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PE 33 (69 cards)

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Man engaged in swimming activity for their survival,
for searching food and transportation.

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Primitive society

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They had the ability to swim as early as
____ BC, for _____ and _____ purposes

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9000; Hygienic & pleasure

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During Ancient Greek and Rome swimming was practice by ____ they
were forced to swim as part of their ____.

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warriors; military training

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During the time of _____ of ______. Young people learned to swim
as their _____ and _____ until such time swimming became a _____.

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Henry II; Great Britain
physical activities and recreation
sport competition

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First tournaments were held

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1810

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____ people were retrain and afraid/fear from swimming activity because of the idea or general belief that outdoor bathing or water practices anywhere could catch a fatal sickness

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Dark Ages

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In 1837, competitions were held in ____ in _____.

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man-made pools; London

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Swimming tournaments were held in Australia

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1846

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In ____ the very first indoor pool. (Year: ?)

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England (1862)

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First official swimming competition & formation of British Swimming Federation.

Place & Year?

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UK 1869

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_____ swam across the English Channel between Dover and Calais

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Matthew Webb

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How long did Matthew Webb swam across English Channel

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21hrs 45mins

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When did Matthew Webb swam across the English Channel?

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1875

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Distance of English Channel

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34km

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Swimming stroke of Matthew Webb

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breaststroke

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also considered to be a great long-course
swimmer.

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Captain Boyton

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In 1880, what swimming org was built?

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Amateur Swimming Association of Great Britain

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1880 main swimming styles in competition

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breaststroke and sidestroke

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Olympic Games were held in ___ at ____

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1896, Athens

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First gold medal was won by ____

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Alfréd Hajós

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Second Olympic Games

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Paris, 1900

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Woman who crossed English Channel

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Gertrude Ederle

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When did Ederle cross English Channel? How long did she cross it?

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1926, 14hrs 32mins

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out of world performance by the US ace swimmer,

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Mark Spitz

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The greatest star of the 1980s is the four-time Olympic champion in medley (He was the first swimmer in the world to swim the 200-meter course medley within two minutes.)
Tamás Darnyi
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The most successful swimmer of all times today
Michael Phelps
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Phelps; Athens- Olympic Games in 2004, he won ____ medals out of which ____ were gold.
eight, six
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The _____ introduced swimming as a competitive sport in the Philippines.
American military men
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Nature of Swimming and Aquatics 1. 2. 3.
1. Swimming for recreation 2. Competitive Swimming 3. Health benefits of swimming
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Common swimming styles in recreational swimming are:
breaststroke, backstroke, side stroke and freestyle
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The main strokes used are recognized styles, Free, Back, Breast, and butterfly.
Competitive Swimming
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In Individual Medley or Medley Relay events, Freestyle means any style other than ____, ______ or ______.
Backstroke, Breaststroke or Butterfly.
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it shall be permissible for the swimmer to be completely submerged during the turn and for a distance of not more than __ meters after the start and each turn.
15
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The start in Freestyle, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Individual Medley races shall be with a ____.
dive
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The start in _____ and ______ shall be from the water.
Backstroke; Medley Relay Races
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All swimmer must ____ and ____ the race in the _____ in which he/she started.
remain; finish; same lane
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All events, a swimmer when turning shall ____.
make physical contact with the end of the pool
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Standing on the bottom during freestyle events or freestyle portion of medleys ____.
shall not disqualify a swimmer
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____ on the lane rope is not allowed.
Pulling
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Order in Medley Event:
Butterfly Backstroke Breaststroke Freestyle
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Order in Medley Relay Event:
Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle
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In 2018, ____ was the second leading cause of unintentional death in children ages 5-9.
Drowning
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During the turn and for a distance of not more than ____ after the start and each turn. By that point the head must have broken the surface.
15 meters
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Olympic Pools length: width:
Length: 50m Width: 25m
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Olympic Pools Number of lanes: Lane width:
Olympic Pools Number of lanes: 8-10 Lane width: 2.5m
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Olympic Pools Depth: Temperature:
Olympic Pools Depth: at least 2m Temperature: 25-28 degree celcius / 77-82 degrees farenheit
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Wire cables covered with small plastic buoys or “floats” that separate each lane.
Marking Lane Lines
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In a short course pool, the floats will change color at the _____ mark.
15 meter
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In a long course pool, they will change color at the ______ mark.
25m
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The cross line on the + should be: _____ long and ______ below the surface of the water.
0.5 meters 0.3 meters
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Each T stops ____ from the wall.
1.6 meters
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height of the starting block platform should be; between ______ above the surface of the water.
0.5 meters and 0.75 meters
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The word "swimming" is derived from the Old English term "______" that means "_____"
swim man To move in or on the water, or to float
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5000 BC
The Great Bath
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Cave Swimmers
2500 BC
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Ancient Roman Pools
300 BC to 100 BC
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800 BC
First Recreational Pools
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75 AD
Aquae Sulis
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First Indoor Swimming Pools open to public
1820s
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1862
The first indoor swimming pool
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The bath is built of ____.
fine brickwork
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Cave and rock art was discovered by ____.
Hungarian explorer Laszlo Almasy
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Greek empire built pools for:
bathing and hygienic purposes
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In ancient rome; thermae ( from Greek "____" - _____ ) balnae ( from Greek "____" )
thermos - hot balaneion
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large imperial bath
Thermae
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Balneae
smaller-scale facilities
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Aquae Sulis means "_____"
The water of Sulis
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First public indoor municipal swimming pool opened in ____
England
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Aquae Sulis is located in
Britannia

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