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swimming in a competition
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Swim meets are hard to explain because there are so many types, including, high school meets and club meets... yet here goes.
At meets they are usually 5 to 8 lanes depending on the pool. The lanes are separated by lane lines. There is a block, on which the swimmer stands on, at one side of the pool for the start. At the beginning of the race the swimmers stand up on the blocks, then
when an official says "take your mark" and then beeps the starting system the swimmers dive off of the blocks and into the pool (in their respective lanes). The swimmers then swim how ever many lengths they are supposed to (depending on the race) and then the touch a touch pad at the end that records the time it took them to swim that specific race. The goal of competitive swimming is to swim the fastest for a given distance. The first person to touch the wall after swimming a certain distance (depending on the race) wins.
Each swim meet offers a variety of events and distances, depending on the age group and classification. Each swimmer will have a limit to the number of events he or she may swim each day, depending on the meet rules. Officials watch over the pool - making sure that all competitors are swimming the strokes properly.
There are four strokes: butterfly, freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke.
Competition pools may be short course (25 yards or 25 meters), or long course (50 meters).
Swim meets are hard to explain because there are so many types, including, high school meets and club meets... yet here goes.
At meets they are usually 5 to 8 lanes depending on the pool. The lanes are separated by lane lines. There is a block, on which the swimmer stands on, at one side of the pool for the start. At the beginning of the race the swimmers stand up on the blocks, then
when an official says "take your mark" and then beeps the starting system the swimmers dive off of the blocks and into the pool (in their respective lanes). The swimmers then swim how ever many lengths they are supposed to (depending on the race) and then the touch a touch pad at the end that records the time it took them to swim that specific race. The goal of competitive swimming is to swim the fastest for a given distance. The first person to touch the wall after swimming a certain distance (depending on the race) wins.
Each swim meet offers a variety of events and distances, depending on the age group and classification. Each swimmer will have a limit to the number of events he or she may swim each day, depending on the meet rules. Officials watch over the pool - making sure that all competitors are swimming the strokes properly.
There are four strokes: butterfly, freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke.
Competition pools may be short course (25 yards or 25 meters), or long course (50 meters).
Jackson Chameleons... Can they swim?
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Can they swim? :S
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Most animals of all kinds can swim IF THEY HAVE TO although (obviously) not all animals LIKE to swim. This ability is purely a matter a survival since, in the wild, non-aquatic animals can, and do, fall into water from time to time.
The Jackson Chameleon is NOT a swimmer by nature and will normally have no need, and certainly no desire, to ever have course to swim; consequently, it will not be a good swimmer and will certainly be in danger if it falls into (or, God forbid, is *put* into) water.
The natural response you could expect to see in any non-aquatic animal in water is a desperate flailing of the limbs and a raised head posture, as the creature struggles to get to the safety of dry land (or a dry surface). This situation is especially dangerous for non-aquatic *reptiles* because of their inability to regulate their body temperature independently i.e. they are dependant on a high ambient temperature. A sudden drop in temperature from being in water, could render such a reptile unable even to save itself. So, if the water is cold, the lizard will only have a few seconds to struggle out.
Furthermore, Jackson Chamelions are notoriously difficult to sustain in captivity because they're not hardy. Even more reason for them to stay well away from swimming situations.
Most animals of all kinds can swim IF THEY HAVE TO although (obviously) not all animals LIKE to swim. This ability is purely a matter a survival since, in the wild, non-aquatic animals can, and do, fall into water from time to time.
The Jackson Chameleon is NOT a swimmer by nature and will normally have no need, and certainly no desire, to ever have course to swim; consequently, it will not be a good swimmer and will certainly be in danger if it falls into (or, God forbid, is *put* into) water.
The natural response you could expect to see in any non-aquatic animal in water is a desperate flailing of the limbs and a raised head posture, as the creature struggles to get to the safety of dry land (or a dry surface). This situation is especially dangerous for non-aquatic *reptiles* because of their inability to regulate their body temperature independently i.e. they are dependant on a high ambient temperature. A sudden drop in temperature from being in water, could render such a reptile unable even to save itself. So, if the water is cold, the lizard will only have a few seconds to struggle out.
Furthermore, Jackson Chamelions are notoriously difficult to sustain in captivity because they're not hardy. Even more reason for them to stay well away from swimming situations.
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