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Swimming

Swimming is a popular sport that requires the use of the hands, legs and the abdomen to propel oneself forward in the water.

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How long does a Synchronized Swim go for?

This depends on the age group, level, and event. In general at high levels the technical routines last around a minute and a half while the free routines are around three minutes long.

How many laps in an Olympic size pool equal one mile?

It's easy to calculate how many laps to a mile. Just ask someone who's working there if the pool is 100 meters or 100 yards. One lap is always down and back. If the pool is in yards it's almost 9 laps, if its meters it's closer to 8 laps. Happy swimming!

How do flippers work?

because there are gaps between out toes water goes thru them and makes us slower swimmers. FLippers dont have gaps so it makes us swim faster.

When performing a self rescue when should you start swimming towards shore?

You should never swim directly towards the shore. you should always swim diagnile towards it. helping the waves push you in.

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Why are swimmers not allowed in swimming pools when there are thunderstorms?

No! That is VERY RISKY! See, if it's a lightning storm, lightning might come down and hit your rod as you cast it out. Also if you're fly fishing and stand in the water lightning might hit it and the electricity will go to your body. Another reason is that the storm might turn into a tornado! I'm sure you know how bad that is. And, if you still don't believe me, just last week in a terrible lightning storm a guy was walking home from fishing because it was raining. Later on it turned into a massive lightning storm. He ducked under a tree (bad idea) and the tree got hit by lightning which hit him too. At that very moment he died! I read that in the death section in my local newspaper. So once again don't fish during a storm EVER!

Why it's important to learn to swim?

The first and foremost reason is safety. The dangers that any open body of water presents particularly to the young is the most paramount reason. Children are still dying in Australia due to backyard tragedies. If a child can at least acquire the skills needed to get to the edge of the pool then they have a greater chance of survival.

Will all the gold ever mined fit into an Olympic size swimming pool?

The dimensions of an Olympic standard pool is 50 metres long, 25 metres wide, and at least 20 metres deep at the deepest end. That's 25,000 cubic metres or about 482,500 tonnes of gold.

According to the current value of gold (Nov 3,2009) that would be worth 11,372,258,723,667 Euros. (Over 11 Trillion Euros)

(Incidentally, that would be over three times the total amount of gold mined since the beginning of human history)

If you were to estimate those numbers, It would be nearly 650,000 of gold.

What is a lap in a pool?

One length of the pool is one lap. Webster's II, New College Dictionary gives this definition in regard to pools: "2.b. One complete length of a straight course, as of a swimming pool."

I think the confusion comes from a swimmer being "lapped", which is a different term with a different definition. As a competitive swimmer in summer, high school, and college, we counted 1 length as 1 lap no matter how long the pool, and never talked about "lengths of the pool" at all. My lap counters always counted down from 20 for the 500 and from 64 for the mile (in 25m pools). In the Olympics the 50m is one lap. But, the definition of a lap is not linked to any particular measurement; when you turn around, you are swimming a new lap.

Perhaps we can do away with the word "lap" and confusion by just talking about yardage/meters instead.

Although many swimmers consider two lengths (there and back) to constitute a lap. In reading and talking with many other swimmers, this is the common consensus. It is rare to find those who count one length as a lap. Just like in running, a 'lap' is once around the track, to your starting point. The same logic applies to swimming. A lap is when you reach your starting point again.

How many laps is 500 meters?

It depends on which pool you swim in. If it is a 25m pool then it will take 20 laps to finish but if it is in a 50 meter pool, which is Olympic size, it will be 10 laps to do 500 meters.

What are the events in a swim meet?

There are many different events in Swimming. Indvidule are:

Butterfly

100 m Men & Women

200 m Men & Women

Backstroke

100 m Men & Women

200 m Men & Women

Breaststroke

100 m Men & Women

200 m Men & Women

Freestyle

50 m Men & Women

100 m Men & Women

200 m Men & Women

400 m Men & Women

800 m Women

1500 m Men

Individual Medley (IM)

200 m Men & Women

400 m Men & Women

Then there are the Relays:

4 x 100 Free Relay

4 x 200 Free Relay

4 x 100 IM Relay

What is the pitch in swimming?

