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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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When was Adam Smith - swimmer - born?

Adam Smith - swimmer - was born in 1903.

How many people fall into water rides each year?

Around six people fall into the water every year but it could possibly be more.

Can you get sunburned more easily when you're boating or swimming?

Generally a swimsuit will block the UV rays that cause the sunburn, but if the material has enough space in the weave or is designed to allow the sun through (like a tankini), then it is still possible to get a burn through it

How many laps is 400 yards in a 25 meter pool?

1 yard = 0.9144 meters

400 yards x 0.9144 meters = 365.76

365.76/25 = 14 laps

What are the types of swimming?

Butterfly

Backstroke

Breaststroke

Frontcrawl / freestyle

What is a fast time for a 12 year old at 50 meters frontcrawl?

a fast time is around 35sec or less but that is at state/national level normally 45 and under ur doing great but 35sec and under is bloody brill

How many strokes are there?

there are 4 different types of strokes...

backstroke

freestyle

breastroke

and

Butterfly

Good songs and games for parent and tot swimming?

I am a Water Safety Instructor, so we do this stuff all the time in Parent-Child Aquatics. :]

Little kids and babies love it if you sing to them while you two are in the water. It helps them become more comfortable with their surroundings. You can use any children's song really, but some favorites are Motorboat, The Wheels on the Bus, and Row, Row, Row Your Boat.

For Motorboat, you can float your child in a circle, and sing

Motorboat, motorboat, go so slow

Motorboat, motorboat go so fast

Motorboat, motorboat step on the gas!

Vroom! (at this part, you speed up!)

I like using Twinkle Little Star while teaching kids how to float on their backs, because a "star" position makes it easiest to float. Have your child sing along while you support him or her.

For games, kids learning how to go underwater or blow bubbles for the first time, can "talk to the fishies." You can pretend both of you are talking to a whale or some sort of sea creature that only understands bubble speech. Or you could play Simon Says (Simon says put your bellybutton in the water!) The little kids on my swim team love that game. :] Another fun game is Red Light, Green Light. Your child can either sit on the side or be in the water for this game. When you say "green light!" he or she starts hard flutter kicking. "Red light!" means stop, and "yellow light!" means slow, easy kicks. Brightly colored floaty toys are also nice to have. Little ones who are still wary of the water find it easier to get in if there are toys in the water too.

Those are just a few activities you can do with your child. For more, it might be useful to join a Parent-Child Aquatics class at your local YMCA or public pool, or you can make up your own!

Where can you buy wetsuits in Dublin?

There are many sports shops in Ireland that will do them, particularly in coastal towns and cities that have strong maritime links. Here are just a few at random, with websites in the related links, both in Dublin and elsewhere:

Wind and Wave Sports Shop

16A Monkstown Crescent,

Monkstown, Co. Dublin

Ph: +353 1 2844177 Fax: +353 1 2844855

sales@windandwave.ie

Great Outdoors

Chatham Street,

Dublin 2,

Republic Of Ireland.

Contact Great Outdoors Main Store by phone: (Within Ireland) 01 679 4293 (Outside Ireland) 00 353 1 679 4293

Irish Fit Wetsuits

91 Upper Georges Street

Dún Laoghaire

Co. Dublin

Tel: 00 353 1-2846107

00353 87-2268911. Shop Address:

Jellyfish Surf Co.

Spiller's Lane

Clonakilty, West Cork, Ireland

+353 (0)23 8835890

shop@jellyfishsurfco.com

Lahinch Surf Shop,

Lahinch,

Co. Clare

email: bear@iol.ie -

Tel: (065) 7081543

Why do rocks sink and rubber balls float in a swimming pool?

Whether an object sinks or floats depends on the objects buyoncy. If an object has a higher buoyancy then water it will generally sink, and less it will float.

What is the most popular stroke?

I guess the most popular stroke is the Arm Crawl/Arm stroke/Freestyle. . . maybe because it's the easiest.

What is reath holding?

Breath holding is a technique they teach in swimming so you can go the maximum distance on the longest breath. Breath holding can be tricky to learn.

What do 14 or 15 year old boys wear in swimming?

It all depends on what they are going to do in the pool. If it is just recreational swimming the just swim trunks. If you are actually swimming competitively, the maybe jammers or a speedo.

How many laps in a 25 yard pool equal 750 meters?

If you count a straight lap as a full lap, then 30.

If you count a there-and-back lap as a full lap, then 15.

How many laps is 400 yrds?

If you're using a 25-yard pool, then 400 yards is 16 laps. (400/25=16) Hope this helps! :)

Who is the fastest human swimmer alive?

The fastest men's 50 yards freestyle (in a 25 yard pool) was clocked by Brazilian swimmer Cesar Cielo at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in 2008. Swimming for Auburn University, he was the lead swimmer in the 200 yard freestyle relay. He swam his 50 yard leg free in 18.47 seconds.

The world record for the men's short course 50 meter freestyle (in a 25 meter pool) is held by Roland Schoeman of South Africa with a time of 20.30 seconds. It was swum at the 2009 South African Short Course Championships.

The world record for the men's long course 50 meter freestyle (in a 50 meter pool) is also held by Cesar Cielo with a time of 20.91 seconds. It was swum at the Brazilian World Championships held by the Brazilian Aquatic Sports Confederation (CDBA) in 2009.

Cielo completed his 50 yard free record in the first leg of a relay. This relay swim counted toward the record since all first leg relay swims do qualify for individual event records. Subsequent legs of relays (2nd, 3rd, and 4th legs) do not qualify for individual event records. The reason for this is that these subsequent swimmers have an advantage at the start of their leg of the race. They are permitted to swing their arms and thrust their body momentum forward as the previous swimmer touches the wall. Only the tips of the feet have to be on the blocks when the previous swimmer touches. Therefore, they can be practically in the air as the previous swimmer touches. This gives them an advantage over the 1st-leg swimmer who must do a conventional start and is not permitted to move until the starting buzzer sounds. This difference in starts in the reason 1st-leg swimmers in relays can clock slower times than their relay teammates.

Also although the 50 yard free is predominantly swum only in the U.S., there are many other countries' swimmers who compete in yard pools -- particularly in U.S. NCAA swimming. Thus short course records can be 'world records' in a semantic sense (although it is important to note that USA Swimming and FINA do not recognize this terminology).

I have a 33 foot pool with 28000 gal. of water. Does the pool pump have to run all the time?

No. Leave your filter running at least 8 hours per day, longer if your pool appears cloudy.