Wet Sports Trivia Quiz

Answer: Swimming

This very popular sport has been an Olympic sport since the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens. It is both an individual and a team sport and takes place in a 50-meter pool (when competing in the Olympic Games).
Up to 2012, American swimmer Michael Phelps has won 22 medals in this sport, more than any other athlete in any sport of the Olympic Games.

Answer: Synchronized swimming

Present in the Olympic games since 1984 in Los Angeles, synchronized swimming has competitions for duets and teams. It is a combination of swimming, gymnastics and dancing in the water.

Answer: Modern pentathlon

Modern pentathlon joined the Olympic Games in 1912 at the Stockholm Games. It is based on the military training of a 19th century soldier and it is considered extremely challenging physically. Its name comes from the Greek language, "pentathlon" means a "five-event contest," from the words "pente" (five) and "athlos" (event).

Answer: Canoeing and kayaking

For these sports, which made their debut in the 1936 Berlin Olympic games, two different boats are used, canoes with 1 or 2 athletes and kayaks with 1, 2 or 4 athletes. Slalom is also called "whitewater slalom."
The word "canoe" comes from the Carib Indians in the Caribbean Sea and the word "kayak" comes from the Greenland Inuits.

Answer: Sailing

Sailing has been an Olympic sport since the Athens 1896 Games but the races were cancelled that first time because of bad weather conditions.
It has numerous disciplines and different types of boats and crews.

Answer: Diving

Diving is a very popular sport in the Summer Olympic Games, the divers perform their dives using acrobatic stunts, graceful moves and extreme precision. It first joined the Olympic sports in 1904 at St. Louis. In Sydney 2000, synchronized diving was added to the diving events.
A legendary athlete in this sport is Greg Louganis who dominated both the springboard and platform in the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games.

Answer: Rowing

In Olympic rowing speed races, 14 different events are offered for men and women. Rowing became an Olympic sport in 1900 at the Summer Games of Paris.
In some events a "coxswain" is used: he (or she) steers, keeps the rhythm of the boat, motivates and encourages the crew, and traditionally gets thrown in the water at the end of the race.

Answer: Triathlon

Triathlon's debut was made at the 2000 Sydney Games. Both men and women compete in separate triathlons. The Olympic triathlon consists of 1.5 km (0.93 mi) of swimming, 40 km (25 mi) of cycling and 10 km (6.2 mi) of running, all in one day and consecutively. Again, its name comes from the Greek language, "tria" is three and "athlos" is event.

Answer: Water polo

Water polo is a very rough sport that requires excellent physical condition, strength and endurance. It is a contact sport, played in an all-deep pool. Its first appearance at the Olympic Games was in 1900 in Paris for men and in 2000 in Sydney for women.

Answer: Windsurfing

Windsurfing is of Polynesian descent and it is a combination of sailing and surfing. Its first appearence at an Olympic Games was in 1984 in Los Angeles and it's been present ever since. The wind plays a major role in a successful windsurfing competition and there have been instances in the Games where the teams had to wait for days for the right wind.