Sport from the database
Swimming
Swimming is a water sport focused on movement, technique, or competitive performance in, on, or around water. At its core, the sport is about complete the set distance in a legal stroke faster than the competition. Participation format: Individual and relay. It is typically contested on or in 25 m or 50 m pool. Scoring is based on Time-based scoring. Core equipment includes Swimwear, cap, goggles. Important forms include Pool swimming, Relay, Medley. Listed competitions include World Aquatics Championships, Olympic Swimming, World Aquatics Swimming World Cup. Origin/development: International, 1908. The sport is actively practiced today.
Classification
Weitere Angaben
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
The objective is to complete the set distance in a legal stroke faster than the competition.
Teilnehmer
Individual and relay events.
Teamgröße
Individual or relay teams.
Spielfeld
Pool with marked lanes.
Dauer
Races over fixed distances.
Wertung
Time-based scoring.
Gewinnbedingung
The fastest legal time wins.
Ausrüstung
- Swimwear
- cap
- goggles
- starting block
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- False start
- illegal turn
- illegal stroke
- leaving the lane
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
Federations
- World Aquatics (World Aquatics)
- Benefits of Swimming Healthline · health-guide · medium
- Swimming for Exercise: Swim Workouts for Beginners Verywell Fit · beginner-guide · medium
- Wikipedia DE Wikipedia DE · reference · medium
- Topend Sports Topend Sports · aggregator · medium
- Britannica Britannica · encyclopedia · high