{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/sports-swimming-terms",
 "id": "sports-swimming-terms",
 "title": "Swimming Strokes and Terms",
 "category": "health-life",
 "subject": "Sports",
 "levels": [
  "k-2",
  "3-5",
  "6-8",
  "9-12",
  "adult"
 ],
 "description": "The four competitive strokes, pool words, water safety and race rules.",
 "tags": [
  "swimming",
  "strokes",
  "water safety"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Term",
 "backLabel": "Meaning",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Freestyle (front crawl)",
   "Alternating overhand arm strokes with a flutter kick"
  ],
  [
   "Backstroke",
   "Swimming on your back with alternating arm strokes"
  ],
  [
   "Breaststroke",
   "Arms pull in a circle and legs make a frog kick"
  ],
  [
   "Butterfly",
   "Both arms swing together over the water with a dolphin kick"
  ],
  [
   "Individual medley (IM)",
   "One swimmer swims all four strokes in order: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle"
  ],
  [
   "Medley relay order",
   "Backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle"
  ],
  [
   "Sidestroke",
   "Swimming on your side with a scissor kick"
  ],
  [
   "Dog paddle",
   "A simple beginner stroke with arms paddling under the chin"
  ],
  [
   "Flutter kick",
   "Small fast up-and-down kicks with straight legs"
  ],
  [
   "Frog kick",
   "Legs bend and snap together like a frog"
  ],
  [
   "Dolphin kick",
   "Both legs move together in a wave"
  ],
  [
   "Scissor kick",
   "Legs open and close like scissors"
  ],
  [
   "Treading water",
   "Staying afloat in place"
  ],
  [
   "Floating",
   "Resting on the surface of the water"
  ],
  [
   "Back float",
   "Floating face up"
  ],
  [
   "Bobbing",
   "Moving up and down in the water while breathing"
  ],
  [
   "Blowing bubbles",
   "Breathing out underwater"
  ],
  [
   "Rhythmic breathing",
   "Turning your head to the side to breathe in a pattern"
  ],
  [
   "Stroke count",
   "The number of strokes to swim a lap"
  ],
  [
   "Lap",
   "One length of the pool"
  ],
  [
   "Length",
   "One trip from one end to the other"
  ],
  [
   "Starting block",
   "The platform swimmers dive from"
  ],
  [
   "Dive",
   "Entering the water headfirst from the block"
  ],
  [
   "Flip turn",
   "A somersault at the wall to turn around"
  ],
  [
   "Open turn",
   "A turn where you touch the wall with a hand and push off"
  ],
  [
   "Streamline",
   "A tight body position with arms stretched above the head"
  ],
  [
   "Lane",
   "A section of the pool for one swimmer"
  ],
  [
   "Lane line",
   "The floating rope between lanes"
  ],
  [
   "Kickboard",
   "A float used for kick practice"
  ],
  [
   "Pull buoy",
   "A float held between the legs to practice arms"
  ],
  [
   "Goggles",
   "Eye protection for swimming"
  ],
  [
   "Swim cap",
   "A cap that keeps hair out of the face and reduces drag"
  ],
  [
   "Fins",
   "Flippers that help swimmers kick faster"
  ],
  [
   "Life jacket",
   "A floating vest that helps keep people afloat"
  ],
  [
   "Lifeguard",
   "Trained person who watches for danger in the water"
  ],
  [
   "Deep end",
   "The deeper part of the pool"
  ],
  [
   "Shallow end",
   "The shallow part of the pool"
  ],
  [
   "Olympic pool length",
   "50 meters"
  ],
  [
   "Short course pool",
   "25 yards or 25 meters"
  ],
  [
   "Disqualification (DQ)",
   "Being removed from a race for breaking a rule"
  ],
  [
   "False start",
   "Leaving the block before the start signal"
  ],
  [
   "Touch the wall",
   "Required to finish a race"
  ],
  [
   "Relay",
   "A team race where each swimmer swims a leg"
  ],
  [
   "Heats",
   "Preliminary races to decide who advances"
  ],
  [
   "Personal best (PB)",
   "Your fastest time in an event"
  ],
  [
   "Split",
   "A time for part of a race"
  ],
  [
   "Taper",
   "Reduced training before a big meet"
  ],
  [
   "Warm-up",
   "Easy swimming before racing"
  ],
  [
   "Cool-down",
   "Easy swimming after racing"
  ],
  [
   "Swim meet",
   "A competition between swim teams"
  ],
  [
   "Michael Phelps",
   "American swimmer with 23 Olympic gold medals"
  ],
  [
   "Katie Ledecky",
   "American distance swimmer with many Olympic golds and world records"
  ],
  [
   "Simone Manuel",
   "American sprinter who won Olympic gold in 2016"
  ],
  [
   "Water safety rule",
   "Never swim alone"
  ],
  [
   "Reach, throw, don't go",
   "Rescue idea: reach with something or throw a float"
  ],
  [
   "Water wings",
   "Inflatable arm bands that are not a substitute for a life jacket"
  ],
  [
   "Sinking vs floating",
   "Body fat and air in the lungs help you float"
  ],
  [
   "Chlorine",
   "A chemical used to keep pool water clean"
  ],
  [
   "Showering before swimming",
   "Keeps the pool cleaner"
  ],
  [
   "Cramps",
   "If you get one, stop and rest"
  ],
  [
   "Wait after eating",
   "A short rest is fine; there's no strict 30-minute rule"
  ],
  [
   "Sunscreen at the pool",
   "Apply before swimming and reapply"
  ],
  [
   "Diving rule",
   "Check the depth before diving and never dive in shallow water"
  ]
 ]
}