A short presentation on swimming

1. By: Ella-may Jennings

2. Keep alert!!
• There will be quizzes any
time in my presentation so
be alert. If you get an
answer correct you will get
a sweet

3. Content
• How swimming got to the Olympics
• World records
• Famous swimmers
• Top 3 swimmers
• Strokes
• The pool
• Relays
• Quiz

4. 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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5. 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

6. 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

7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. Quiz
Q. 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

12. BYE
I HOPE YOU
ENJOYED IT!!!!!