Swimming

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A freestyle swimming stroke.

For living creatures, a swimming is a way of moving in water. For human, swimming is an activity that can be both useful and recreational. Its primary uses are bathing, cooling, fishing, recreation, exercise, and sport. In the sport you can swim butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, or freestyle.

## History

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Swimming competition for kids.

Swimming has been known amongst humans since prehistoric times, the earliest record of swimming dates back to Stone Age, from around 7,000 years ago. Competitive swimming started in Europe around 1800 and was part of the first modern 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, though not in a form comparable to the contemporary events. It was not until 1908 that regulations were implemented by the International Swimming Federation to produce competitive swimming.[1]

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* Winter swimming

## References

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1. ↑ Kehm, G (2007). Olympic Swimming and Diving:Great Moments in Olympic History. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 14. ISBN 1404209700.

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