Problem: Article: Asking for the "second largest" of the Great Lakes is not enough, you need to define whether you mean second largest by volume (Lake Michigan) or by surface area (Lake Huron). Defining what information you're looking for precisely will help you research, and expressing what you mean precisely will help avoid ambiguity on the contestants' part. Even so, "Jeopardy!" has sometimes mis-defined its questions. On a January 2013 show, to indicate a scalene triangle, in which none of the sides are of equal length, the graphic image in the clue showed a triangle with dimensions of 6, 8, and 10. Because these measurements are a Pythagorean triple (6 squared plus 8 squared equals 10 squared), a contestant answered, "What is a right triangle?" which was correct given the clue, but not the answer the show was looking for. While the staff of "Jeopardy!" has access to paid research sources such as Gale Research, you'll have to use less prestigious sources. Reputable encyclopedias, either in book form or online, are one possible source, as are specialized reference books and websites. When reading, look for qualifiers such as "according to," "allegedly," "reputedly," or "reportedly" and consider information following these words to be suspect. To further vet a website, read the write-up under "About" or "About Us" about the person or organization behind the website. If the write-up indicates a personal agenda or bias, consider the "factual" information presented on the site as suspect. Many websites include a date of posting; news websites often include a note about how current an article is when covering breaking news. Also be aware that sports records can be and often are broken during an athletic competition or season, and entertainment records can be similarly broken with the release of a new movie or recording. In general, questions involving records should be about the record holder rather than about the record itself. While some fans are amateur statisticians, most aren't. Choose the subject matter, difficulty, and vocabulary of your questions so that players and spectators can, on average, get 2/3 to 3/4 of your clues right. However, don't be afraid to occasionally stretch your audience; the best "Jeopardy!" players are those who are curious about many things. You can get a sense of what subjects are commonly used on "Jeopardy!" by watching the show regularly. The 1992 book "Secrets of the Jeopardy! Champions" by former champions Chuck Forrest and Mark Lowenthal covers a number of the subjects used for the show up to that time, but be aware that in recent years, the show has featured more pop culture material than previously. "Jeopardy!" clues are distinctive not just for being formatted as answers but for providing information to help the contestants figure out the correct question. This is done in one of several ways: Factual information. A fact can be the focus of an answer clue, as in "Mary Ann Evans' pen name" for the correct question of "Who is George Eliot?" It can also be a fact subordinate to the primary fact of the question, as in "This Man in Black scored a minor 1984 hit with the country novelty song 'Chicken in Black'" for the correct question "Who is Johnny Cash?" by incorporating Cash's nickname. Irony. Some clues juxtapose facts of contradictory natures, as in a January 2013 Final Jeopardy! of "The first of Jane Austen's 6 novels to be published in her lifetime, its title is last alphabetically" for the correct question of "What is 'Sense and Sensibility'?" Style mimicry. Some "Jeopardy!" clues have been done to copy the style of text messages or personal ads, as in "King good at solving riddles wants girl just like the girl who married dear old Dad" for "Who is Oedipus?" Inside jokes. Just as "Jeopardy!" sometimes uses clever names for its categories, it also uses puns and inside jokes in its clues, such as "Frank Zappa named his band this out of necessity" for "What is the Mothers of Invention?" based on the adage "Necessity is the mother of invention."
Summary: Define your questions properly. Use the best information sources you can find. Verify that your information is still current before using it to write the question. Consider your audience. Phrase the clue in an interesting way.

Problem: Article: If you are getting serious about swimming then you should be warming up outside the pool (no more than 30 mins is necessary) before you go swimming. Do hamstring stretches, prone holds, sprinting, push ups, sit-ups, burpees, and streamline burpees (where you have to do a burpee but end in a tight streamline). If you can't make it to the pool you can still improve your strokes and build muscle. Practicing flutter kicks can be a great exercise for your core. Lay on your back and position your hands together underneath your rear. Then elevate your legs lightly and begin kicking your legs alternately. Try doing this for about thirty seconds, rest, and repeat. Planks are effective body weight exercises that strengthen your upper and lower body, as well as your shoulders, arms, and glutes. This is a great out of water exercise. Practice these steps to perfect your planks: Position yourself like you are about to do a push-up. Ground your arms slightly wider than your shoulders length. Use your toes to hold your feet and squeeze your glutes (your butt), to stabilize your body. Align your head to be in line with your back. Focus looking down at a single spot on the floor. Hold this position for about twenty seconds. You want to make sure that your legs aren't holding any of the pressure. Practice this at intervals that are comfortable to you. You don't need to hit the gym every time you need to workout. Set yourself up for a routine of about twenty minutes. Try a few of these in your exercise: 10-15 reps of push-up 20-30 reps of crunches 5-10 reps of pull ups 10-15 reps of goblet squats Rest for a minute and repeat Your core is the most important group of muscles that helps you do just about everything. Swimming relies heavily on the strength of your core. Practice a few routines like these: The bird dog position. Get on your hands and knees, and hold your spine as flat as possible. Then extend your left arm and right leg out away from your body. Do not raise your limbs over your spine, but rather keep them on level with your back. Hold this position for three-four seconds and then switch limbs. V-Sits. Start in a seated position and raise your legs to a 45 degree angle. Extend your arms out to your knees and hold this position for 10-30 seconds. Scissor crunches. Lie on your back and extend your legs flat on the ground. Keep your hands down by your side. Raise your right leg straight up towards the ceiling and lift your left leg about three to four inches off the ground. Take your left arm and extend it to meet your right foot up by the ceiling. Hold this pose for about 10-30 seconds and then switch limbs. Keeping up your cardiovascular system when you don't have a chance to hit the pool will help you stay in shape. Soccer is a great sport that will challenge your lungs and muscles. It also takes a good deal of hand eye coordination that parallels to syncing into your breathe and stroke.
Summary:
Warm up before you get in the pool. Strengthen your kicks. Work on your planks. Perform weightless exercises. Strengthen your core. Practice other sports outside the pool.