country of Australia, he won an individual gold medal in the 400 metres freestyle, and two golds in the relays - the 4 x 100 metre and 4 x 200 metre events. In 2004, in Athens, he again won two gold medals, in the 200 metre and 400 metre freestyle events.

6. This British swimmer won many hearts, as well as gold medals, when competing in both the Beijing and London Paralympic Games in 2008 and 2012.

Answer: Ellie Simmonds

Ellie was born with a condition called achondroplasia dwarfism, and is only 4 feet in height. She began swimming at the age of five and was chosen to represent Great Britain at the Beijing Paralympics when she was only thirteen. Despite her youth, she won two gold medals, at the 100 metres and 400 metres freestyle events. Four years later, in London, she won two further golds, in the 200 metre individual medley event and the 400 metres freestyle, setting world records in both finals.

7. This is an Australian swimmer, who won bronze and silver medals, and three gold medals, at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Answer: Shane Gould

Shane was one of the most successful female swimmers at the Munich Olympics. Her gold medals came in the 200 metres freestyle, the 400 metres freestyle and the 200 metres individual medley. Not only did she win, Shane set world records in all three finals.

She added a silver medal in the 800 metre freestyle event and a bronze in the 100 metre freestyle. Shane retired from competitive swimming soon after the Games as she found it difficult to cope with the media attention.

8. Best known for speed over shorter distances, this Russian swimmer won double gold medals at both the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.

Answer: Alexander Popov

Popov won his two gold medals in Barcelona in the freestyle sprint events, over 50 metres and 100 metres, before repeating his success four years later when the Olympics were held in Atlanta. Popov also took part in the Sydney Olympics, held in Sydney in 2000, this time gaining a silver medal in the 100 metre event while failing to finish in the first three in the 50 metres.

9. This South African swimmer competed against able bodied competitors despite having a leg amputated following an accident.

Answer: Natalie du Toit

Natalie was already a successful swimmer when she was hit by a car, and lost her left leg as a result, when she was aged seventeen. Natalie decided that this was not going to stop her competing, and won several gold medals in the Paralympic Games of 2004 and 2008.

She also competed in Beijing in the Olympic Games, finishing in sixteenth place in the 10 kilometre marathon event, swimming against women with no disability.

10. From 2004 until 2012, this swimmer amassed a total of eighteen gold medals over three Olympic Games' meetings, including eight at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Answer: Michael Phelps

Phelps broke the record set in 1972 by winning eight gold medals at one Olympic Games. He had already won six golds in 2004, in Athens, and added a further four gold medals in London, in the 2012 Olympics.

Phelps had retired, but decided to have one more try to increase his tally by qualifying to take part in the 2016 Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro.

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