3. Swimming

In today’s Olympics, men and women compete in 16 events each. The fastest swimmers compete in the freestyle race. There are also relay races for 4 swimmers.

400 meter relay race at the 2008 Olympics
Image: Jmex60, CC BY-SA 3.0,
via Wikimedia Commons



Words

  • compete = to take part in a sports event against other athletes
  • relay race = here: swimmers swim in a team - one after the other