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Meaning of "swimming gala" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SWIMMING GALA

swimming gala  [ˈswɪmɪŋ ˈɡɑːlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWIMMING GALA

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Swimming gala is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SWIMMING GALA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

swimming gala

Swimming gala

A swimming gala is a swimming competition between clubs or groups of swimmers, usually of young people. This term is primarily used in the UK and South Africa; in Australia swimming carnival is the norm. In the UK swimming galas are traditionally held at the end of the summer and through the autumn. Typical groups that compete at galas include schools, Girl Guides and Scouts other youth groups and between swimming clubs and between individual swimmers. As well as the usual swimming events, there are sometimes more fun or unusual events such as swimming backwards or varieties of mixed relays and special races are often staged for the group leaders. This could also be extended to others as well as leaders many others will have a go at the race. Swimming galas serve several purposes including competition, fund raising and social bonding. There are lots of types of galas, some of which are listed here. League galas are a set of galas between different clubs where in each race points are awarded, and whichever club get the most points win and get promoted to the next division.

Definition of swimming gala in the English dictionary

The definition of swimming gala in the dictionary is a competitive event featuring swimming races.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SWIMMING GALA


Ambala
əmˈbɑːlə
Douala
dʊˈɑːlə
gala
ˈɡɑːlə
Guatemala
ˌɡwɑːtəˈmɑːlə
impala
ɪmˈpɑːlə
kamala
kəˈmɑːlə
Kampala
kæmˈpɑːlə
koala
kəʊˈɑːlə
Lingala
ˌlɪŋˈɡɑːlə
Mahler
ˈmɑːlə
Marsala
mɑːˈsɑːlə
masala
mɑːˈsɑːlə
nyala
ˈnjɑːlə
parlour
ˈpɑːlə
Patiala
ˌpʌtɪˈɑːlə
semigala
ˈsɛmɪˌɡɑːlə
tala
ˈtɑːlə
taler
ˈtɑːlə
thaler
ˈtɑːlə
Uppsala
ˈʌpsɑːlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWIMMING GALA

swimmable
swimmer
swimmeret
swimmers
swimmily
swimming
swimming bath
swimming baths
swimming cap
swimming costume
swimming crab
swimming instructor
swimming pool
swimming ring
swimming suit
swimming trunks
swimmingly
swimmingness
swimmy
swimsuit

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWIMMING GALA

Agartala
ala
amygdala
argala
Bala
band-gala
garam masala
Gujranwala
hawala
Karbala
Kerala
La Scala
Lala
Makhachkala
mala
mandala
nala
polygala
Scala
Tlaxcala

Synonyms and antonyms of swimming gala in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «swimming gala» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWIMMING GALA

Find out the translation of swimming gala to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of swimming gala from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «swimming gala» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水运会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gala de natación
570 millions of speakers

English

swimming gala
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तैराकी पर्व
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حفل السباحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плавание гала
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

natação gala
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাঁতার কাটা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

piscine gala
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berenang gala
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwimmfest
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

水泳ガラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수영 축제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nglangi gala
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gala bơi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீச்சல் குளம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जलतरण पर्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yüzme galası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nuoto gala
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pływanie gala
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плавання гала
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înot gală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κολύμπι gala
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swemgala
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

simning gala
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

swimming gala
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of swimming gala

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWIMMING GALA»

The term «swimming gala» is normally little used and occupies the 109.111 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SWIMMING GALA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about swimming gala

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWIMMING GALA»

