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What is the position of the swimmer during Sidestroke?

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Sidewards position with the head above the water all the time.

Sidestroke is a swimming technique characterized by a side position.

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What is the main position used in the Dog Paddle stroke?

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Prone position.

Dog Paddle is often a beginner’s swimming stroke.

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What is the Trudgen stroke named after?

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The English swimmer John Trudgen.

Trudgen evolved out of the sidestroke.

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Describe the arm movement in the P.A.K method for the Trudgen stroke.

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Only one arm with asymmetrical underwater arm movements.

This method emphasizes specific arm techniques.

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What type of arm movements does the P.A.K method include for freestyle?

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Alternate overhead arm strokes.

This method focuses on the rhythm of arm movements.

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What is the kick used in the Dog Paddle stroke?

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Scissors kick.

This kick allows for a more stable position in the water.

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What is the kick used in the freestyle relay?

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Modified flutter kick.

This kick is essential for maintaining speed in freestyle.

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How many swimmers are in a relay team?

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Four swimmers.

Each swimmer swims a quarter of the track distance.

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What is the fastest swimmer’s position in a relay event?

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Usually placed at the end.

This position is strategic for maximizing overall speed.

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What are the two types of relay events mentioned?

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Freestyle and medley.

Freestyle relay allows any stroke except backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly.

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Fill in the blank: Relay events are ______ events.

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group

Relay events involve teams competing together.

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What is kayaking?

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Kayaking involves the use of a kayak, a narrowboat with a double-blade paddle to move on water.

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What are swimming meets?

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Swimming meets are competitive events where swimmers from different teams or clubs compete in various swimming competitions.

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What is the seeding arrangement in swimming?

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The seeding arrangement is a method used to organize swimmers in heats based on their performance times.

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What is the importance of floating in swimming?

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Floating is a fundamental skill in swimming that helps students learn to stay buoyant in water.

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What role do the heart and lungs play in swimming?

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The heart and lungs are crucial for training the body to use oxygen more efficiently in swimming.

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Where should the fastest player be placed in a swimming event?

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The fastest player must be placed at the middle.

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What is the pattern for swimmer placement?

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The pattern for swimmer placement is: MIDDLE - LEFT - RIGHT - LEFT - RIGHT.

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What is the reference for the seeding chart in swimming?

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The reference for the seeding chart is the USA Swimming Rulebook 102.5.3 Seeding Chart.

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When did water polo become part of the Summer Olympics?

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Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since Paris in 1900.

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When was the women’s water polo tournament first introduced?

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A women’s water polo tournament was first introduced to the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

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What was the first team sport included in the Olympic program?

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Water polo was the first team sport included on the Olympic program.

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How many teams from France competed in water polo in 1900?

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France had four teams compete in the water polo in 1900.

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What medals were given to the losers of both semifinals in 1900?

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Bronze medals were given to the losers of both semifinals.

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What was unique about the 1904 water polo tournament?
For the water polo tournament at the 1904 Games, only teams from the USA played.
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What was the outcome of the grudge match between Hungary and the Soviet Union in 1956?
Hungary won 4-0 and went on to win the gold medal.
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Who is the best all-time performing water polo player at the Olympic Games?
The best all-time performing water polo player is Hungarian player DEZSŐ GYARMATI.
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How many Olympic gold medals has Paulo Radmilovic won?
Paulo Radmilovic has won 4 Olympic gold medals.
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What year was the 10km Open Water Swimming event added to the Olympic program?
The 10km Open Water Swimming event was added in 2008.
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What are open water swimming events sometimes called?
Open water swimming events are sometimes called Marathon Swimming.
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What is the distance of the marathon swimming event at the Olympics?
The marathon swimming event is a 10km open-water swimming race.
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How is the marathon swimming race conducted?
The race is held using the freestyle swimming stroke with a single mass-start.
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What happens if a coach falls in the water during the marathon swimming event?
If the coach falls in the water, their athlete is immediately disqualified.
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Who was the first woman to compete in the open water swimming event in 2008?
The first woman was South Africa's NATALIE DU TOIT, an amputee.
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What place did Natalie Du Toit finish in the 2008 event?
She finished in a highly respectable sixteenth place.
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Sicping ncles
Famtoming Lhes
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In 1904 there were two events for men
a platform diving event (called "fancy high
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diving" because of the somersauits and twists that were performed) and a plunge for
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distance event.
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At the 1908 Summer Olympics the men's springboard was added to the program.
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The first women's diving events were added in 1912. The platform event was added
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in 1912 and the springboard in 1920.
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A platform diving event for men
called "plain high diving"
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which no acrobatic moves were allowed
only a simple straight dive off the platform.
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This event was included until 1928
where it was merged with "fancy high diving" into
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one competition called "highboard diving".
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Aileen Riggin was the first-ever female Olympic springboard diving champion at
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Antwerp 1920. At the time she was only 14 years and 120 days old
the youngest
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female Olympic champion at the time. She was also the shortest Olympian in 1920
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being only 4ft 8in tall.
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• In 1936
Thirteen-year-old Marjorie Gestring of the United States won the gold
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medal in springboard diving. She remains the youngest female gold medalist in
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the history of the Summer Olympics.
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In 1952
divers complained about being distracted by a photographer who was
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dressed up in a frogman outfit and was taking photos of them from underwater.
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In 1988
Greg Louganis hit his head on the diving board but successfully defended
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his Olympic springboard title a few days later.
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In 1992
13-year-old Fu Mingxia of China won the platform diving event
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her the second-youngest person to win an individual gold medal.
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In Sydney 2000
synchronized diving for the springboard and platform events
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was added to the program
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In Beijing 2008
British Synchronized Diver Tom Daley was 14 years and 80 days old
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when the Games began
beating the record for the youngest British male Olympian by
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over a year. The previous youngest was also a diver
Fred Hodges
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and 94 days when he went to the 1936 Olympics.
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The best all-time performing diver at the Olympic Games is female Chinese diver Wu
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Minxia with seven medals in total (5 gold) between 2004-2016.
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Tom Daley. He may only be twenty years old
but he sure is accomplished. Daley
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English diver
has won the Bronze medal in ten-meter platform diving at the 2012
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Olympics
has won numerous Gold medals at the World Junior Championships.
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B. SWIMMING OFFICIALS
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E 2016
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REFEREE. Has complete control of the competition
the venue and the other officials in
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all matters of the swimming laws
moral conduct and security. If judges disagree
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REFEREE'S DECISION IS FINAL.
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FTRC MAPEH MAJORSHIP REVIEW
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Prepared by Aries M. Albarico
IPT
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STARTER. Starts each event
has certain powers of disqualification.
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STROKE JUDGE (2). Patrol the side of the pool to observe the swimmers conformn to the
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Laws of strokes.
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PLACE JUDGE (2). Stand at the finish of each event to decide the official places
may also
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act as Turn Judge.
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