Swimming Dictionary

Browse A - Z of swimming terms. Learn the meaning of terms used in learning to swim, competitions, squad swimming, coaching and more.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

Ascend

Aerobic

Anearibic

Arm

ATP

A

B

Backstroke

Breaststroke

Breathing 3, 5, 7, 9

Breathing 3, 5, 7, 9, " br 3,5,7,9 on a set whiteboard" is to breathe every 3, then 5, then 7, then 9 strokes before returning back to 3 strokes before your next breath. If you can't get to 5, 7, or 9 strokes try adding 5 strokes to a breath once per lap. As you become more comfortable, you will be able to add more strokes between breaths... Read More

Build

Butterfly

C

Catch Up

C

D

Descend

Disqualification

Dive

Drill

Dry Land

C

E

C

F

Fist Swim

Freestyle

Front Crawl

C

G

Goggles

C

H

Hypoxic

HIT

C

I

Individual Medaly (IM)

Intervals

C

J

Individual Medaly (IM)

Intervals

C

K

Kick

C

L

Kick

C

M

Kick

C

N

Kick

C

O

Olympics

C

P

Push and Glide

Push Start

C

Q

Push and Glide

Push Start

C

R

Push and Glide

Push Start

C

S

Push and Glide

Push Start

C

T

Time Trial (TT)

Tumble Turn

C

U

Under Water (UW)

C

V

Under Water (UW)

C

W

Wet Land

C

X

Wet Land

C

Y

Wet Land

C

Z

Wet Land

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