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Who is Natalia Jackson
This swimmer owns the 6-Under Girls 50 Meter Backstroke MESA Team Record
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Who is Katie Ledecky (5 Olympic Gold & 15 World Championship Gold medals, most in history for a female swimmer)
This female swimmer is considered the greatest female swimmer of all time.
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What is Breaststroke
This event allows you to kick like a frog
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Beginning
Which part of the race is the easiest, beginning, the middle, or end of a race?
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What is a hamburger
Which is healthier, a McDonald's hamburger or McDonald's Chicken Nuggets with a side salad?
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Who is Denise Paul
This swimmer owns the 6-Under Girls 50 Yard Freestyle MESA Team Record
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False: Breaststroke ('56)
Backstroke ('91), Butterfly ('98)
True or False: The 15m rule has been around since only 1988.
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What is Butterfly
This event requires you to kick like a dolphin the entire race
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None, swimmer should be drinking water
How much Gatorade/Powerade/sports drink does a swimmer need in a 1 hr practice?
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What is both water and an electrolyte drink
Which is healthier during a 2 hr practice, water or a sports drink?
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Who is James Bilbrey
This swimmer owns the most team records
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What is Butterfly
This stroke emerged from the breaststroke.
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What is Backstroke
This event is swum on your back
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What is the first 10-15 seconds
What part of the race uses the ATP-CP system?
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What is milk (4:1 ratio of carbs to protein)
What drink can provide the quickest recovery after practice?
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Who are Jenny Thompson (8 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze) & Dara Torres (4 Gold, 4 Silver, 4 Bronze)
These female swimmers are the most decorated Olympic swimmers of all time
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When was 1830's
In what decade did competitive swimming emerge as a competitive recreational activity?
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What is the Medley Relay
This event allows 4 different strokes with 4 different people
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What is a process where a swimmer has worked off more energy than their body can sustain due to a lack of nutrition.
Define overtraining
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What is NEVER! Swimmers should always eat healthy. If it doesn't spoil in a few days, it's not fresh or healthy.
When should a swimmer go on a diet?
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Who is Ryan Lochte
Michael Phelps has 28, Mark Spitz & Matt Biondi have 11, & this male swimmer has 12 Olympic medals.
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Who is Doc Counsilman
This coach is considered the pioneer of swim coaching
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What is the 25 yard events (Free, Back, Breast, Fly)
Name an event swum in USA Swimming competitions, but not recognized by USA Swimming
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What is the energy system used by our body that does not require much oxygen (<40 seconds of a race)
Describe anaerobic energy
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What is eating whole grain foods to load the body up with energy the night before a meet. It works if a swimmer thinks it will work (science is mixed on it)
Explain carb loading and does it work?
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