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SWIMMING

Swimming is a racing sport that can be performed individually or as a team, taking place in pools or open water. The sport has a rich history, with its first competitions dating back to 1515 and inclusion in the Olympic Games in 1896. Key swimming styles include butterfly, backstroke, front crawl, and breaststroke, each requiring specific skills such as breathing, floating, and coordinated body movement.

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SWIMMING

Swimming is a racing sport that can be performed individually or as a team, taking place in pools or open water. The sport has a rich history, with its first competitions dating back to 1515 and inclusion in the Olympic Games in 1896. Key swimming styles include butterfly, backstroke, front crawl, and breaststroke, each requiring specific skills such as breathing, floating, and coordinated body movement.

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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).

BRIEF HISTORY OF SWIMMING


1515- the first competitions of swimmers
1869- in England was opened the first amateur school for swimming. A little later, such
schools appeared in many cities.
1896 swimming was included in the program of the Olympic Games.
1899- the "European Championship". In Russia the first competition took place in 1913.

TYPES OF SWIMMING SWIMMING


Sports swimming. These are various competitions for distances, which are defined by
special rules. Competitions in sports swimming also at distances of 50 - 1500 m. Also such
competitions are held on open water.
Game swimming. This sport includes a variety of entertainment and outdoor games in the
water. As a rule, game swimming is used during training and training of young swimmers.
Diving. They are carried out from a tower or from a springboard. During a jump, it is
important to correctly perform all movements, since each jump has its own difficulty factor
BASIC SKILLS FOR SWIMMING
1. Breathing
This is a frequently overlooked basic skill, but it is an important one. If are not
comfortable breathing while swimming, you won't be able to enjoy it completely and
learn new things
2. Floating
Before you start kicking and stroking, first learn to float in the water. Floating helps you
to get used to the habit of moving through water properly.
3. Your body movement should be well co-ordinated
In swimming, all your body parts should be well co-ordinated with each other.
4. kicking
Kicking is another important skill to learn if you want to master swimming.
5. Strokes
Strokes are the arm movements that help to pull the body through the water

SWIMMING STYLES:
Butterfly stroke- Swimmers perform the butterfly stroke face-down, symmetrically moving
their arms while kicking the feet together in a movement known as a “butterfly kick” or
“dolphin kick.” Butterfly stroke is one of the more challenging swimming strokes.
Backstroke-Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four swimming styles used in competitive
events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This
swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not
being able to see where they are going.
front crawl- The front crawl or forward crawl, also known as the Australian crawl or
American crawl, is a swimming stroke usually regarded as the fastest of the four front
primary strokes.
Breaststroke- Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and
the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head
being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be swum comfortably at
slow speeds.

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