COMPETITIVE SWIMMING EVENTS AND OTHER-RELATED EVENTS Flashcards

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Competitive swimming notably started when it was included in the modern Olympic Games in _______.

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1896

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During that time, the Olympic events was solely participated by men until _______ when the women’s event was added.

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1912

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Soon these oddities disappeared after the governing body of swimming (FINA) took over. Under the new regulations of FINA that time, swimming races lengths came increasingly to be measured in meters. In _______, the world records for yard-measured races were stopped.

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1969

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Before the formation of the FINA, there were unusual swimming events that were included. For example, on ______, the swimming events were held on the ______________and a _______ obstacle race involved climbing over a pole and a line of boats and swimming under them.

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  • 1900
  • Seine Rive in France
  • 200-meter obstacle race
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The kinds of strokes allowed in the race was reduced to four (4) strokes namely: ___________, ________, ________ & _______. These four strokes were used in the _______________.

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  • Freestyle (crawl), Backstroke, Breaststroke, & Butterfly
  • Individual Medley (IM)
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In the _______ Games in Tokyo, there have been a total of 35 swimming events in the pool, 17 events for both men and women, and a ________meter medley relay mixed. The other swimming event at the Olympics is the marathon _______ km open-water swimming race for men and women. These are the lists of the swimming events:

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  • 2020
  • 4 x 100 m medley relay mixed
  • 10 km open - water
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Other Related Aquatic Events

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  1. Diving
  2. Fishing
  3. Boating
  4. Water Skiing
  5. Scuba diving
  6. Snorkeling
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Is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics.

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  1. Diving
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Fundamentals of Diving:

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a. Kneeling Dive
b. Compact Dive
c. Stride Dive
d. Standing Dive

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This position is when the body is bent only at the hips, with legs straight and arms and head by their ankles. This position has a smaller radius than the straight position, making somersaulting easier.

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  1. Pike
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Positions of Dive

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  1. Pike
  2. Tuck
  3. Straight
  4. Free
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The body is bent at the hips and the knees, creating the smallest radius possible. This position has the largest possible angular acceleration and therefore the greatest number of somersaults in possible in the tuck position.

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  1. Tuck
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This position is when a diver’s body is as fully extended and rigid as possible. Because it has the greatest possible radius, the fewest somersaults are possible.

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  1. Straight
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This position is a combination of the three above positions, used only in twisting dives where multiple positions are required at different parts of the dive. While somersaulting, the dive may be tuck or pike; while twisting, the body must be straight.

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  1. Free
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Is an act of catching fish either from freshwater or saltwater, - typically with the used of rod, line, and hook for consumption. _______ is as old as the human ability to use tools to capture prey.

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  1. Fishing
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Is the leisurely activity of travelling by boat , or the recreational use of a boat whether power boats, sail boats, or yachts (large vessels), focused on the travel itself, as well as sports activities, such as fishing or water skiing.

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  1. Boating
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Is a sport where an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation on a body of water, skimming the surface.

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  1. Water Skiing
17
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“SCUBA” an acronym for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus, is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater for recreation, commercial, or industrial reasons.

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  1. Scuba diving
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Is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped tube called a snorkel, and usually swim fins. Swimming on the breast using a snorkel usually in combination with masks and fins. Any stroke on the breast can be used and there is no need to lift or turn the head for breathing.

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  1. Snorkeling