1. Unit9 swimming 1.Competitive 竞争性
Swimming is not only a competitive sport,
but one of the world’s most popular recreational
activities. Participants compete in races without
artificial aids but through the act of propelling
their body with their arms and legs in the water.
1.Competitive 竞争性
2. Recreational 娱乐性的
3.Participant 参加者
4. Artificial 人工的
5. Propel 驱动 推动
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2. Individual medley 个人混合泳 Medley relay 混合泳接力 8. free-style relay 自由泳接力
The first swimmer to cover a predetermined distance is the winner. The main events of international swimming competitions include free style, breast stroke, butterfly stroke, backstroke, individual medley (which combines the four basic strokes), medley relay, and free-style relay.
Predetermined 预定的
Free style 自由泳
Breast stroke 蛙泳
（flog style)
Butterfly stroke 蝶泳
Backstroke 仰泳
Individual medley 个人混合泳
Medley relay 混合泳接力
8. free-style relay 自由泳接力
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3. The modern competitive swimming began in the 19th century in England
The modern competitive swimming began in the 19th century in England. Swimming has been an Olympic sport since 1896 when the Olympic Games were revived. Women first swam in the Olympics in 1912.
Revive: 复兴、复活

4. Synchronized swimming 花样游泳 Diving 跳水 Water polo 水球
Competitive swimming’s international governing body is FINA, the International Swimming Federation, which was established in The federation is in charge of swimming, synchronized swimming, diving and water polo.
Establish 成立
In charge of 掌管
Synchronized swimming
花样游泳
Diving 跳水
Water polo 水球

5. Varying 不同的 Match lane 赛道 Pool and equipment
competitions are held in pools of varying lengths. International competition is conducted in pools 50 meters long. The water depth is 2 meters. Each pool has eight or six match lanes. There are pool-bottom lane markers on the middle of each lane.
Varying 不同的
Match lane 赛道

6. Target 目标 靶子 Extend 延伸 Surface 表面 Separate 分开 Float 漂浮
In the center of the wall at the end of each lane, there are the end-wall targets in the shape of a “T” , extending at least 1-meter bellow the surface. Lanes are numbered from right to left as swimmers stand facing the pool and are seperated by floating lane dividers.
Target 目标 靶子
Extend 延伸
Surface 表面
Separate 分开
Float 漂浮

7. The starting platforms are installed and connected flush with the wall of swimming pool. There are backstroke starting grips on the wall and a recall rope used to recall swimmers after a fault start.
Platform 跳台 站台 出发台
Install 安装
Flush 齐平的 冲刷
Grip 抓住 抓手
Recall 召回 令某人想起
Fault start 出发违例

8. Homework
Do you think swimming is an important technique for you? Why?

9. officials in swimming Referee 总裁判 Control-room supervisor
控制室监督员
3. Judges of stroke
泳姿裁判员
4. Starter 发令员
5. Chief inspectors of turns
转身裁判长
6. Inspectors of turns
转身裁判员
7.Chief recorder 记录长
8. Clerks of course
泳道检查员
9.False start rope personnel
司线员
10. Announcer 报告员
At the Olympic Games, World Championships and World Cups, the minimum international requirements of officials are a referee, a control –room supervisor, four judges of stroke, two starters, two chief inspectors of turns, inspectors of turns (one at each end of each lane), a chief recorder, two clerks of course, a false start rope personnel and an announcer.

10. Officials in swimming
When automatic officiating equipment is not available, such equipment must be replaced by chief timekeeper, three timekeepers per lane
1.Automatic 自动的
2.Available 可用的
3. Replace 代替
4. Chief timekeeper
计时长

11. Olympic Swimming Tournament
In the first modern Olympic Games, three swimming events (100m, 500m and 1200m) were on the program with 26 participants from 6 countries, which were held in the sea.
Participant
参加者
Participate 参加

12. Olympic Swimming Tournament
In 1924, the Olympic Games created the history of the competitive swimming, where swimming competitions were competed in the regular pools in Paris.
Create 创造
regular pool
正规游泳池

13. Olympic Swimming Tournament
Swimming is the second largest sport in the Olympic Games with 34 events. All the events are conducted in a 50-metre pool, except the 10km marathon swimming which is held in open water.
Conduct
执行 实施
Marathon
马拉松

14. Olympic Swimming Tournament
The men’s and women’s 10km marathon swimming in Beijing Olympics was first listed as official Olympic gold-medal events and the tournament involved 50 swimmers, 25 men and 25 women in the Beijing 2008.
List 列出 列为

15. Olympic Swimming Tournament
For the individual events in the Olympic swimming tournament, each participating national/regional Olympic committee (NOC) with athletes meeting the FINA”A” standards can field up to 2 athletes per event;
Standard
标准的

16. Olympic Swimming Tournament
Each participating national/regional Olympic committee (NOC) with athletes meeting the FINA “B” standards qualifies 1 athlete per event. For the relay events, every NOC can only send a team per event.

17. Olympic Swimming Tournament
The system of preliminary heats, semi-finals and finals is used for all events. Sixteen swimmers are selected to enter into the semi-finals based on their times established in preliminary heats. Then the best eight swimmers compete in the finals according to their times in the semi-finals.
Preliminary heat 预赛
Semi-finals
半决赛
Finals 决赛

18. Technical terms
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19. homework 1. preview the content of unit19
2. speak something about table tennis, including our Chinese table tennis.