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Swimming in the United States Country United States Governing body USA Swimming National team(s) United States Olympics team, United States national team National competitions U.S. Masters Swimming International competitions FINA World Aquatics Championships Summer Olympics Swimming in the United States began competitively in the 1880s. The first nationally recognized swimming organization was ...
Swimming was held at the first Olympic Games, held in 1896 in Athens. [16] Six events were planned for the swimming competition, but only four events were actually contested: 100 m, 500 m, and 1200 m freestyle and 100 m for sailors.
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 ...
USA Swimming is the national governing body for competitive swimming in the United States. It is charged with selecting the United States Olympic Swimming team and any other teams that officially represent the United States, as well as the overall organization and operation of the sport within the country, in accordance with the Olympic and Amateur Sports Act.
Curtis soon founded co-ed synchronized swimming clubs at two different teaching colleges in Chicago, and when the two groups held a synchro swim-off in 1939, it marked the sport’s first competition.
South American Swimming Championships, since 1929, for example 2016 South American Swimming Championships; South American Masters Aquatics Championships; South American Juniors Aquatics Championships; South American Beach Games, open water since 2009; Central American and Caribbean Swimming Championships, since 1960
Katie Ledecky of Team USA and Ariarne Titmus of Team Australia react after competing in the Women's 400-m freestyle heats on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on ...
A swimmer’s disqualification on a technicality after winning a college conference final has led to one teammate branding the decision as the “dumbest rule in swimming.”