PE & HEALTH 11: Swimming

Freestyle

This stroke is also known as the front crawl, and it is the fastest and most efficient of the swimming strokes used in competition.

Backstroke

In this stroke, the arms move alternately; one pulls underwater from overhead to hip, while the other recovers above water from hip to overhead.

Breaststroke

A swimming stroke characterized by simultaneous arm movements followed by a frog-like kick. This is often considered the slowest out of the four competitive strokes.

Butterfly stroke

A challenging swimming technique characterized by a simultaneous arm movement and an undulating dolphin kick.

Streamline

It is a body position that minimizes drag and maximizes efficiency.

By the fastest time

In competitive swimming, how is the winner of a race determined?

50 meters

The standard length of an Olympic swimming pool. Additionally, it is considered the shortest distance in competitive swimming.

Flip Turn

This is the name of the turn used in backstroke and freestyle events where the swimmer rotates in the water without touching the wall.

4

This is the number of swimmers on each team in a relay race. This is because there is 1 swimmer per stroke.