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    Swimming has been practiced since prehistoric times, but it did not become an organized sport until the 19th century when competitions began in Britain. The four main strokes - freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly, and backstroke - evolved over time and were eventually included as Olympic events starting in 1896. An international governing body called FINA was established in 1908 to oversee international competitions and set rules for the sport.

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    Swimming has been practiced since prehistoric times, but it did not become an organized sport until the 19th century when competitions began in Britain. The four main strokes - freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly, and backstroke - evolved over time and were eventually included as Olympic events starting in 1896. An international governing body called FINA was established in 1908 to oversee international competitions and set rules for the sport.

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    Swimming has been practiced since prehistoric times, but it did not become an organized sport until the 19th century when competitions began in Britain. The four main strokes - freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly, and backstroke - evolved over time and were eventually included as Olympic events starting in 1896. An international governing body called FINA was established in 1908 to oversee international competitions and set rules for the sport.

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    History of swimming

     Swimming can be dated back to the Stone Age, but did not truly
    become an organised sport until the early 19th century. Prehistoric man
    learn to swim in order to cross rivers and lakes –because cave paintings
    from the Stone Age depicting swimmers have been found in Egypt.
    Swimming was also referred to in Greek mythology. Swimming was not
    widely practised until the early 19th century, when the National Swimming
    Society of Great Britain began to hold competitions. Most early swimmers
    used the breaststroke.

     Based on a stroke used by native South Americans, the first version of


    the crawl featured a scissor kick. In the late 1880s, an Englishman named
    Frederick Cavill travelled to the South Seas, where he saw the natives
    performing a crawl with a flutter kick. Cavill settled in Australia, where he
    taught the stroke that was to become the famous Australian
    crawl.Swimming has featured on the programme of all editions of the
    Games since 1896. The very first Olympic events were freestyle (crawl) or
    breaststroke. Backstroke was added in 1904.

     Women’s swimming became Olympic event in 1912 at the Stockholm


    Games. Since then, it has been part of every edition of the Games. The
    men’s and women’s programmes are almost identical, as they contain the
    same number of events, with only one difference: the freestyle distance is
    800 metres for women and 1,500 metres for men.

    Acquire New Knowledge

     Health Benefits
    o Swimming is a good all-round activity because it.
    o Keeps your heart rate up but takes some of the impact stress off
    your body.
    o Builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness.
    o Swimming has many other benefits including:
    o being a relaxing and peaceful form of exercise
    o alleviating stress
    o improving coordination, balance and posture
    o improving flexibility

     FINA
     French (Links to an external site.): Fédération internationale de
    natation, 
     English (Links to an external site.): International Swimming
    Federation
     German (Links to an external site.): Internationaler
    Schwimmverband, 
     Spanish (Links to an external site.): Federación Internacional de
    Natación)

     FINA was founded on 19 July 1908 in the Manchester Hotel in London,


    UK (Links to an external site.)at the end of the 1908 Summer Olympics 
    (Links to an external site.) by the Belgian, British (Links to an external
    site.), Danish, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian and Swedish (Links to
    an external site.) Swimming Federations.
     Julio César Maglione
     he was elected President of FINA (Links to an external site.), the
    International Swimming Federation
     born November 14, 1935 in Montevideo, Uruguay (Links to an external
    site.)
     Maglione is the current President of the Uruguayan Olympic
    Committee (Links to an external site.)(Comité Olímpico Uruguayo, COU),
    and has held the position since 1987

     5 continental associations

    o Africa (52): African Swimming Confederation (CANA)


    o Americas (45): Swimming Union of the Americas (ASUA)
    o Asia (45): Asia Swimming Federation (AASF)
    o Europe (52): European Swimming League (LEN)
    o Oceania (15): Oceania Swimming Association (OSA)

     SWIMMING IN THE PHILIPPINES

    o The Philippine Swimming Incorporated (PSI) is the


    national governing body for swimming and other aquatic
    sports in the Philippines.
    o It is accredited by the International Swimming
    Federation (Fédération Internationale de Natation or FINA) which
    is the governing body for the sport of Swimming in the world, and
    the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC).
    o Lailani (Links to an external site.) Velasco – President of PSI

    Swimming Strokes
    Freestyle - The front crawl has three parts: the flutter kick, the rotating arm
    stroke, and rhythmic breathing. It is the fastest swimming stroke.

     The front crawl is swum in a horizontal position on the chest. The body
    rolls from side to side, always turning to the side of the arm that is
    currently pulling in the water. The head remains in a neutral position; face
    down, except when breathing.
     The arms move continuously and alternately. While one arm pulls
    underwater from an extended forward position down to the hip, the other
    arm recovers above the water, from the hip to the extended forward
    position.
     The legs perform fast, compact movements, alternating up and down
    with outstretched feet (flutter kick).

     
    Breathing - breathe, the swimmer turns his head to the side during the arm
    recovery until the mouth is above the water surface. The swimmer breathes in
    quickly, and then turns his head back down.
     

