Swimming is a great recreational activity and competitive sport that people of all ages enjoy. It provides a full-body workout and has many health benefits. Swimming also lends itself well to riddles and puzzles. Here are 37 entertaining riddles about swimming along with their answers. Some may make you think hard about the different aspects of swimming, while others are more lighthearted. See how many you can get right!
Swimming Riddles
Riddles About Swimming Strokes and Techniques
1) I’m a stroke you do only on your belly, my name’s the opposite of back. What am I? Butterfly.
2) My stroke is named after an insect and requires you to move both arms symmetrically together. What stroke am I? Butterfly.
3) I’m a freestyle stroke you do only on your back. When you swim me, you can’t see where you’re going! What am I? Backstroke.
4) I’m a stroke where you twist your body from side to side, so you’re always breathing on one side or the other. What stroke am I? Sidestroke.
5) I’m a relaxed swimming stroke where you keep your face out of the water and kick gently. Many people use me just to enjoy the water. What stroke am I? Breaststroke.
Riddles About Swimming Styles and Competitions
6) I’m a fast swimming style where you swim as fast as you can by taking rapid arm strokes and kicking a lot. What style am I? Freestyle.
7) I’m a swimming competition where each swimmer races four different strokes. What am I? Individual medley.
8) I’m a race where swimmers stay in their lanes while racing the same stroke up and down the pool. What am I called? Sprint.
9) I’m a race longer than 50 meters that tests swimmers’ endurance over many pool lengths. What type of race am I? Distance.
10) I’m a relay where 4 people take turns swimming parts of a race. Each swimmer must touch the wall before the next can dive in! What am I? Relay race.
Riddles About the Pool
11) What has lots of water but no fish? A swimming pool.
12) We’re lines on the bottom and sides of the pool. We help swimmers know how far they have swum. What are we? Lane markers.
13) I indicate the depth of the water at different places in the pool. You should check me before diving in! What am I? Depth markings.
14) I’m the raised area at the shallow end of the pool with various heights for jumping in. What am I called? Starting blocks.
15) I’m a pole extended over the water that marks when the pool depth gets deeper. Swimmers know to go under me, not over me! What am I? Safety rope.
Riddles About Swim Gear and Equipment
16) We cover the eyes and keep water out while swimming. Goggles allow swimmers to see clearly underwater! What are we? Swim goggles.
17) I’m rubbery, stretchy and worn on competitive swimmers’ heads to streamline their hair. What am I? Swim cap.
18) I’m a flotation device often used by children learning to swim. Kids can hold onto me in the water while kicking their feet. What am I? Kickboard.
19) I’m a frog-like device used for swim training that strengthens arm and leg muscles. Swimmers wear me between their legs. What training gear am I? Swim fins.
20) I’m hand-shaped plastic plates competitive swimmers attach to their hands and forearms for extra propulsion in the water. What am I? Paddles.
Riddles About Swimming Rules and Safety
21) We ensure people stay safe at the pool. Swimmers should always walk, not run near us! What are we? Pool edges.
22) I’m the number of swimmers that should be in a lane at once for safety during lap swim. What number am I? One or two.
23) After eating, swimmers should wait this amount of time before entering the water again. What is the waiting period? 30 minutes.
24) People who can’t swim well should wear me in the deep end for safety. I help keep swimmers’ heads above water. What should they wear? Life jacket.
25) When there’s lightning or thunder, swimmers need to exit this for safety. What do swimmers need to exit? The pool.
Lighthearted and Tricky Riddles
26) What building has the most stories? A library!
27) What gets wetter the more it dries? A towel.
28) I have keys but no locks. I have space but no rooms. You can enter but can’t walk. What am I? A keyboard.
29) What 11-letter word must be spelled incorrectly? Incorrectly!
30) The more you take away, the bigger I become. What am I? A hole.
31) What starts with “e” and ends with “e” but only contains one letter? An envelope.
32) If you drop me, I’m sure to crack. But give me a smile, and I’ll always smile back. What am I? A mirror.
33) What gets broken without being touched? A promise.
34) I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and water but no fish. What am I? A map.
35) What goes up and down but doesn’t move? Stairs.
36) What has four wheels and flies? A garbage truck!
37) What can travel all around the world without leaving its corner? A stamp.
Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed pondering these riddles about the many aspects of swimming! Let me know which one stumped you or made you laugh. Swimming is not only an excellent form of exercise, but also lends itself to some great puzzles. Challenging your mind while challenging your body is twice the fun. Maybe these brain-teasers will add extra amusement to your next dip in the pool!
