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  2. History of swimming - Wikipedia

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    Leander swimming across the Hellespont. Detail from a painting by Bernard Picart. Swimming has been recorded since prehistoric times; the earliest recording of swimming dates back to Stone Age paintings from around 7,000 years ago. In 1578, Nikolaus Wynmann, a German professor of languages, wrote the first swimming book.

  3. List of world records in swimming - Wikipedia

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    On 25 July 2013, FINA Technical Swimming Congress voted to allow world records in the long course mixed 400 free relay and mixed 400 medley relay, as well as in six events in short course metres: the mixed 200 medley and 200 free relays, as well as the men's and women's 200 free relays and the men's and women's 200 medley relays. [6]

  4. Swimming - Wikipedia

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    Swimming requires endurance, skill, and efficient techniques to maximize speed and minimize energy consumption. [1] Swimming is a popular activity and competitive sport where certain techniques are deployed to move through water. It offers numerous health benefits, such as strengthened cardiovascular health, muscle strength, and increased ...

  5. Swimming (sport) - Wikipedia

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    Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, [1] with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual ...

  6. Why America stopped building public pools

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    Access to swimming pools has long been hotly contested in America. Giant municipal pools were built in the first half of the twentieth century, and desegregating public pools was a key target of ...

  7. List of Olympic records in swimming - Wikipedia

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    The International Olympic Committee recognises the fastest performances in pool-based swimming events at the Olympic Games. Men's swimming has been part of the official program of the Summer Olympics since the Games' modern inception in 1896; it was not until 1912 that women's events were held.

  8. Swimming in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Thus, USA Swimming was born. [12] From 1978 to 1980, the official responsibilities of governing the sport were transferred from the AAU Swimming Committee to the new United States Swimming. Bill Lippman, the last head of the Swimming Committee, and Ross Wales, the first president of United States Swimming, worked together to ease the transition.

  9. Synchronized swimming is even more impressive when you ... - AOL

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    The new book 'Swimming Pretty' traces an art form and a sport to its inception, back when women were discouraged from swimming for modesty's sake. Synchronized swimming is even more impressive ...