HISTORY OF SWIMMING -Women were first allowed to swim in the 1912

Summer Olympics in Stockholm

ANCIENT TIMES
-The scientific study of swimming began in 1928 with
-10,000-year-old rock paintings of people swimming
David Armbruster,
were found in the Cave of Swimmers near Wadi Sura
in southwestern Egypt. -The Japanese also used underwater photography to
research the stroke mechanics, and subsequently
-swimming are found in the Babylonian and Assyrian
dominated the1932 Summer Olympics.
wall drawings, depicting a variant of the breaststroke.
Kebir desert 4000 BC -In 1935 topless swimsuits for men were worn for the
first time during an official competition. In 1943, the
-The Nagoda bas-relief also shows swimmers dating
US ordered the reduction of fabric in swimsuits by
back from 3000 BC
10% due to wartime shortages, resulting in the first
EARLY MODERN two piece swimsuits.

-Leonardo da Vinci made early sketches of lifebelts. SWIMMING FACILITIES & EQUIPMENTS

-In 1538, Nikolaus Wynmann, a Swiss–German

professor of languages, wrote the earliest known
complete book about swimming
-In 1587, Everard Digby also wrote a swimming book,
-In 1798, GutsMuths wrote another book Kleines
Lehrbuch der Schwimmkunst zum Selbstunterricht
COMPETITIVE SPORT
-In 1828, the first indoor swimming pool, St. George's SWIMMING GOGGLES
Baths, was opened to the public. Two critical reasons why you should always wear
-1880, when the first national governing body, the goggles:
Amateur Swimming Association.  need to have a good field of vision
-In 1844 a swimming competition was held in London  protect your eyes from getting red and
with the participation of two Native Americans irritated

-The world's first women's swimming championship SWIMMING CAP

was held in Scotland in 1892.
 Keeping your hair out of your face while
-Nancy Edberg popularized women's swimming in swimming.
Stockholm from 1847.  Protect it from the corrosive effects of the
chemicals
OLYMPIC ERA
 “keeping your hair on your head thing”
-The Olympic Games were held in1896 in Athens, a
TRAINING SUIT
male-only competition.
EAR PLUGS
-The second Olympic games in Paris in 1900
 To avoid getting water in the ear canals,
-In 1908, the world swimming association Fédération
which can lead to infection.
Internationale de Natation Amateur (FINA) was
formed. SWIM FINS
  You strengthen your legs via the added
surface area on the fins, and for a few
moments you get to experience what it’s like
to swim above and beyond our usual
swimming speed.
Nose Clip
PULL BUOY
Breaststroke
KICK-BOARD
 The breaststroke is the slowest competitive
 Teaching tool and performance aid, the swimming stroke, and it is the most
kickboard can help you improve your leg commonly learned stroke. It’s often taught to
fitness, develop better balance in the water, beginner swimmers
and mix up your training.

Swimming Safety Tips

-Swim in designated areas supervised by lifeguards.
-Always swim with a buddy/pair.
Butterfly
-Use approved life vest/jackets
 The butterfly is an advanced swimming
-Swim sober!
stroke that provides an excellent workout. It
-Enter water feet first. Test water temperature. can be more difficult and tiring to learn, but it
is also a lot of fun. It is the second fastest
-Water Smart! competitive stroke.

SWIMMING STROKES
Freestyle/Front Crawl

 It is commonly called the freestyle stroke as

most swimmers choose to use this stroke in
freestyle events as it is the fastest.

Backstroke