Discover the use of swimming gala in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to swimming gala and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Swimming Gala
CEM-style Bond Mixed Test Papers Pack 2 are written by expert authors.
Wendy Wren, 1999
2
Lucky Stars 10: The Swimming Gala Wish
On Cassie's seventh birthday she made a new friend - Stella Starkeeper.
Phoebe Bright, 2013
3
The Goblin King and the Rare Dragonfly
'Okay my eight swimmers that are coming with me to Peru tomorrow for the swimming gala please give me your papers that allow you to go to the gala tomorrow' Mr Creep told the eight swimmers. They handed him the papers. 'Now class I ...
Kiara Loganathan, 2011
4
Magic Kitten: A Splash of Forever
A purrfect series filled with chaos, adventure and magic spells!
Sue Bentley, 2008
5
BTEC National Sport Student Book
After a recent swimming gala you noticed that the behaviour of some volunteers who assisted with the event was less than desirable. Some were smoking around children, there was no dress code and in general they had an off-hand manner ...
Ray Barker, 2003
6
Equity and Inclusion in Physical Education and Sport
Were we being asked to condone the type of practice where physical education lessons were just an arena for the selection of school teams, or representation at the annual school sports day, swimming gala or inter-school sport competitions?
Gary Stidder, Sid Hayes, 2012
7
Kelly's Song
I was training for the Masters ' Swimming Gala to be held that March in East London, South Africa. I was looking forward to being part of the competition. Tony was well and his last check-up had been all clear. The twins were that much older ...
Kelly Horton, 2008
8
As If!
Adam glanced at his rosettes on the wall and allowed himself the hint of a smile. At least he was good at something. Hadn't he won all of his races for the school at the inter-school swimming gala? Adam chuckled. His brother hated swimming.
Sue Vyner, 2002
9
Air Sea Rescue During the Siege of Malta: An eyewitness ...
This intimacy with the people who lived and worked there was to prove the saviour of an event that took place a few weeks after my arrival. A swimming gala had been arranged to take place in the waters of the Camber, and it was discovered a ...
Bill Jackson, 2010
10
Violets
It was all the same effective if deceptive in that on returning to the UK it tricked a well wishing spectator at the scouts' swimming gala to jump in the pool fully clothed to rescue him. But we had great fun fighting water battles and racing and  ...
John Smith, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWIMMING GALA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term swimming gala is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Water great time at swimming gala
Pupils from Greenwood Dale Foundation Trust schools in the Skegness area had a wild time in the water at the town's Embassy Swimming Pool. «Skegness Standard, Jul 15»
2
Seals maintain tempo at swimming gala
KAMPALA - Nuwa Senkebe shot the works and added four gold medals in the 50m breast stroke, 400m freestyle, 500m backstroke and 50m freestyle in the ... «New Vision, Jul 15»
3
Swimming gala at The Snowdome to help fund treatment for Ollie …
The swimming gala, due to be held at 6pm this Saturday (June 6), has been set up to raise funds for Ollie Dodds, from Lichfield, who was diagnosed with spastic ... «Tamworth Herald, Jun 15»
4
Horningsham School pupils make a splash at swimming gala
Pupils at Horningsham Primary School made a splash last week by taking first place in the Small Schools Swimming Gala. Held at Kingdown Pool on May 20, ... «Wiltshire Times, May 15»
5
Greensprings, St Saviours Dominate AISEN Swimming Gala
Greensprings School emerged overall winner in the secondary school category of the 2nd AISEN Invitational Swimming Gala held at the school's Lekki campus ... «THISDAY Live, May 15»
6
Swimming gala creates awareness
Water is life. It has many uses to the universe, and one such use is that it is a therapeutic and rehabilitation medium for people with disabilities. The second-year ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Apr 15»
7
Selina Katumba stars at KSF swimming gala
Selina Katumba was Uganda's star bagging 11 gold medals to inspire the Dolphins to a 5th place finish at the annual Kenya Swimming Federation Long Course ... «New Vision, Mar 15»
8
Villager hopes to make splash with new adult swimming gala
A VALE villager is doing his bit to get people back in the water to take a swim. ... So Mr Gooderman organised an Old Fogies Swimming Gala at Pershore pool ... «Evesham Journal, Feb 15»
9
Swimming gala starts tomorrow
The gala will run from tomorrow until Sunday, March 1, 2015. “This premier annual event serves as the best time to shine for all our talented swimmers”, said ... «New Era, Feb 15»
10
Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington inspires Bolton schoolkids
OLYMPIC hero Rebecca Adlington cheered on schoolchildren as they made a splash at a Bolton swimming gala. Rebecca was at the the Bolton schools' ... «The Bolton News, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Swimming gala [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/swimming-gala>. May 2024 ».
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