Swimming Vocabulary Quiz You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests vocabulary on the Swimming page. 1. The fastest swimming stroke is called freestyle or Australian style Australian stroke Australian crawl a) Australian style b) Australian stroke c) Australian crawl 2. The "frog kick" is the kicking style used in breaststroke backstroke butterfly a) breaststroke b) backstroke c) butterfly 3. Both arms are rotated forward at the same time in butterfly freestyle breaststroke a) butterfly b) freestyle c) breaststroke 4. The only races that don't begin with swimmers diving into the water are butterfly races breaststroke races backstroke races a) butterfly races b) breaststroke races c) backstroke races 5. All races except for backstroke begin with swimmers diving from their diving boards starting blocks touch pads a) diving boards b) starting blocks c) touch pads 6. In races held in a pool, each swimmer must swim in their own section lane alley a) section b) lane c) alley 7. The distance from one end of a pool to the other is called a lap or a width a length a depth a) a width b) a length c) a depth 8. At the end of each lap, swimmers must touch the touch pad finger pad lap pad a) touch pad b) finger pad c) lap pad 9. Races held in a lake or in the sea are called outdoor events marathon events open water events a) outdoor events b) marathon events c) open water events 10. An event in which more than one stroke is used is called a medley a relay a triathlon a) a medley b) a relay c) a triathlon Your score is: Correct answers: