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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 does the scoring system work for a golf Betterball Bonus competition?

BB Bogey

NETT SCORES APPLY (that means check the handicap stroke on the hole as it makes a difference)

Bogey or worse = 1 MINUS

PAR = 0

Birdie = +1

Eagles = +2

Albatross = +3

Player with the most + wins the day.

BB means that you have a partner and the best result on the hole is the team score.

Who won the 1964 Olympics in womens' 50 yard freestyle?

there wasn't a 50 meter freestyle event in the 1964 Olympics. Only 100 meters.

How old is Gertude Ederle?

she is 98 died in 2003 by drinking poison in New Jersey

What do the arms do while swimming the butterfly stroke?

Your arms are moving a circular movement over the water while your legs are doing a up and down motion.

What are the names of the Olympic athletes who made up the 1992 Saudi swimming team?

Saudi Arabia sent two swimmers to compete at the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona.

1) Hussein Al-Sadiq - competed in men's 100 meter freestyle, men's 200 meter freestyle, men's 400 meter freestyle, and men's 1500 meter freestyle.

2) Ziyad Kashmiri - competed in men's 100 meter butterfly and men's 200 meter butterfly.

How many swimming events are there for women in the Olympics?

17.

Freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, and 800 meters

Backstroke: 100 and 200 meters

Breaststroke: 100 and 200 meters

Butterfly: 100 and 200 meters

Medley: 200 and 400 meters

Relay: 4x100 meter freestyle, 4x200 meter freestyle, 4x100 meter medley

Open Water: 10000 meters

What are the olympic backstroke records?

Olympic backstroke records as of the 2008 Games: Men 100 meter - Aaron Peirsol of the United States at 53.45 set at the 2004 Games.

200 meter - Aaron Peirsol of the United States at 1:54.95 set at the 2004 Games.

Women 100 meter - Natalie Coughlin of the United States at 59.68 set at the 2004 Games.

200 meter - Krisztina Egerszegi of Hungary at 2:07.06 at the 1992 Games.

What are swimming caps made of?

Swimming caps can be made out of Latex or Silicone. Silicone is most preferred as it stretchs over the head easier, rather than latex caps.

Who almost beat Michael Phelps in the 100m butterfly event at the 2008 Olympics?

Milorad (Mike) Čavić was a Serbian swimmer at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, whose parents moved to America a year before he was born in 1984 in Anaheim, California. He grew up in Irvine, California, attended the Univrersity of California at Berkely, and now lives in Islamorada, Florida. He is twice a gold-medalist at the European Championships.

In the Olympic butterfly event, he won the silver medal, with a hairbreadth 1/100th sec 2nd place to Michael Phelps, who decided to try an extra stroke instead of gliding to the wall.

What is the minimum age for olympic swimming events?

There is no minimum age for some sports in the Olympics. A female swimmer from Cameroon was 12 in 2008, and a female swimmer from Nepal was only 13 in 2016.

However, for gymnasts the minimum age is 16 (born before January 1, 2001), for bobsledding it is 14, and for boxing, it is 17.

Why are people standing at each end of the lanes in swimming at the Olympics?

because those r the people that make sure they dont cheat and plus thats the finish line and start line

Why is the epiglottis important to breathing?

Answer #1

When we Breathe, the epiglottis moves to allow air into the lungs.

Answer #2

keeps food from going into your lungs

What is the best swimming lane?

That depends. The fastest people are generally placed in lanes 4 and 5, and as you progress outwards to lanes 1 and 8, the seed times become slower, so you could say that lanes 4 and 5 are the best. The best lane in terms of physics is any lane which is about 7-12 feet deep and not not right next to the edge/wall.

When did swimming became a sport in the Olympic games?

Synchronized swimming first appeared at around the turn of the 20th century, though at the time it was known as water ballet. The first recorded competition was in 1891.

Why do swimmers change from racing swimmers into training swimmers in between races?

Swimmers may change between their race and practice suits at competitions because wearing the racing suit for long periods of time can be really uncomfortable. They tend to be more form fitting and some swimmers will go down a few sizes in their race suit, making it even tighter.