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• Swimming


  The propulsion of the body through water by combined arm and leg motions and the natural flotation of the body
• Swimming

  • Popular as an all-around body developer
  • Useful in therapy and as exercise for physically handicapped persons
  • Taught for lifesaving purposes
• Human beings have been swimming for millennia (1,500-2,000 years)
• Stone Age cave drawings depict individuals swimming and there are written references in the Bible and the Greek poems "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey"
• Swimming literature specifically related to swimming grew in the middle ages
• The first book devoted to swimming was "Colymbetes" by Nicolas Wynman written in 1538
• "De Arte Nantandi" was published in Latin by Everard Digby in 1587
• Swimming was required of knights and Romans built bathhouses and pools in the cities they conquered for social clubs and exercise
• Matthew Webb swam the English Channel in 1875
• Organized swimming began with the creation of swimming associations and clubs that competed against each other


  1800s - 1900s
• Competitive swimming was included in the first modern Olympic Games in Athens


  1896
• Swimming events at the Olympics in St. Louis included various freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and relay races


  1904
• Establishment of the world swimming association, Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA)


  1908
• Women participated in swimming in the Olympic Games in Stockholm


  1912
• Johnny Weissmuller became the first person to swim 100 meters in less than one minute
• Swimming had become mainstream with the appearance of indoor pools, public outdoor pools, and increasing popularity of swimming clubs for recreation

  2000s
• Swimming Strokes

  • Freestyle
  • Backstroke
  • Breaststroke
  • Butterfly
• Freestyle

  • Generates the greatest force
  • Engages chest, lats, and back muscles
• Backstroke

  • Perfect for recovery after an intense workout
  • Engages back and hamstring muscles
• Breaststroke

  • Good for strengthening and cardiovascular workout
  • Engages shoulder, chest, and lat muscles
• Butterfly

  • Good for fat burning and boosting metabolism
  • Engages chest, back, core, and shoulder muscles