Obstacle swimming
The obstacle Swimming is a former Olympic discipline . It was only Olympic in Paris in 1900 .
In obstacle swimming, a swimming distance of 200 meters is usually covered in the crawl style . Several boats are distributed along the route that have to be overcome. The competition is mostly carried out in a river, at the 1900 Olympic Games in the Seine . The existing world record, set by the Australian Fred Lane, is 2: 38.4 minutes.
Rescue competition
Obstacle swimming also denotes a discipline in rescue competitions organized by the German Life Saving Society (DLRG). A 70 cm deep obstacle hanging in the water must be submerged in the water. If you swim in a 25 m pool, the net is halfway; in a 50 m pool there are two nets in the water, one at 12.5 m and another at 37.5 m. Depending on the age group, a distance of 50 to 200 meters is covered. The obstacle is usually a red net, the upper edge of which remains on the surface by floating bodies and the lower edge of which is held under water by weights.
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.olympia-lexikon.de/Frühere_olympische_Sportarten_und_Dislinien_(Sommer)
- ↑ http://www.olympia-lexikon.de/Paris_1900
- ↑ Swimming pool disciplines in rescue sports: http://www.dlrg.de/sport/informationen/dislinien/pool.html