Swimming - Commonwealth Games

Q.1. Which female swimmer took out the butterfly triple (50-100-200) at the 2002 games?
A. Jenny Thompson
B. Inge de Bruijn
C. Petria Thomas
D. Susie O'Neill

C. Petria Thomas
Topics: Petria became the first female in history to win the same event at three consecutive Commonwealth Games. Inge de Bruijn and Jenny Thompson were not a part of the Commonwealth.

Q.2. Who won the female 4 X 200m Freestyle Relay at the 2002 Commonwealth Games?
A. New Zealand
B. Australia
C. England
D. Canada

C. England
Topics: Australia placed second in the event.

Q.3. Where were the 2002 Commonwealth Games held?
A. Sydney
B. Melbourne
C. Manchester
D. Auckland

C. Manchester
Topics: Melbourne won the rights to host the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Q.4. Susie O'Neill won how many Gold Medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games?
A. 5
B. 0
C. 3
D. 4

B. 0
Topics: Many people will remember Susie O'Neill as 'Madame Butterfly'. Susie retired in 2000.

Q.5. Karen Legg of England won the women's 200M Freestyle.
A. True
B. False

B. False
Topics: Karen Pickering won the Gold Medal, Karen Legg took out the Silver, with Petria Thomas and Elka Graham sharing the Bronze. When at other major international meets, besides Commonwealth Games, Both Pickering and Legg competed for Great Britain.

Q.6. How many Gold Medals did Ian Thorpe win at the 2002 games?
A. 5
B. 4
C. 7
D. 6

D. 6
Topics: Everyone from Australia knows who Ian Thorpe is. He is unbeaten in over 7 years in his pet event, the 400M Free. Events won at 2002 games were 100M, 200M, & 400M Freestyle, and all three relays.

Q.7. Who won the men's 50M Freestyle at 2002 Games?
A. Brett Hawke
B. Ashley Callus
C. Mark Foster
D. Roland Schoeman

D. Roland Schoeman
Topics: Roland Schoeman is from the Republic of South Africa, and is very fast over the 50M & 100M freestyle.

Q.8. Who won the 100M backstroke for women at Kuala Lumpar in 1998?
A. Dyana Calub
B. Giaan Rooney
C. Sarah Price
D. Katy Sexton

B. Giaan Rooney
Topics: Giaan Rooney of Australia, was the 2001 World Champion in the 200M Freestyle. Giaan qaulified for the Athens Olympics in the 100M backstroke.

Q.9. At how many many individual events did the Australian swimming team take Gold-Silver-Bronze at the 1998 Commonwealth Games?
A. 4
B. 2
C. 1
D. 3

A. 4
Topics: The events were the Men and Women's 100M Butterfly, Mens 200M and 400M Freestyle.

Q.10. Jodie Henry of Australia, won the Gold Medal in the 50M freestyle for women at the 2002 games?
A. True
B. False

B. False
Topics: Jodie Henry took out the Silver medal. Likewise was when she took out the Silver in the 100M freestyle behind Hanna Seppala of Finland at 2003 World Championships.

Female Swimmer, Jenny Thompson, Freestyle Relay, Madame Butterfly, Gold Medal, Petria Thomas, Elka Graham, Great Britain, Ian Thorpe, Republic of South Africa, Backstroke For Women, World Champion In The 200m Freestyle, Athens Olympics, Jodie Henry of Australia, Silver Medal, Hanna Seppala of Finland