SWIMMING

Question 1

Swimming is believed to have started as early as

Answer 1

Stone age

Question 2

Swimming became a sport only in what century in Great Britain?

Answer 2

19th century

Question 3

(Country) started swimming competition

Answer 3

Great Britain

Question 4

Prehistoric people swam to cross rivers and lakes to be able to move about on the surface of the earth. These paintings are found in a cave in Egypt and _?

Answer 4

Greece

Question 5

Swimming freestyle is swim by__ (or The front crawl or freestyle was introduced in 1873 by ___.)

Answer 5

John Trudgen

Question 6

1900 swimming was held in (or 1900 water polo was added in the Olympics, where?)

Answer 6

Paris, France

Question 7

Swimming was included in __ olympics. [or Swimming was included in Greece Olympics -The first gold medal was won by Hungary’s Alfred Hajos (100 meter and 1200 meter freestyle)

Answer 7

1896

Question 8

1992 Olympics (or In 1972, this person broke all records in the history of swimming, gathering a total of 7 gold medals.)

Answer 8

Mark Fitz

Question 9

Highest governing body in swimming.

Answer 9

FINA

Question 10

This person won 16 gold medals in the 2016 olympics. (or This person won 16 Olympic gold medals. He won 6 gold and 2 bronze medals in the 2004 Athens olympics. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he won 8 gold medals.)

Answer 10

Michael Phelps

Question 11

Beat Michael Phelps in butterfly.

Answer 11

Joseph Isaac Schooling

Question 12

Standard length of the Olympic pool.

Answer 12

50 meters

Question 13

Standard width of the Olympic pool

Answer 13

25 meters

Question 14

Name of first Filipino emerged as an outstanding swimmer

Answer 14

Conrado Benitezq

Question 15

First swimming pool constructed was at___.

Answer 15

Fort Mckinley

Question 16

In 1913, first Far Eastern games was held in

Answer 16

Manila, Philippines

Question 17

Military men introduces competitive swimming

Answer 17

American

Question 18

It is an indigenous Filipino martial arts and sports characterized by the use of swinging and twirling movements.

Answer 18

Arnis

Question 19

Defeated spanish stroke (or Forefather defeated ferdinand magellan)

Answer 19

1521

Question 20

Developed by indigenous…

Answer 20

Filipino

Question 21

Arnis were kept and preserve by eyes of colinizer; thus, other term was used such as eskrima, ,garrote, and__.

Answer 21

Kali

Question 22

Arnis is primarily used for what skill using bladed weapon

Answer 22

Self defense

Question 23

An explorer chronicler who narrated the battle of Mactan.

Answer 23

Antonio Pigafetta

Question 24

The Filipino national martial arts is called

Answer 24

Modern Arnis

Question 25

Arnis has been recognized and declared as our national martial arts sport by President ___?

Answer 25

President Gloria Macapagal

Question 26

Form of Salutation

Answer 26

Pugay or Courtesy

Question 27

Founder of Modern Arnis

Answer 27

Mr. Remy Amador Presas