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Swimming (terms & technique): You start from the starting block. After the start and turns you may go at most 15 metres underwater: often the fastest part of the race. In front crawl you use side breathing. The lanes are separated by lane lines. A competition pool usually has eight lanes. Swimming in open water is open-water swimming. Diving from a tower is called diving. The team discipline set to music is artistic swimming. Good to know: A false start before the signal means immediate disqualification. Underwater the dolphin kick is faster than any stroke: but at most 15 metres per length are allowed. Many use bilateral breathing: alternating to both sides every three strokes. The wave-breaking lines keep the water of neighbouring lanes calm. The fastest heat times are seeded into the middle lanes. The Olympic open-water race is ten kilometres long. From the 10-metre platform divers hit the water at almost 60 km/h. It is now officially called 'artistic swimming'. Swimmers push off the block explosively; a false start means instant disqualification.
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Starting block
Swimmers push off the block explosively; a false start means instant disqualification.
💡 Did you know? A false start before the signal means immediate disqualification.
Dolphin kick
After the start and turns you may go at most 15 metres underwater: often the fastest part of the race.
💡 Did you know? Underwater the dolphin kick is faster than any stroke: but at most 15 metres per length are allowed.
Side breathing
In front crawl you breathe to the side in the shelter of the bow wave: breathing too often slows you, too rarely starves you of oxygen.
💡 Did you know? Many use bilateral breathing: alternating to both sides every three strokes.
Lane lines
The lane ropes damp the waves from the next lane: so everyone swims in the calmest possible water.
💡 Did you know? The wave-breaking lines keep the water of neighbouring lanes calm.
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