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Olympic Swim Team Trivia Quiz

This quiz is all about Olympic competitive swimming. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by zoglemd. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
zoglemd

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
268,272

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
759

Last 3 plays: chianti59 (9/10), Guest 49 (8/10), wellenbrecher (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many different swim strokes are there? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. What kind of turn do most swimmers use when turning on the freestyle stroke? Hint

Tumble Turn

Shallow Turn

Open Turn

Turney Turn

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Question 3 of 10

3. What kick is acceptable when swimming the butterfly stroke? Hint

Frog Kick

Dolphin Kick

Regular Kick

Butterfly Kick

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Question 4 of 10

4. What kind of touch do you have to do on the breastroke and butterfly stroke with the wall? Hint

You don't have to touch the wall on those strokes

One-Hand Touch

Two-Hand Touch

Doesn't matter

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the order of strokes swam in an individual medley? Hint

Freestyle, Breastroke, Backstroke, Butterfly

Backstroke, Butterfly, Breastroke, Freestyle

Butterfly, Backstroke, Breastroke, Freestyle

Breastroke, Butterfly, Backstroke, Freestyle

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Question 6 of 10

6. What are the distances a swimmer swims measured in for Olympic competition? Hint

Laps

Yards

Meters

Strokes

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the shortest length a swimmer can swim in an Olympic style race? Hint

1 lap

25 meters

50 meters

100 yards

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many people are on a standard sized relay swim team? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who is the Olympic swimmer from the U.S., who beat the record for number of gold medals won at a single Olympic Games? Hint

Caroline Bruce

Lindsay Lohan

Jonny Carabacci

Michael Phelps

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Question 10 of 10

10. What kind of turn do most swimmers do on the backstroke? Hint

Flip Turn

Turn

Open Turn

Sideways Turn

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many different swim strokes are there?

Answer: 4

There are four. The four are: Freestyle (commonly known as the front crawl), Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Butterfly.

2. What kind of turn do most swimmers use when turning on the freestyle stroke?

Answer: Tumble Turn

The Tumble Turn, aka a Flip Turn, is a turn in which the swimmer does a flip right against the wall then pushes off the wall with their feet on their back, then turning over on to their stomach in the process.

3. What kick is acceptable when swimming the butterfly stroke?

Answer: Dolphin Kick

The Dolphin Kick can also be used as you are gliding underwater in freestyle and backstroke, right after you start the stroke.

4. What kind of touch do you have to do on the breastroke and butterfly stroke with the wall?

Answer: Two-Hand Touch

The two-hand touch must be used every time you turn and touch the wall when swimming breaststroke and butterfly.

5. What is the order of strokes swam in an individual medley?

Answer: Butterfly, Backstroke, Breastroke, Freestyle

The individual medley is one of the hardest races to compete in, as it involves every stroke, and to do it, you have to be good at every stroke.

For medley relays the sequence is: backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and
freestyle.

6. What are the distances a swimmer swims measured in for Olympic competition?

Answer: Meters

The metric system is used throughout the entire world except the United States.

7. What is the shortest length a swimmer can swim in an Olympic style race?

Answer: 50 meters

An Olympic sized swimming pool is standardly 50 meters long, thus making the shortest length 50 meters.

8. How many people are on a standard sized relay swim team?

Answer: 4

In the medley relay, each of the four swimmers swims a different stroke. The lengths of these strokes however are mixed.

9. Who is the Olympic swimmer from the U.S., who beat the record for number of gold medals won at a single Olympic Games?

Answer: Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps is the USA's swimming iconic figure, gracing himself on many magazine covers. At the Beijing 2008 Olympics he won eight gold medals, breaking Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals won in a single Olympic Games, Munich 1972.

10. What kind of turn do most swimmers do on the backstroke?

Answer: Flip Turn

On the backstroke, a swimmer must turn over just before they get to the wall, swim a stroke of freestyle, then flip. Instead of turning over on to their stomach, the swimmer remains on their back and continues swimming.

Source: Author zoglemd

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