2012 LONDON OLYMPIC is July 27, 2012

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

London Olympic swimming competition


SWIMMING
This coming London 2012 game athletes are reminded to the key of becoming an olympic medalist; the speed, strength and stamina. A historical man Michael Phelps awarded his new record in the last 2008 Beijing olympic.

This competition will be participated by 950 athletes of 34 medal events. Base on the schedule, this event will be on July 28 to Aug 4 at Aquatic center - olympic park and August 9 to Aug 10 at Hyde Park

Olympic basic rule

Since from the start, olympic swimming competition has four basic strokes used namely;freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. These four strokes will be features in individual and relay medley.
Jargon Buster
- long course
- Medley
- negative split
- open turn
- tumble turn

long course - term if it is a 50-meter long pool of the type used in olympic competition. short course only measures half of it or 25-meter

medley - a term for an event in which there are a combination of swimmer or team swim separate legs of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly.

negative split - it is a term in the competition in which the swimmer athlete swim fastest than the second half of the event.

open turn - this is what we commonly see, a term in which the swimmer atlethes must touch the other side of the pool.

tumble turn - An underwater roll at the end of a lap, which allows swimmers to push off from the end of the pool with their feet.