WHAT IS
SWIMMING?
swimming, in recreation and sports, the propulsion of the
body through water by combined arm and leg motions and
the natural flotation of the body. Swimming as an exercise is
popular as an all-around body developer and is particularly
useful in therapy and as exercise for physically handicapped
persons. It is also taught for lifesaving purposes.
HISTORY OF SWIMMING
Swimming has been known since prehistoric times; the earliest records of swimming date back to Stone Age paintings from around 7,000 years ago. Written references date from 2000 BC. Some of the earliest references include the Gilgamesh, the Iliad, the Odyssey, the Bible (Ezekiel 47:5, Acts 27:42, Isaiah 25:11), Beowulf, and other sagas.
In 1538, Nikolaus Wynmann, a German professor of languages, wrote the first swimming book, The Swimmer or A Dialogue on the Art of Swimming.
Competitive swimming in Europe started around 1800,
mostly using breaststroke. In 1873 John Arthur
Trudgen introduced the trudgen to Western swimming
competitions, after copying the front crawl used by
Native Americans. Due to a British disregard for
splashing, Trudgen employed a scissor kick instead of
the front crawl's flutter kick. Swimming was part of
the first modern Olympic games (1896 in Athens).
In 1902 Richard Cavill introduced the front crawl to
the Western world. In 1908, the world swimming
association, Fédération Internationale de Natation
(FINA), was formed. Butterfly was developed in the
1930s and was at first a variant of breaststroke until
it was accepted as a separate style in 1952.
What is bubbling?
The technique of bubbling helps
swimmers to breathe properly. When you
swim, you inhale through your mouth
when your face is above water and exhale
through your mouth or nose when your
face is underwater. Beginners often panic
during the underwater phase and hold
their breath. By exhaling a steady stream
of bubbles as you swim, you can avoid
this type of tension and focus on
performance.
STREAMLINE
Streamline form is a swimming
technique that is used
underwater in every stroke. At
the start of a race or on a turn,
streamline form is used,
usually along with a dolphin
kick or flutter kick, to create
the least amount of resistance
to help the swimmer propel as
far as they can.
GLIDING
A streamlined, arrow-like
position as the body
moves through the water
with no arm or leg action.
Can be performed on the
water's surface or below
it, and on the front or
back.
DOG PADDLE
or THREADING
The dog paddle or doggy
paddle is a simple swimming
style. It is characterized by the
swimmer lying on their chest
and moving their hands and
legs alternately in a manner
reminiscent of how dogs and
other animals swim. It is
effectively a "trot" in water,
instead of land.
The Freestyle Stroke or • Keep your legs straight, but not
rigid, with your toes pointed out, and
front crawl is often the kick up and down. Continue kicking
preferred stroke of seasoned the entire time.
swimmers. It uses alternating
• Move your arms in a windmill motion
arm movements with an above opposite each other. While one arm
water recovery. The legs is extended completely out, the
other should be all the way back,
execute a flutter kick. almost against the side of your
body.
Freestyle is fast and
• Lift your other arm out of the water
efficient. In fact it is the and move it all the way forward..
fastest of all swimming Bend at the elbow and drag your
strokes. That's why it is used fingertips along the surface of the
water. Enter the water with your
in freestyle competitions and fingertips and completely extend the
in the swimming leg of arm.
triathlons.
• Breathe on one side by turning your
head to that side as the arm comes
out of the water.
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