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1
Q

What does stroke analysis consist of?

A 
Body Position
Legs
Arms
Breathing
Timing
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2
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During backstroke what do you have to touch the wall with?

A

Some part of your body

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3
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Name four types of resistance

A

Frontal drag
Eddy currents
Viscous drag
Wave drag

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4
Q

What is wave drag?

A

Develops when a swimmer is moving quickly across the top of the water

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5
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What is viscous drag?

A

High pressure builds up when body is moving through the water causing turbulence

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6
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What are eddy currents?

A

Caused by poor stroke technique and riding too low in the water

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7
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What is frontal drag?

A

When body rises too low in the water, producing large surface area

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8
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What is stroke length?

A

Speed/ Stroke Rate

A unit of metres per cycle

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9
Q

Name two swim start positions

A

Grab start

Track start

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10
Q

What is spear heading?

A

A swimming competition formation

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11
Q

Name a physical hazard

A

Water

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12
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How many dolphin kicks are allowed during breast stroke?

A

No more than one

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13
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What action is the foot position in propulsive phase of breaststroke?

A

Doris flexion

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14
Q

Who was the first swimmer to swim 100m front crawl in under a minute?

A

Johnny Weismüller

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15
Q

What stroke can you stand on the bottom of the pool with and not get disqualified?

A

Freestyle

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16
Q

What is buoyancy?

A

Body’s capacity to stay in a prone position in the water

17
Q

Are dolphin kicks used in other strokes than just breaststroke?

A

Yes

18
Q

What does supine mean?

A

Lying on your back

19
Q

What does prone mean?

A

Lying on your front

20
Q

What does the catch come after?

A

The hand entry to the water

21
Q

Where are backstroke flags positioned?

A

5m from the end of the pool

22
Q

What is a screw kick?

A

A faulty kick on breaststroke

23
Q

Who are the male and female record holders for 50m freestyle ?

A

Cèsar Cielo - Brazil - 20.91

Brittany Dteffan - Germany - 23.73

24
Q

Who are the world record holders for 50m Backstroke?

A

Liam Tancock - GB - 24.04

Zhao Jing - China - 27.06

25
Q

Who are the world record holders for 50m breaststroke?

A

Adam Peaty - GB - 26.02

Rüta Meilutyté - Lithuania - 29.48

26
Q

Who are the world record holders for Butterfly?

A

Rafeal Münoz - Spain - 22.43

Sarah Sjöström - Sweden - 24.43

27
Q

What is the order of the team medley?

A
  1. Backstroke
  2. Breaststroke
  3. Butterfly
  4. Freestyle
28
Q

What position do the feet have on the recovery phase of leg action in breaststroke, dorsi flex or plantar flex?

A

Plantar flexed

29
Q

What position do the feet have in the propulsive leg action of breastfoke?

A

Dorsi Flexed

30
Q

What is the second fastest of the competitive strokes?

A

Butterfly

31
Q

What is the order of the individual medley?

A
  1. Butterfly
  2. Backstroke
  3. Breaststroke
  4. Freestyle

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