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Olympics Swimming

Swimming has been a sport at every Olympic games and has the most events of any Olympic sport. Well known Olympic swimmers include Michael Phelps, mark Spitz, Ian Thorpe and Dara Torres.

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How much do professional pitcrews make?

This depends on the contract you sign, Some make very little, some alot more, remember when Jeff Gordons crew was taken away by Roush Racing, this is because they were offered more money.

How old is Yasmin Baildon?

Yasmin Baildon, daughter of Australian swimmer Andrew Baildon, was born in 1994.

What are the disqualification of the four basic styles in swimming?

I'm not an expert but I am a competitive swimmer with many experiences with DQ (disqualification) here's what I know Freestyle-you can do pretty much any thing as long as you don't turn onto your back or touch the bottom Backstroke- do not turn onto your front except when doing flip turns, while doing a flip turnuse only one stroke to turn over and do not gluide to long Breaststroke-you must do whip kick while swimming and a proper pull out (push of gluide pull arms down while simultaneously doing ONE dolphin kick (that one always getts me) when touching the wall touch with two hands. Fly-dophin kick and two hand pull always also two had touch if these things are not done you will be DQ'd also if you stay under water for more than 15 meters hope this helps!!!!!

What award did phelps win in the 2008 Olympics?

Most decorated swimming, most Olympic gold medals all time, and most Olympic Gold medals in a single game.

How do you Swim in the Olympics?

To swim in the olympics, you have to be selected for your country's olympic team, which will typically be selected in the year leading up to the competition. Selection usually occurs at a national qualifying event, which you must achieve a qualifying standard to enter.

In some countries the qualifying standard for the event must be met at a certain level of competition. Usually up to two atheletes will be selected for each olympic swimming event, but some teams will choose not to enter an event if they do not feel that they can compete seriously with the representatives from other countries.

What things should you consider before choosing a vehicle?

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1. Hou much is it used? 2.Does all the parts work properly? If no are the expensive to replace? 3.Does it look good?

What are the measurements and dimensions of an Olympic pool?

Length -- 164 feet or 50 meters

Width -- 84 feet or 25 meters

Lanes -- 8 to 10

Lane width -- 8 feet 2 inches or 2.5 meters

Depth -- at least 6 feet 7 inches or 2.0 meters

Temperature -- 25-28 degrees Celsius

Volume -- At least 2,500 M^3, 660,000 US gallons or 2,500,000 liters, but varies depending on the depth of the pool.

Who are the Olympic swimmers from Africa?

Africans that won medals in swimming at the 2008 Games in Beijing:

1) Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia - gold in the men's 1500 meter freestyle

2) Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe - silver in the women's 100 meter backstroke, gold in the women's 200 meter backstroke, silver in the women's 200 meter individual medley, silver in the women's 400 meter individual medley

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Is Rebecca Adlington Jewish?

Rebecca Adlington has not spoken publicly about what religion she follows.

How does each Olympic relay swimmer know when to go into the pool?

You must look down at the wall and your feet cannot leave the starting block until the other swimmer's hand touches the wall. That is why the lane judge walks up next to the starting block and watches to see the swimmers hand touch the wall in order to make sure the next swimmer does not leave early.

What tattoos does Eamon Sullivan have?

Correction. He has the Chinese characters for "Good Fortune" tattooed on his inside of his wrist.

What are facts about Danyon Loader?

. danyon loader was born on april 21st 1975

. dayon loader had been swimming for 28 years with coach

. he went to school at Timaru primary school

Can it be a tie in Olympic swimming?

No. In the event of a time that appears the same on the scoreboard, the race officials will look to the 00.001 of a second and beyond if necessary. That's 1/1000 of a second. Imagine if that happened.