swimming pe

freestyle

also known as front crawl  the fastest and most efficient of the swimming strokes used in competition.

breastroke

characterized by simultaneous arm movements followed by a frog-like kick

backstroke

arms move alternately, one pulls underwater from overhead to hip, while the other recovers above water from hip to overhead

butterfly

is a challenging swimming technique characterized by a simultaneous arm movement and undulating dolphin kick

streamline

is a swimming a body position that minimizes drag and maximizes efficiency

freestyle

most common stroke in competitive swimming

50m

swimming event that is considered the shortest distance in competitive swimming

4

amount of swimmers in a relay race on each team

flip turn

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

50meters

standard length of an olympic swimming pool

breastroke

considered the slowest of the four main competitive strokes

Individual medley

Consists of 4 strokes (butterfly, backstroke, breastroke, freestyle)