swimming competition

collocation in English

meaningsofswimmingandcompetition

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swimming
noun[U]
uk
/ˈswɪm.ɪŋ/us
/ˈswɪm.ɪŋ/
the activity or sport ...
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competition
noun
uk
/ˌkɒm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌkɑːm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/
a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than ...
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(Definition ofswimmingandcompetitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Four of the five gold medals came from athletics and one came from theswimmingcompetition.
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As such, the front crawl stroke is nearly universally used during a freestyleswimmingcompetition, hence freestyle is used metonymically for the front crawl.
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A total of two world records were set during theswimmingcompetition.
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At the age of 10, he took part in 5 kmswimmingcompetitionin the sea.
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Yearly there was aswimmingcompetitionbetween two teams.
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He won the bronze medal in the underwaterswimmingcompetition.
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Theswimmingcompetitionconsisted of 26 events: 13 for men and 13 for women.
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Main pool forswimmingcompetition, and a temporary training pool connected with the competition pool with additional athletes relax and massage area.
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The pool is open to the public for membership and offers fee concessions forswimmingcompetitionmedal winners.
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Athletes here have competed in different level of swimming event as well as less publicized finswimmingcompetition, having attained phenomenal accomplishments such as 10 world champions.
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Only men competed in theswimmingcompetition.
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He was known for the many sprinters he trained to the highest level ofswimmingcompetition.
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Ommaya won a nationalswimmingcompetitionin 1953 and also established himself as a champion debator and trained as an operatic singer.
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