Swimming
Swimming can be dated back to the stone age, but did not truly become an organised sport until the early 19th century.
AN ANCIENT DISCIPLINE
Prehistoric man learnt to swim in order to cross rivers and lakes – we know this because cave paintings from the Stone Age depicting swimmers have been found in Egypt. Swimming was also referred to in Greek mythology.
DAWN OF A SPORT
Swimming was not widely practised until the early 19th century, when the National Swimming Society of Great Britain began to hold competitions. Most early swimmers used the breaststroke, or a form of it.
Federation
Title:
Water sports Federation of Turkmenistan
E-mail:
tkmaquatics@gmail.comPresident:
Guvanch Ataniyazov
Quick Facts
- Swimming has been an Olympic sport since 1896 but it wasn’t until 1912 that women started to participate in this competitive sport, at the Olympics.
- Energetic swimming for an hour can burn up to 784 calories, depending on the stroke.
- In fact, it is the stroke of choice for freestyle competitions and triathlons! That is because the front crawl is the fastest swimming stroke.
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