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Aquatics Flashcards

PE 33

1
Q

Man engaged in swimming activity for their survival,
for searching food and transportation.

A

Primitive society

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2
Q

They had the ability to swim as early as
____ BC, for _____ and _____ purposes

A

9000; Hygienic & pleasure

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3
Q

During Ancient Greek and Rome swimming was practice by ____ they
were forced to swim as part of their ____.

A

warriors; military training

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3
Q

During the time of _____ of ______. Young people learned to swim
as their _____ and _____ until such time swimming became a _____.

A

Henry II; Great Britain
physical activities and recreation
sport competition

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4
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First tournaments were held

A

1810

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5
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____ people were retrain and afraid/fear from swimming activity because of the idea or general belief that outdoor bathing or water practices anywhere could catch a fatal sickness

A

Dark Ages

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6
Q

In 1837, competitions were held in ____ in _____.

A

man-made pools; London

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7
Q

Swimming tournaments were held in Australia

A

1846

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8
Q

In ____ the very first indoor pool. (Year: ?)

A

England (1862)

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9
Q

First official swimming competition & formation of British Swimming Federation.

Place & Year?

A

UK 1869

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10
Q

_____ swam across the English Channel between Dover and Calais

A

Matthew Webb

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11
Q

How long did Matthew Webb swam across English Channel

A

21hrs 45mins

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11
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When did Matthew Webb swam across the English Channel?

A

1875

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12
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Distance of English Channel

A

34km

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13
Q

Swimming stroke of Matthew Webb

A

breaststroke

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14
Q

also considered to be a great long-course
swimmer.

A

Captain Boyton

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15
Q

In 1880, what swimming org was built?

A

Amateur Swimming Association of Great Britain

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16
Q

1880 main swimming styles in competition

A

breaststroke and sidestroke

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17
Q

Olympic Games were held in ___ at ____

A

1896, Athens

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18
Q

First gold medal was won by ____

A

Alfréd Hajós

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19
Q

Second Olympic Games

A

Paris, 1900

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20
Q

Woman who crossed English Channel

A

Gertrude Ederle

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21
Q

When did Ederle cross English Channel? How long did she cross it?

A

1926, 14hrs 32mins

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22
Q

out of world performance by the US ace swimmer,

A

Mark Spitz

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23
Q

The greatest star of the 1980s is the four-time Olympic champion in medley (He was the first swimmer in the world to swim the 200-meter course medley within two minutes.)

A

Tamás Darnyi

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24
Q

The most successful swimmer of all times today

A

Michael Phelps

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25
Q

Phelps;
Athens- Olympic Games in 2004, he won ____ medals out of which ____ were gold.

A

eight, six

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26
Q

The _____ introduced swimming as a competitive sport in
the Philippines.

A

American military men

27
Q

Nature of Swimming and Aquatics
1.
2.
3.

A
  1. Swimming for recreation
  2. Competitive Swimming
  3. Health benefits of swimming
28
Q

Common swimming styles in recreational
swimming are:

A

breaststroke, backstroke, side stroke and freestyle

29
Q

The main strokes used are recognized styles, Free, Back, Breast, and butterfly.

A

Competitive Swimming

30
Q

In Individual Medley or Medley Relay events, Freestyle means any style other than ____, ______ or ______.

A

Backstroke, Breaststroke or Butterfly.

31
Q

it shall be permissible for the swimmer to be completely submerged during the turn and for a distance of not more than __ meters after the start and each turn.

A

15

32
Q

The start in Freestyle, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Individual Medley races shall be with a ____.

A

dive

33
Q

The start in _____ and ______ shall be from the water.

A

Backstroke; Medley Relay Races

34
Q

All swimmer must ____ and ____ the race in the _____ in which he/she started.

A

remain; finish; same lane

35
Q

All events, a swimmer when turning shall ____.

A

make physical contact with the end of the pool

36
Q

Standing on the bottom during freestyle events or freestyle portion of medleys ____.

A

shall not disqualify a swimmer

37
Q

____ on the lane rope is not allowed.

A

Pulling

38
Q

Order in Medley Event:

A

Butterfly
Backstroke
Breaststroke
Freestyle

39
Q

Order in Medley Relay Event:

A

Backstroke
Breaststroke
Butterfly
Freestyle

40
Q

In 2018, ____ was the second leading cause of unintentional death in children ages 5-9.

A

Drowning

40
Q

During the turn and for a distance of not more than ____ after the start and each turn. By that point the head must have broken the surface.

A

15 meters

41
Q

Olympic Pools
length:
width:

A

Length: 50m
Width: 25m

42
Q

Olympic Pools
Number of lanes:
Lane width:

A

Olympic Pools
Number of lanes: 8-10
Lane width: 2.5m

43
Q

Olympic Pools
Depth:
Temperature:

A

Olympic Pools
Depth: at least 2m
Temperature: 25-28 degree celcius / 77-82 degrees farenheit

44
Q

Wire cables covered with small plastic buoys or
“floats” that separate each lane.

A

Marking Lane Lines

45
Q

In a short course pool, the floats will change color at the _____ mark.

A

15 meter

46
Q

In a long course pool, they will change color at the ______ mark.

A

25m

47
Q

The cross line on the + should be:
_____ long and
______ below the surface of the water.

A

0.5 meters
0.3 meters

48
Q

Each T stops ____ from the wall.

A

1.6 meters

49
Q

height of the starting block platform should be;
between ______ above the surface of the water.

A

0.5 meters and 0.75 meters

50
Q

The word “swimming” is derived from the Old English term “______” that means “_____”

A

swim man
To move in or on the water, or to float

51
Q

5000 BC

A

The Great Bath

52
Q

Cave Swimmers

A

2500 BC

53
Q

Ancient Roman Pools

A

300 BC to 100 BC

53
Q

800 BC

A

First Recreational Pools

54
Q

75 AD

A

Aquae Sulis

55
Q

First Indoor Swimming Pools open to public

A

1820s

56
Q

1862

A

The first indoor swimming pool

57
Q

The bath is built of ____.

A

fine brickwork

58
Q

Cave and rock art was discovered by ____.

A

Hungarian explorer Laszlo Almasy

59
Q

Greek empire built pools for:

A

bathing and hygienic purposes

60
Q

In ancient rome;
thermae ( from Greek “____” - _____ )
balnae ( from Greek “____” )

A

thermos - hot
balaneion

61
Q

large imperial bath

A

Thermae

62
Q

Balneae

A

smaller-scale facilities

63
Q

Aquae Sulis means “_____”

A

The water of Sulis

64
Q

First public indoor municipal swimming pool opened in ____

A

England

65
Q

Aquae Sulis is located in

A

Britannia

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