Name: Evelyn
Age: 16
Current Location: California
Well, I just posted my first story here on FP. It’s called ‘When A Monarch Spreads Its Wings’. The story has a lot of weird and confusing swim terminology that I’m sure most of you won’t understand, so...here's something that might somewhat help you guys out.
Basic Swimming Terminology
25- A ‘25’ is 25 yards, which is one length of the pool.
50- A ‘50’ is 50 yards, which is two lengths of the pool, or one lap.
75- A ‘75’ is 75 yards, which is three lengths of the pool.
100- A ‘100’ is 100 yards, which is four lengths of the pool, or two laps.
200- A ‘200’ is 200 yards, eight lengths of the pool, or four laps.
500- A ‘500’ is 500 yards, twenty lengths of the pool, or ten laps.
D.Q.- Disqualify
Drill- A drill is not the full stroke. It’s meant to help improve whatever stroke you’re working on.
Strokes
Freestyle- Freestyle swimming is just your ‘regular’ or ‘basic’ swimming. For most people this is their fastest, easiest or best stroke.
Backstroke- Backstroke is done on your back (well obviously). For most this stroke comes easily after freestyle.
Breaststroke- Breaststroke is called that because your hands come over your head and around towards your chest and back out. Breast is very easy to D.Q. on because your kick and stroke have to be just right. Also, for people who aren’t that great at freestyle tend to do very well at breast. Breast is the complete opposite (movement wise) of free.
Butterfly- Butterfly is considered the hardest stroke of them all. It’s very rare when a person can get the timing right for butterfly on their first try, but once you’ve got it down butterfly should actually be faster than freestyle. Butterfly is also the most tiring stroke, for most people.
Sets
Sets are given out during practice, and sometime they’re kind of hard to remember.
Ex: 8 50’s butterfly in 1.30, on the double zeros
This translates to: You’re going to swim a 50 (two lengths) of butterfly stroke, eight times. And you have to swim that 50 yards in 1 minute and 30 seconds. During practices they have a timer counting down the time remaining of practice over head, so ‘double zeros’ would be when the timers flashes two zeros when the minute is over. So depending on when they tell you to leave, you just watch out for the seconds on the clock.
Swim Meet
Order of Events during Swim Meets:
200 Medley Relay- Four people, each person does 50 yards of each stroke. The Medley Relay order is Back, Breast, Fly, Free.
200 Freestyle- One person does 200 yards freestyle.
200 Individual Medley- One person does 50 yards of each stroke. The order for the I.M. is Fly, Back, Breast, Free.
50 Freestyle- One person does 50 yards.
100 Butterfly- One person does 100 yards of butterfly.
100 Freestyle- One person does 100 yards of free.
500 Freestyle- One person does 500 yards of free.
200 Freestyle Relay- Four people each do 50 yards of freestyle.
100 Backstroke- One person does 100 yards of backstroke.
100 Breaststroke- One person does 100 yards of breaststroke.
400 Freestyle Relay- Four people each do 100 yards of freestyle.
In a meet JV girls are always first to swim in every event, then JV boys, then varsity girls and last varsity boys. Example: For 200 medleys relay first to go would be JV girls then once they’re done JV boys would go, then varsity girl and varsity boys. Then right after varsity boys, JV girls would start off the next event which would be the 200 free, and on goes the cycle.
There’s usually a 10 minute break between the 50 free and 100 fly. Other than that the meet is continuous, it doesn’t stop for anyone. If you’re running late for your event and aren’t behind the blocks handing the timers your card when it’s your turn, the referee will not wait for you. Most people are behind the diving blocks early for this reason.
well that's it...go read my story pretty please.
I do have a Fanfiction account!
Here's the link thingy:
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/950589/
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