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Swimming Questions

Total questions: 869

How do you position yourself in a speedo?
Popularity: 79

Is swimming laps such as the backstroke breaststroke and butterfly stroke a good fat burner?
Popularity: 76

Why do Olympic swimmers and divers take showers after they get out of the water?
Popularity: 74

Do Olympic swimmers like to swim in cooler water or warmer water and why?
Popularity: 70

How many lanes are there in an Olympic size swimming pool?
Popularity: 68

How much water does an Olympic swimming pool hold?
Popularity: 68

What is the size of a half-Olympic sized pool in the United States?
Popularity: 63

What do you have to do to become an Olympic swimmer?
Popularity: 63

Why do women float more easily in water than men?
Popularity: 61

How many lengths must you swim in an Olympic pool to swim 1 mile?
Popularity: 61

What is the lane size for a junior Olympic pool?
Popularity: 60

What is the standard size of a lane for swimming in a pool?
Popularity: 59

How many Olympic-sized swimming pools are there in Victoria and Melbourne?
Popularity: 55 | Needs Answer

Where is Kirsty Coventry now?
Popularity: 53

How many lanes are there in a swimming race?
Popularity: 52

When is the best time for you to weight train when you have swim practice every night?
Popularity: 51

What is considered a lap for an olympic size pool?
Popularity: 51

What lane should the fastest swimmer be in?
Popularity: 50

What motivates athletes to choose swimming as a sport?
Popularity: 49

What are the best places around the world to surf and why?
Popularity: 49

How many people watch swimming around the world?
Popularity: 48

How popular is swimming in the US?
Popularity: 48

How many lengths must you swim in a 30 metre pool to swim a mile?
Popularity: 48

How many laps do you need to swim to make a mile?
Popularity: 47

What needs to be taken into consideration when designing a swimming pool?
Popularity: 47

Who invented the snorkel?
Popularity: 45

Do swimmers wear jocks?
Popularity: 45

How many hours a week do Olympic swimmers train?
Popularity: 42

What is the best way to teach children how to go under the water without getting water up their nose?
Popularity: 42

How long is a junior olympic pool?
Popularity: 41

Is it true that if a person is able to snowboard it is harder for them to learn how to surf and if so why is that?
Popularity: 40

What is the standard swimming pool length for lap swimming?
Popularity: 39

How do you do a backstroke while swimming?
Popularity: 38

What are the exact dimensions of a swimming pool for beginners?
Popularity: 38

How long is a lap?
Popularity: 37

Who is the fastest swimmer in the US?
Popularity: 34

What are the advantages of swimming?
Popularity: 34

How can you learn to do back flips off a diving board?
Popularity: 33

Who invented swim goggles?
Popularity: 32

What type of swimming is good exercise for losing weight and toning up?
Popularity: 32

How long should it take an average swimmer to complete one mile?
Popularity: 31

What are the benefits of swimming?
Popularity: 31

What type of swimming provides the best form of exercise?
Popularity: 30

How long should you wait after bleaching your hair before getting in a swimming pool?
Popularity: 30

What is swimming?
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How many laps in a pool is 500 meters?
Popularity: 29

Has anyone ever successfully swam across Lake Michigan?
Popularity: 29

How has swimming changed since it was first adopted?
Popularity: 29

How many km per hour can a human swim?
Popularity: 28

Does Chris Brown have a twin brother?
Popularity: 27

How do you repair a slash in a quick set above ground vinyl pool?
Popularity: 27

Can you snorkel without being able to swim?
Popularity: 27

How many meters swimming equates to a mile running?
Popularity: 27

Are you supposed to breathe out underwater or hold your breath then exhale and inhale all at once when swimming laps?
Popularity: 27

What is the lowest water temperature at which you can safely go swimming in a wetsuit?
Popularity: 26

When is the best time to go surfing in Bali?
Popularity: 25

How much less does a body weigh in water vs land?
Popularity: 25

Who invented freestyle swimming?
Popularity: 24

What is the distance the backstroke flags should be from the wall?
Popularity: 24

What rooms are needed in a swimming facility?
Popularity: 24

How can one swim the British Channel?
Popularity: 24

Is natalie coughlin the best?
Popularity: 21

Do diving moves hurt?
Popularity: 21

How many feet are in one swimming lap?
Popularity: 20

Do most people urinate in swimming pools?
Popularity: 20

What is the Average swim time in a triathlon?
Popularity: 20

What is the gliding postion called for the whip kick?
Popularity: 19

What are the differences between a pro and civilian lifeguard?
Popularity: 19

What are the different synchronized swimming terms?
Popularity: 17

Is a lap one way in a 25 yard pool?
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