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Swimming trivia questions and answers

25 fun swimming trivia questions with answers.

Swimming is a very popular sport/pastime and is very good for your health and body as it’s a non-impact sport. But how much do you know about it? Find out with these fun free trivia swimming questions, with answers!

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General swimming trivia questions

Question 1
What are the four basic strokes in swimming?
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Backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle (front crawl).
Question 2
On what deck was the swimming pool located on the Titanic?
View Answer
F Deck.
Question 3
Which swimming stroke is the fastest?
View Answer
Freestyle (front crawl).
Question 4
Which swimming stroke burns the most calories?
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Butterfly.
Question 5
What is generally considered to be the fastest swimming fish?
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The sailfish.
Question 6
What 2016 movie had a scene where a female swimmer was stung by jellyfish and died?
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The Shallow.
Question 7
In what country were the first recorded swimming races held in 36 BC?
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Japan.
Question 8
What age did Michael Phelps start swimming?
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Age 7.
Question 9
In the 2019 film Crawl, the main character Haley Keller is an aspiring swimmer at which university?
View Answer
University of Florida.
Question 10
In swimming races, with which two strokes must you finish the race by touching with both hands at the same time?
View Answer
Breaststroke and butterfly.
Question 11
In what 2009 horror movie does competitive swimmer Mari Collingwood get kidnapped?
View Answer
The Last House on the Left.
Question 12
Where is the Deep Eddy swimming pool, the oldest known concrete swimming pool?
View Answer
Austin, Texas.
Question 13
In which U.S. state must you be certified by law to teach swimming?
View Answer
Florida.
Question 14
What is the slowest swimming stroke?
View Answer
Breaststroke.
Question 15
How deep is the deepest swimming pool in the world, Deep Dive Dubai?
View Answer
169.9 feet (60.02 meters).

Olympic swimming trivia questions

Question 1
In what year did swimming first become an Olympic event?
View Answer
1896.
Question 2
When were women first allowed to participate in Olympic swimming competitions?
View Answer
1912.
Question 3
What is the length of an Olympic swimming pool?
View Answer
50 meters.
Question 4
What nickname was given to swimmer Eric Moussambani from Equitorial Guinea at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?
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Eric the Eel.
Question 5
What is the longest swimming event in the Olympics?
View Answer
Marathon swimming (10 km).
Question 6
When did synchronized swimming become an Olympic sport?
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1984.
Question 7
How long is the shortest Olympic swimming event?
View Answer
50 m.
Question 8
Who was the Olympic swimmer who won five gold medals and later played Tarzan in a series of movies?
View Answer
Johnny Weissmuller.
Question 9
What is the name of the Australian swimmer who won three gold medals at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney?
View Answer
Ian Thorpe.
Question 10
What prince of Monaco married Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock in 2011?
View Answer
Prince Albert II.

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