Its the 100 meter by 70 meter field where rugby is played on. A rugby ground is a term used for all the facilities and the playing area - the pitch is where the game is played within the ground.

What are the techniques of swimming?

1. You could throw out the lifeguard buoy to a distressed or actively drowning victim.

2. At a lake or at a far away distance, you could throw out the circular shaped buoy for an actively or distressed swimmer.

3. Make sure everything is safe in the scene before anyone gets in the water so no one gets hurt.

4. If anyone is doing anything unsafe in the water, tell them to stop before anything serious happens, and if they don't stop, then get them out of the pool.

What is the state qualifying time for 50 freestyle?

It depends what age you are. These are the SHORT corse qualifing times (swam in a 25 metre pool )

***MALE:

9- 40seconds

10- 36 s

11 - 34 s

12 - 32 s

13 - 30 s

14-29s

15-28 s

16- 27.5 seconds

17/18 - 27 seconds

OPEN 26

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9- 40 s

10- 36 s

11- 34 s

12- 32 s

13 - 31.5 s

14- 31s

15 - 30.5 s

16- 30 s

17/18 - 29.5

OPEN - 29

These are SHORT CORSE ONLY ( for a 25 METER POOL )

How many pool laps is 800 meters?

800 metres in a 25 metre pool is 32 lengths, however, you may count 2 lengths as one 'lap' or 'circuit,' which would make 16 laps.
800 yards = meters?

1 yard = 0.9144 meters

800 * 0.9144 = 731.52 meters

731.52 meters/25 meters = 29.2608

800 yards in a 25 meter pool is 29 laps.

How many laps in a 25 yard pool equal 1.2 miles?

22 laps in a 25 yard pool is equal to 1/3 mile. In competitive swimming, 66 laps or 1650 yds. is what is considered a mile. If swimming a 50 meter pool, 1,500 meters or 30 laps is a mile.

How many calories do you burn swimming 40 lengths?

Calories burned while exercising vary person to person, but a person who weighs 150 pounds would, on average, burn 414 calories in an hour of swimming. So, for 10 minutes, this translates to about 69 calories burned.

This gertrude was a famous American swimmer who swam the English channel?

One of them is ... Cook he used to be in my school and he only had one arm but i dont know any others sorry!!

Can you spread staph by swimming?

The answer is definitely yes. I have read three studies that were done since 2004 showing that football team members had spread MRSA through spa and pool water. However, there are ways to make the transmission much less likely. For example , one of the studies concluded that had the team members showered before using the common pools, the infection rate MAY have been reduced. But that is only part of the equation. Other factors include whether the infection is available through an open sore, which makes it much more likely that someone else will become infected. (compared to someone who may have contracted a form of MRSA in the past but no longer has any symptoms or any open wounds/sores through which the virus can be transmitted in the water) Finally, one of the studies showed that it is possible to kill MRSA in pool water with a concentration of at least 2.90 ppm of chlorine. Unfortunately, it is just not realistic to think one can ascertain the chemical levels in any pool other than one's own.

Is it ok to go swimming before flying on a aeroplane?

Yes it is possible to have a small custom sized swimming pool in an airplane. But for this the airplane has to be very big and lots of modifications has to be done to the plane and the pool to prevent water from spilling during takeoff, landing and in turbulence.

How long after appendix surgery should you wait until you go swimming?

Well if you're on antibiotics I'm assuming you have an infection. Some infections (like swimmers ear or mono) can spread very easily in water. Stay out of the water until you not only feel better, but are done with your medication. Make sure you take every pill exactly as your doctor tells you to (you'll just get sick again if you don't).

5 kinds of basic swimming?

doggy paddle, breaststroke, backstroke, butterfly and frontcrawl

Is is ok to bath with soap in a swimming pool?

No, becuase the soap can hurt the filter. I recommend using a hose by the pool and washing the soap off with the hose.

How do you keep swimming suit from fading?

It is most likely the chlorine in the pool that fades colours of textiles. Perhaps the amount of chlorine being produced by the saltwater chlorinator is too high. If this is the case adjusting it down will make the pool more comfortable to swim in as well. take a sample of water to a pool shop for testing.