swimming termsd Flashcards
Triangular pennants alternating two or
more contrasting colors suspended online
stretched over each lane; Short course
yard pool they are 15 feet from the wall,
in a meter pool they are 5 meters from the
wall. Used primarily to notify back
strokers the wall is coming
Flags
The hard surface
around the pool.
deck
A flat rectangular piece
of Styrofoam used to
isolate leg muscles in kick
sets.
Kickboard
Specific area in
which the swimmer
is assigned to swim.
Lane
The floating markers which separate
adjacent lanes. The first 5 yards (or
meters) and the last 5 yards (or
meters) of the lane line are usually
marked as one solid color. This to
alert swimmers for turns. In between
the lines usually alternate colors
Lane Lines:
Distance from one end of the
pool to the other end and back.
In a 25-yard pool a lap is 50
yards, in a 50-meter pool a lap
is 100 meters
lap
Distance from one end of the
pool to the other. It could be
25 yards, 25 meters, or 50
meters depending on the
length of the pool
length
Used as both an adjective and a noun in
describing a 50-meter-long pool.
long course
The body of water we
hope you will be moving
through and getting out
of at the end of a
workout.
Pool
Usually, two cylinders of
Styrofoam tied together with
rope and placed between the
legs. It enables you to focus on
your pull without kicking.
(also called pull girt)
Pull buoy:
25 yard pool
short course
A group of swimmers
representing the same
club.
Team:
Part of an automatic timing device placed on wall of
each lane that will register the time when the
swimmer completes the distance. The unit is activated
when touched by whatever part of the body that hits it
first, be it the hand, head or foot.
Touch pad:
Vertical portion of the
pool, or the touch pad at
the end of the course.
Wall:
the official who inspects
competitors to determine
that the stroke being used is
legal.
Stroke judge
