En inglés: te tapa (el agua en un mar, río, lago, piscina, alberca, etc)

How to say it when the water in a river, sea, lake, etc is so deep that you sink completely into it even  standing up.

The water is over your head.

The water is over your head in the deep end of the pool.

Can you swim where the water is over your head?

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Dar vueltas a (una cancha, pista, campo, estadio, alberca, etc.)

To run/swim  laps of (a court, track, field, stadium, pool, etc. )

You have to run two laps of the football pitch.

In Modern Literature:

"This morning at four forty-five, Langdon had plunged into dead-calm water, beginning his day as he always 

did, swimming fifty laps in the deserted Harvard Pool."

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown.

In News:

"Kligerman, who was third in the opening session earlier in the day, ran nine laps, the last of which was good for a best speed of 184.000 mph ..."

Yahoo News

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Lanzarse de cabeza.

To jump/rush/dive headfirst.

"She dived headfirst into the pool."

Cambridge Dictionary Online.

"You shouldn't rush headfirst into starting your own business without proper advice."

Cambridge Dictionary Online.

"She rushed into the relationship headfirst."

Merriam Webster Dictionary Online.

In News:

"Like most everything else in his life, Smith has jumped headfirst into his latest challenge and expects to conquer it."

ESPN.

"Companies from Google to Verizon have all been rushing head first toward the billions that could be made..."

Dslreports

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Estilo de Natación

Stroke.

What strokes can you swim?

What's your best stroke when you're swimming?

Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In News:

"David Berkoff, USA Swimming's technical vice president, is a leading advocate for underwater strokes, which he used during his own Olympic career. "

The Wall Street Journal.

"Watching the competitive sport of swimming on TV, there are those familiar strokes, such as the breaststroke, backstroke, freestyle or front crawl."

Yahoo Sports.

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Ir a un Equipo Deportivo, Apoyar un Equipo Deportivo (informal)

To be for a team, to root for a team.

In Venezuela most people are for Magallanes and Caracas baseball teams.
In Venezuela most people root for Magallanes and Caracas baseball teams.

In Modern Literature.

Mitch chuckled to himself. They rode silently on the interstate loop. "So who's gonna win the Super Bowl?" he asked.
"Oilers."
"Think so, huh? I'm for the Redskins. That's all they talked about in Washington."
The Firm by John Grisham.

In Dictionaries:

We're rooting for the college baseball team.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Empatar Cero a Cero 0-0

To draw nil-nil.
Spain will draw nil-nil with Chile.

References in News:

Fans also booed the team off the pitch as England drew 0-0 with Algeria in a lacklustre game ... Nil-nil is just terrible.” John Porter, 24, from Blackpool, ..."

Herald Scotland.

0-0 en Anglais in English.

Campo de Golf

Golf course.

There is a large golf course near the park.

Reference in News:

"Everything he does, on the golf course and off, has the reliability of an engineering blueprint."
New York Times.

"Also, about as effective a striker of the golf ball and manager of a golf course as you'll find right now on the PGA Tour."
Los Angeles Times.

"Most of Tiger Woods' prepared remarks dealt with his off-the-course transgressions and taking responsibility for his actions, but he did hint at his golf future."
ESPN

Pista de Hielo

Ice rink.

There is a big ice rink at Galerías Mall in Maracaibo.

Reference in News:

"Detectives are hoping for fresh clues after a several potential witnesses came forward over the fatal shooting of a teenager at an ice rink in south London."
The Press Association

Ir a un Equipo Deportivo

To be for a team, support a team
I am for Navegantes del Magallanes.
I support Leones del Caracas