By: Ella-may Jennings

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Content

• How swimming got to the Olympics

• World records

• Famous swimmers

• Top 3 swimmers

• Strokes

• The pool

• Relays

• Quiz

How swimming got to the Olympics!

In 1896, a few sailors dropped into the chilly

waters of the bay of Zea off the coast of Greece, to complete a swim of 100m back to shore. From this start swimming is the most popular

Sport in the Olympic games.

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World Records! Back

Women

50m Freestyle=23.73

200m Freestyle=1:52.91

50m butterfly=25.07

200m butterfly=2:01.81

50 backstroke=27.06

200m backstroke=2:04.81

50m breastroke=29.80

200m breastroke=2:20.12

400m I.M=4:29.85

Men

50m Freestyle=20.91

200m Freestyle=1:42.00

50m butterfly=22.43

200m butterfly=1:51.51

50m backstroke=24.04

200m backstroke=1:51.92

50m breastroke=26.67

200m breastroke=2:07.31

400m I.M=4:03.84

Famous Swimmers! Back

Women

• Rebecca Addlington

• Dawn Fraser

• Jennifer Beth Thompson

• Mary T. Meagher

• Laure Manaudou

• Krisztina Egerszegi

• Shane Gould

• Kristin Otto

Men

• Michael Phelps

• Mark Splitz

• Ian Thorpe

• Matt Biondi

• Johnny Weissmuller

• Michael Grob

• Ryan Lochte

• Alexander Popov

Top 3 swimmers of all time!!

2nd is Mark Spitz 3rd is Ian Thorpe

He has won 52 gold medals, 9 silver medals and 3 bronze medals

He won 37 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 4 bronze medals

He has won 37 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 2 bronze medals

1st is Michael Phelps

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Strokes

• Four different strokes are featured in the Olympics they are breastroke, backstroke, butterfly and freestyle

• Freestyle technically mean any stroke that the swimmer chooses

• In backstroke and freestyle the swimmer may touch with any part of their body

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The pool

• in 1908 The pool was a giant size of 100m long, which is four laps at Fulham pools.

• Now the Olympic swimming pool is 50m long, which is two laps of Fulham pools.

• Early in Olympics they swam in the sea, rivers and lakes

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Relays!!

• There is 200m relays, 400m relays, 800m relays.

• Swimmers are not aloud to leave the blocks till 0.03 seconds before the other swimmer touches

• The medley relay is backstroke then breastroke then butterfly then freestyle

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QuizQ. Name me one famous swimmer, male and female

A. any from list

Q. Who are the best swimmers of all time?

A. Michael Phelps, Mark splitz and Ian Thorpe

Q. What strokes are featured at the Olympics?

A. Freestyle, backstroke, breastroke and butterfly

Q. How big was the pool in 1908?

A. 100 meters

Q. Now how big is the pool?

A. 50 meters

Q. Where did they used to swim

A. Sea, lakes and rivers

Q. How long are the relays

A. 200m, 400m and 800m

Q. When are the new swimmers aloud to leave in relays

A. 0.03 seconds before the other swimmer touches

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