sports — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Athletic pastime Nouns 1. sports, recreation, athletics, pastime; angling, hunting, chase (see pursuit); sportsmanship, fair play (see justice); sportswear (see clothing). 2. sportsman, sportswoman, Nimrod … English dictionary for students
Swimming at the Summer Olympics — Governing body FINA Events 34 (men: 17; women: 17) Games … Wikipedia
Swimming — is the movement by humans or animals through water, usually without artificial assistance. Swimming is an activity that can be both useful and recreational. Its primary uses are bathing, cooling, travel, fishing, escape, and sport. Animals with… … Wikipedia
Sports in Puerto Rico — can be traced from the ceremonial competitions amongst the pre Columbian Native Americans of the Arawak also known as Taíno tribes which inhabited the island to the modern era in which sports activities consist of an organized physical activity… … Wikipedia
Swimming at the Commonwealth Games — Swimming is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event s precursor, the 1930 British Empire Games. It is a core sport and must be included… … Wikipedia
Sports in colonial times in Singapore — Sports in Singapore can be traced back to the colonial times where the earliest official records on sports were found. Sports had an important role to play as it helped to fill the idle hours for the colonials who had to wait for months for news… … Wikipedia
Swimming at the Summer Paralympics — Swimming has been contested at every Summer Paralympics. At the first games, the 1960 Paralympics, 62 swimming events were held in distances of 25 and 50 metres, plus a 3×50 metre relay for men. Since then, swimming at the Paralympics has grown… … Wikipedia
Swimming Australia — is the peak governing body for competitive swimming in Australia. The body currently has approximately 90,000 registered members nationally in 1100 clubs across the country, which includes swimmers, coaches, officials, administrators and… … Wikipedia
Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics — as usual was a part of the Swimming Sport , other two parts were Water Polo and Diving. They were not three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation mdash; FINA. Swimming discipline consisted of 26 events: 13 men s and 13 … Wikipedia
Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games — Swimming was contested from December 2 to December 9 at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Both swim racing and synchronized swimming was contested, with all events taking place at the Hamad Aquatic Centre.wimming (men)50 m Backstroke*December… … Wikipedia
