Do You Know All About Olympic Swimming?
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The Olympics is the most celebrated athletic event in the world. Are you a swimmer and looking forward to get to the Olympics someday? The quiz below will help gauge and advance on what you know on Olympic swimming.
- 1.What Olympic swimmer was often seen carrying her teddy bear at the 1996 Olympics?
- A.
Jenny Thompson
- B.
Kara Lynn Joyce
- C.
Amanda Beard
- D.
Summer Sanders
- 2.What swimmer qualified for the 1998 U.S. Nationals in every single event?
- A.
Amanda Beard
- B.
Summer Sanders
- C.
Michal Phelps
- D.
Natalie Coughlin
- 3.Who won every event she swam at the 2002 U.S. Summer Nationals?
- A.
Natalie Coughlin
- B.
Mary Meagher
- C.
Summer Sanders
- D.
Jenny Thompson
- 4.What swimmer came out of retirement and won two gold medals at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney?
- A.
Natalie Coughlin
- B.
Greg Louganis
- C.
Dara Torres
- D.
Michael Phelps
- 5.After Janet Evans swam her last career lap, she embraced what rival in the water?
- A.
Amy Van Dyken
- B.
Michelle Smith
- C.
Lara Boyle
- D.
Brooke Bennett
- 6.What swimmer was the first American woman to win four golds at a single Olympics?
- A.
Summer Sanders
- B.
Janet Evans
- C.
Amy Van Dyken
- D.
Michelle Smith
- 7.What Olympic gold medalist swimmer suffers from asthma?
- A.
Brooke Bennet
- B.
Michael Phelps
- C.
Amy Van Dyken
- D.
Daniel Young
- 8.How old was Fu Mingxia when she won the Olympic gold for women's platform diving in 1992?
- A.
15
- B.
13
- C.
19
- D.
17
- 9.Who won the duet synchronized swimming event at the 1992 Olympics?
- A.
Penny And Vicky Vilagos
- B.
Karen And Sarah Josephson
- C.
Carolyn Waldo And Michelle Cameron
- D.
Candy Costie And Tracie Ruiz
- 10.In which swimming event did American Pablo Morales finally win gold in 1992?
- A.
100 Meter Butterfly
- B.
200 Meter Individual Medley
- C.
50 Meter Freestyle
- D.
200 Meter Butterfly
- 11.What was so unusual about the swimming events at the first Olympic Games?
- A.
There Were No Swimming Events
- B.
Competitors Swam Back To Shore
- C.
Nothing Unusual
- D.
Pool Was Oval Shaped
- 12.Which country won bronze medals in both the men's and women's synchronized diving at the 2000 Olympics?
- A.
Australia
- B.
Japan
- C.
Russia
- D.
China
- 13.In 2004, Jodie Henry won Olympic freestyle swimming gold with a time of 53.84 seconds in what race?
- A.
200 Meter
- B.
100 Meter
- C.
400 Meter
- D.
50 Meter
- 14.What sporting event did Scott Usher compete in Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics?
- A.
Mountain Bike
- B.
Rowing
- C.
Weightlifting
- D.
Swimming
- 15.What sport did Peter Vanderkaay compete in for the USA team in the 2004 Summer Olympics?
- A.
Swimming
- B.
Soccer
- C.
Rowing
- D.
Canoe/Kayak - Flatwater
- 16.American athlete Erik Vendt competed in which sport at the 2004 Summer Olympics?
- A.
Diving
- B.
Mountain Bike
- C.
Swimming
- D.
Beach Volleyball
- 17.American athlete Dana Vollmer competed in which sport at the 2004 Summer Olympics?
- A.
Swimming
- B.
Rowing
- C.
Diving
- D.
Artistic Gymnastics
- 18.American athlete Diana Munz competed in which sport at the 2004 Summer Olympics?
- A.
Mountain Bike
- B.
Track and Field
- C.
Swimming
- D.
Volleyball
- 19.At the 2004 Olympics, Walker Neil competed in which sport for the USA?
- A.
Track and Field
- B.
Tennis
- C.
Swimming
- D.
Mountain Bike
- 20.Which female athlete won 3 gold swimming medals for Australia in the 1972 Olympics?
- A.
Dawn Fraser
- B.
Michelle Ford
- C.
Shane Gould
- D.
Lorraine Crapp
- 21.How many swimming categories did the U.S. men receive 1976 Olympic gold medals in?
- A.
9
- B.
12
- C.
13
- D.
10
- 22.Kirsty Coventry won the swimming gold medal in what 2004 Olympic event?
- A.
200 M Backstroke
- B.
200 M Butterfly
- C.
200 M Individual Medley
- D.
100 M Backstroke
- 23.In 2004, how many Olympic medals did swimmer Jenny Thompson win?
- A.
Five
- B.
Four
- C.
Two
- D.
One
- 24.What three-time Olympic swimming champion had shoulder surgery in 2002?
- A.
Greg Louganis
- B.
Brooke Bennett
- C.
Peter Banks
- D.
Scott Rodeo
- 25.Tom Dolan beat what fellow U.S. swimmer to win the first Olympic gold medal in 1996?
- A.
Greg Louganis
- B.
Natalie Coughlin
- C.
Eric Namesnik
- D.
Dennis Hall
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