COMPETITIVE SWIMMING EVENTS AND OTHER-RELATED EVENTS Flashcards
Competitive swimming notably started when it was included in the modern Olympic Games in _______.
1896
During that time, the Olympic events was solely participated by men until _______ when the women’s event was added.
1912
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.
1969
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.
- 1900
- Seine Rive in France
- 200-meter obstacle race
The kinds of strokes allowed in the race was reduced to four (4) strokes namely: ___________, ________, ________ & _______. These four strokes were used in the _______________.
- Freestyle (crawl), Backstroke, Breaststroke, & Butterfly
- Individual Medley (IM)
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:
- 2020
- 4 x 100 m medley relay mixed
- 10 km open - water
Other Related Aquatic Events
- Diving
- Fishing
- Boating
- Water Skiing
- Scuba diving
- Snorkeling
Is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics.
- Diving
Fundamentals of Diving:
a. Kneeling Dive
b. Compact Dive
c. Stride Dive
d. Standing Dive
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.
- Pike
Positions of Dive
- Pike
- Tuck
- Straight
- Free
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.
- Tuck
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.
- Straight
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.
- Free
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.
- Fishing
