Swimming & Diving
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- aquaticsnoun · C1Sports carried on in the water.
- armbandnoun · B1+An inflatable ring worn on the arm to keep a child up.
- backstroke/ˈbækˌstɹoʊk/noun · B2+Swimming on your back with alternating arms.
- breaststroke/ˈbɹɛstˌstɹoʊk/noun · B2+A swimming style with both arms sweeping together.
- buoy/ˈbɔɪ/noun · B2+A floating marker anchored to warn or to guide.
- buoyancy/ˈbɔɪ.ən.si/noun · B2+The tendency of a body to rise in water.
- buoyancy aidnoun · C1A garment that helps keep a person afloat.
- butterfly strokenoun · B2A swimming style with both arms thrown forward together.
- changing roomnoun · A2The small room in a shop where you try clothes on.
- chlorinatedadjective · B2+Treated with a chemical that kills germs.
- current/ˈkʌɹənt/adjective · B1Happening or existing right now, at the present time.
- deep endnoun · B1The part of the pool where you cannot touch the bottom.
- dive/daɪv/verb · B2To jump into water head first, arms straight out in front.
- diving boardnoun · B1The springboard a diver jumps from.
- drowning/ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ/noun · B1Dying through being unable to breathe under water.
- entry/ˈɛntɹi/noun · B1The moment a diver meets the water.
- filtration systemnoun · C1The equipment that cleans the water.
- flipper/ˈflɪpə/noun · B1+The flat limb a sea mammal swims with.
- float/fləʊt/verb · A2To rest on top of water or drift in the air without sinking.
- flume/fluːm/noun · C1An enclosed water slide.
- freestyle/ˈfɹiːˌstaɪl/noun · B2+A race where any stroke may be used, usually the fastest.
- front crawl/ˌfɹʌntˈkɹɑːl/noun · B2A fast stroke of alternate overarm reaches.
- goggles/ˈɡɑ.ɡəlz/noun · A2+Sealed eye protection worn against dust and sparks.
- high boardnoun · B2A fixed platform high above the water.
- kickboardnoun · B2A float held to practise leg movements.
- lane ropenoun · B2The floating line that divides one lane from another.
- lap/læp/noun · B1The flat place your legs make when you sit down.
- length/lɛŋ(k)θ/noun · B1How long something is, from end to end.
- lido/ˈlaɪ.dəʊ/noun · C1An open-air public swimming pool.
- lifebuoynoun · B2+The ring thrown to somebody in the water.
- lifeguard/ˈlaɪfˌɡɑɹd/noun · B1The person who watches swimmers and rescues them.
- lifesavingnoun · B2+The skills of rescuing somebody from drowning.
- locker/ˈlɒk.ə(ɹ)/noun · A2+Your own small metal cupboard in the corridor for books and coats.
- mask/mɑːsk/noun · A2A face covering worn for disguise, carnival, or protection.
- medley/ˈmɛdli/noun · B2+A race using each of the strokes in turn.
- open waternoun · B2Swimming in a lake, a river or the sea.
- paddling poolnoun · B1A shallow pool for small children.
- personal bestphrase · B1The finest result you yourself have ever achieved.
- pike/paɪk/noun · B2A long-jawed freshwater hunter with many teeth.
- plunge/plʌnd͡ʒ/verb · C1To dive or fall suddenly and steeply.
- poolsidenoun · B1+The paved area around the edge of a pool.
- pull buoynoun · C1A float held between the legs to work the arms.
- resuscitationnoun · C2Reviving somebody who has stopped breathing.
- ripple/ˈɹɪp(ə)l/noun · B2One of the small rings spreading where a stone meets still water.
- riptide/ˈɹɪp.taɪd/noun · C1A strong narrow current running out from a beach.
- scuba/ˈskuːbə/noun · B2Breathing gear carried on the back under water.
- shallow endnoun · B1The part of the pool where you can stand.
- snorkelnoun · B1+A tube that lets you breathe with your face down.
- splash/splæʃ/verb · B1To throw water about noisily.
- springboardnoun · B2+A flexible board that throws a diver into the air.
- starting blocknoun · B2The raised platform a race is dived from.
- stroke ratenoun · C1How many arm cycles a swimmer makes each minute.
- swimmer/ˈswɪm.ə/noun · B1Somebody moving through water under their own power.
- swimming capnoun · A2A tight cover worn to keep hair out of the way.
- swimsuit/ˈswɪm.s(j)ut/noun · A2+What you wear in the pool or the sea.
- synchronised swimmingnoun · B2A team display of movement in time to music.
- tide/taɪd/noun · B2The slow daily rise and fall of the sea, pulled by the moon.
- touchpad/ˈtʌt͡ʃˌpæd/noun · C1The panel a swimmer strikes to stop the clock.
- tread waterphrase · B2To stay upright in deep water without moving along.
- triathlon/tɹaɪˈæθlɒn/noun · B1+The brutal triple race — swim, then cycle, then run.
- trunks/tɹʌŋks/noun · B1Short close-fitting garments worn to swim in.
- tuck/tʌk/verb · B2To push something snugly into place.
- tumble turnnoun · C1A somersault used to change direction at the wall.
- undertownoun · C1The pull of water back out under a breaking wave.
- water polo/ˈwɔːtə(ɹ) ˈpəʊləʊ/noun · B1A ball game played by teams swimming in a pool.
- water safetynoun · B2The rules that keep swimmers from harm.
- water wingsnoun · B1Inflated floats worn by a learner.
- wave machinenoun · B2Equipment that makes artificial waves in a pool.
- wetsuit/ˈwɛtˌs(j)ut/noun · B1+A tight rubber suit that keeps a swimmer warm.