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    The document provides a history of swimming, including early depictions from 7,000 years ago in Stone Age paintings and written references from 2000 BC. Competitive swimming began in the 1800s in the United States using breaststroke. Swimming became part of the modern Olympics in 1896. The four main strokes of freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, and butterfly are described. Equipment used in competitive swimming like swimsuits, caps, goggles, fins, and paddles are also outlined.

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    The document provides a history of swimming, including early depictions from 7,000 years ago in Stone Age paintings and written references from 2000 BC. Competitive swimming began in the 1800s in the United States using breaststroke. Swimming became part of the modern Olympics in 1896. The four main strokes of freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, and butterfly are described. Equipment used in competitive swimming like swimsuits, caps, goggles, fins, and paddles are also outlined.

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    The document provides a history of swimming, including early depictions from 7,000 years ago in Stone Age paintings and written references from 2000 BC. Competitive swimming began in the 1800s in the United States using breaststroke. Swimming became part of the modern Olympics in 1896. The four main strokes of freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, and butterfly are described. Equipment used in competitive swimming like swimsuits, caps, goggles, fins, and paddles are also outlined.

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    Week 1 History of Swimming

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    The document provides a history of swimming, including early depictions from 7,000 years ago in Stone Age paintings and written references from 2000 BC. Competitive swimming began in the 1800s in the United States using breaststroke. Swimming became part of the modern Olympics in 1896. The four main strokes of freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, and butterfly are described. Equipment used in competitive swimming like swimsuits, caps, goggles, fins, and paddles are also outlined.

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    History, Styles & Attire

    History Of Swimming
     The sport of swimming has been recorded since prehistoric times.
     The earliest recording of swimming dates back to Stone Age
    paintings from around 7,000 years ago.
     Written references date from 2000 BC. Some of the earliest
    references to swimming include the Gilgamesh, the Iliad, the
    Odyssey, the Bible, Beowulf, Quran and other sagas.
     In 1578, Nikolaus Wynmann, a German professor of languages,
    wrote the first swimming book, The Swimmer or A Dialogue on
    the Art of Swimming (Der Schwimmer oder ein Zweigespräch
    über die Schwimmkunst).
    History Of Swimming
     Competitive swimming as we know it today started in the United
    States started around 1800, mostly using breaststroke.
     Many Americans often used swimming competitions to settle
    differences in the frontier, such as property rights. 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 dislike of splashing, Trudgen employed a scissor
    kick instead of the front crawl's flutter kick.
    History Of Swimming
     Swimming was part of the first modern Olympic
    Games in 1896 in Athens. In 1902 Richmond 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.
    Styles
     Freestyle (free) – Flutter Kick

     Breaststroke (breast) – Frog Kick

     Backstroke (back) – Reverse Flutter Kick

     Butterfly (fly) – Butterfly Kick


    Equipment
    Swimsuits
    The suit covers the skin for modesty. Competitive
    swimwear seeks to improve upon bare human skin for a speed
    advantage
    Swim Caps (a.k.a. cap) keeps the swimmer's hair out of
    the way to reduce drag. Caps may be made of latex, silicone,
    spandex or lycra
    Goggles keep water and chlorine out of swimmers' eyes.
    Goggles may be tinted to counteract glare at outdoor pools.
    Prescription goggles may be used by swimmers who wear corrective
    lenses.
    Swim Fins Rubber fins are used to help kick faster. They
    also improve technique by keeping the feet in the proper position
    while kicking.
    Drag Suit Swimmers use drag suits to make weight
    to pull them back, to increase resistance.
    Paddles Swimmers use these plastic devices to build arm
    and shoulder strength and refine pulling technique. Hand
    paddles attach to the hand with rubber tubing or elastic material.
    They come in many different shapes and sizes
    Kickboard foam board that swimmers use to support the
    weight of the upper body while they focus on kicking; helps build leg
    muscles
    Pull Buoy Often used at the same time as hand paddles, pull buoys support
    swimmers' legs (and prevents them from kicking) while they focus on pulling. Pull buoys are
    made of foam so they float in the water. Swimmers hold them in between the thighs
    Ankle bands Improving balance will minimize
    the need for this kick to provide an upward, instead of a forward
    vector, and in some cases completely corrects the kick
    Snorkel a plastic device that helps swimmers breathe while
    swimming. This piece of equipment helps the swimmer practice keeping his
    or her head in one position
    1900’s Swimming Attire
    1900’s Swimming Attire
    Present Swimming Attire
    “Greatest Swimmers of All Time”
    Facility
    DEPTH – 2 meters minimum
    LENGTH – 50 meters
    TEMPERATURE – 25-28 degrees Celsius
    LANE WIDTH – 2.5 meters
    BACKSTROKE MARKER
    LANES – 8 lanes

    ANTI-WAVE
    LINES

    UNDERWATER
    DIVING
    GUIDE LANES
    BOARD

    GUTTER
    Lets play ACRONYM for History
    S Stone Age

    W Wynmann wrote the first swimming book

    I Instead of the front crawl's flutter kick


    Trudegen employed scissor kick

    M Modern Olympics Games in Athens


    included swimming

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