Competitive swimming

Japanese: 競泳 - きょうえい
Competitive swimming
A type of aquatic sport. Competitors swim a set distance using a set stroke and compete for time. Olympic events include freestyle (50m for men and women, 100m for men and women, 200m for men and women, 400m for men and women, 800m for women, 1500m for men), backstroke (100m for men and women, 200m for men and women), breaststroke (100m for men and women, 200m for men and women), butterfly (100m for men and women, 200m for men and women), relay (400m for men and women, 800m for men), medley relay (400m for men and women), individual medley (200m for men and women, 400m for men and women), and marathon swimming (10km for men and women). Marathon swimming is held in open water such as the sea, lakes, or rivers, but other events are held in pools with separate lanes.
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Japanese:
水上競技の一種。一定距離を定められた泳法で泳ぎ,タイムを競う。オリンピック種目としては自由形(男女50m,男女100m,男女200m,男女400m,女子800m,男子1500m),背泳ぎ(男女100m,男女200m),平泳ぎ(男女100m,男女200m),バタフライ(男女100m,男女200m),リレー(男女400m,男子800m),メドレーリレー(男女400m),個人メドレー(男女200m,男女400m),マラソンスイミング(男女10km)などがある。マラソンスイミングは海や湖,川などのオープンウォーターで行われるが,それ以外の種目はセパレートコースのプールを使用する。
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