Swimming Superstars

Description: Swimming Superstars Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Aquatic Legends
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Which swimmer holds the world record for the fastest 100-meter freestyle swim?

  1. Caeleb Dressel

  2. Michael Phelps

  3. Sun Yang

  4. Florent Manaudou


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Caeleb Dressel set the world record for the fastest 100-meter freestyle swim at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, with a time of 46.96 seconds.

Who is the most decorated Olympian in swimming history?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Katie Ledecky

  3. Jenny Thompson

  4. Ryan Lochte


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in swimming history, with a total of 28 medals, including 23 golds.

Which swimmer won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in the women's 100-meter freestyle event?

  1. Fanny Durack

  2. Charlotte Radcliffe

  3. Ethelda Bleibtrey

  4. Margaret Woodbridge


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fanny Durack won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in the women's 100-meter freestyle event at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.

Who is the only swimmer to have won the 200-meter butterfly event at three consecutive Olympic Games?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Tamás Darnyi

  3. Miloslav Rosko

  4. Takeshi Matsuda


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Michael Phelps is the only swimmer to have won the 200-meter butterfly event at three consecutive Olympic Games, doing so in 2004, 2008, and 2012.

Which swimmer holds the world record for the fastest 400-meter individual medley swim?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Ryan Lochte

  3. Chase Kalisz

  4. Daiya Seto


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Michael Phelps set the world record for the fastest 400-meter individual medley swim at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, with a time of 4:03.84.

Who is the youngest swimmer to have won an Olympic gold medal?

  1. Kathleen McCrone

  2. Kristin Otto

  3. Katie Ledecky

  4. Penny Oleksiak


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kathleen McCrone was the youngest swimmer to have won an Olympic gold medal, doing so at the age of 13 years and 268 days at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

Which swimmer holds the world record for the fastest 50-meter backstroke swim?

  1. Kliment Kolesnikov

  2. Hunter Armstrong

  3. Xu Jiayu

  4. Liam Tancock


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kliment Kolesnikov set the world record for the fastest 50-meter backstroke swim at the 2021 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, with a time of 24.00 seconds.

Who is the only swimmer to have won the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle events at the same Olympic Games three times?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Mark Spitz

  3. Matt Biondi

  4. Ian Thorpe


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Michael Phelps is the only swimmer to have won the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle events at the same Olympic Games three times, doing so in 2004, 2008, and 2012.

Which swimmer holds the world record for the fastest 200-meter breaststroke swim?

  1. Anton Chupkov

  2. Ippei Watanabe

  3. James Wilby

  4. Matthew Wilson


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Anton Chupkov set the world record for the fastest 200-meter breaststroke swim at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, with a time of 2:06.12.

Who is the only swimmer to have won the 400-meter, 800-meter, and 1500-meter freestyle events at the same Olympic Games?

  1. Katie Ledecky

  2. Janet Evans

  3. Rebecca Adlington

  4. Laure Manaudou


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Katie Ledecky is the only swimmer to have won the 400-meter, 800-meter, and 1500-meter freestyle events at the same Olympic Games, doing so at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Which swimmer holds the world record for the fastest 100-meter butterfly swim?

  1. Caeleb Dressel

  2. Michael Phelps

  3. Joseph Schooling

  4. Chad le Clos


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Caeleb Dressel set the world record for the fastest 100-meter butterfly swim at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, with a time of 49.50 seconds.

Who is the only swimmer to have won the 200-meter and 400-meter individual medley events at the same Olympic Games twice?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Ryan Lochte

  3. Chase Kalisz

  4. Kosuke Hagino


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Michael Phelps is the only swimmer to have won the 200-meter and 400-meter individual medley events at the same Olympic Games twice, doing so in 2004 and 2008.

Which swimmer holds the world record for the fastest 50-meter freestyle swim?

  1. Caeleb Dressel

  2. Florent Manaudou

  3. Bruno Fratus

  4. Cesar Cielo


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Caeleb Dressel set the world record for the fastest 50-meter freestyle swim at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, with a time of 21.04 seconds.

Who is the only swimmer to have won the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke events at the same Olympic Games four times?

  1. Aaron Peirsol

  2. Ryan Murphy

  3. Matt Grevers

  4. Tyler Clary


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aaron Peirsol is the only swimmer to have won the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke events at the same Olympic Games four times, doing so in 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012.

Which swimmer holds the world record for the fastest 800-meter freestyle swim?

  1. Katie Ledecky

  2. Lauren Boyle

  3. Sarah Kohler

  4. Boglárka Kapás


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Katie Ledecky set the world record for the fastest 800-meter freestyle swim at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a time of 8:04.79.

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