     The exhalation begins as soon as the mouth is under the water surface
    again and continues until the next breathing arm recovery.

    Breaststroke - Breaststroke is the most popular swimming stroke of all.


    If you go to the pool, chances are most of the people you’ll see will be
    swimming breaststroke.

     The breaststroke is swum in a prone position. The body moves from a


    horizontal position during a short, streamlined glide phase to a more
    inclined position during the arm recovery phase.
     The arm movements are simultaneous and symmetrical. As the arms
    are pulled backward underwater, the hands create an arc, moving from a
    forward extended position to a position below the chest.
     During the arm recovery, the hands move in a straight line from the
    position below the chest to the extended forward position.

    Leg Movement

     The legs execute a symmetrical whip kick. First, the legs are fully
    extended at the end of the glide phase.
     The feet then move toward the buttocks during the leg recovery.
     Finally, during the propulsive phase of the kick, the feet move outward
    and backward from the buttocks, then inward and backward, to return to
    the fully extended leg position.
     Breaststroke is the slowest of the competitive swimming strokes.
     Breaststroke is often the first stroke taught to beginners because you
    can swim breaststroke while keeping your head above water.
     This allows beginners to learn to swim without having to use swim
    goggles or deal with breathing problems.

    Butterfly Stroke
                The butterfly stroke is the second-fastest swimming stroke and is quite
    exhausting.

     The butterfly is swum in a prone position. The body executes a wave-


    like undulation, where the chest and the hips move up and down in the
    water in a specific order.
     The undulation starts at the head, and the chest, hips, and legs move
    in sequence.
     The legs do a dolphin kick. They are held together and move up and
    down symmetrically with the feet extended.
     Breathing occurs during the arm recovery in a breathing stroke cycle,
    where the head and chest are lifted above the water to allow breathing.
     Most swimmers alternate breathing stroke cycles with non-breathing
    stroke cycles, as breathing stroke cycles require more energy to lift the
    upper body above the water.
     The butterfly stroke is one of the more difficult strokes to learn. You
    have to master the unusual movements of the body undulation, as well as
    the dolphin kick and the not-so-obvious arm stroke.
     Given that the butterfly stroke is quite tiring and only allows you to
    swim a few lengths in a row, it is mainly used by competitive swimmers.
     Recreational and fitness swimmers most often prefer the front crawl or
    breaststroke.
     Nevertheless, the butterfly stroke is a rather spectacular swimming
    stroke that is quite fun to swim on occasion, once you have mastered it.

    Backstroke

     The backstroke is the only one of the four competitive strokes that is
    swum on the back.
     The backstroke is swum on the back in a horizontal position. The body
    rolls from side to side, always turning to the side of the arm that is
    currently pulling in the water. The head remains in a neutral position, face-
    up.

    Arm Movement

     The arms move in opposite directions and alternate between pulling in


    the water and recovering above the water.
     The pulling arm sweeps underwater from an extended forward position
    to outside the shoulder and then to the hip.
     The arm recovery occurs above the water with a straight arm. The
    hand traces a semi-circle in the air, moving from the hip over the shoulder
    and then extending forward again.

    Leg Movement
     The legs do a flutter kick, kicking up and down alternately with fast,
    compact movements and with stretched feet.
     Since the face is directed upward and remains above the water’s
    surface, breathing is not restricted. However, most backstroke swimmers
    synchronize their breathing with their arm movements.
     A common variation is to inhale during the arm recovery on one side
    and to exhale during the arm recovery on the other side.
     In competition, the backstroke is the third-fastest swimming stroke,
    being faster than the breaststroke but slower than the butterfly.
     Recreational and fitness swimmers should consider doing a little
    backstroke with every training as it uses different muscles than the front
    crawl and contributes to a more balanced musculature.
     Similarly, in open water competitions, it can be useful to switch from
    front crawl to backstroke from time to time to catch your breath and
    recover a little.
     Doctors often advise patients with back problems to swim the
    backstroke because it helps to relax and strengthen the back muscles.

    Briefly Discuss the proper technique in breathing.


    - The proper breathing technique in swimming involves inhaling above or off
    the water through your mouth and exhaling into the water through your nose.
    This technique is also known as bubbling. 

    What are the two kinds of floating techniques?


    a. Horizontal survival float - the most energy-efficient floating technique in the
    open water for when you are swimming for a long period of time. It involves
    relaxing your body and floating face-down into the water.
    b. Back float - used for short periods of rest, it involves lying down or face-up
    on the sky as if you were laying down on a bed.

    What techniques are used in swimming so that the leg will remain
    upward?
    - When floating, use small kicking movements to keep your legs up on the
    surface of the water if you feel like sinking. 
    - Flutter kicks keep the legs upward when swimming, especially when using
    strokes such as freestyle and backstroke.

    What is the most popular swimming stroke and why?


    - The most popular swimming stroke is the freestyle stroke because it is the
    fastest and most efficient swimming technique. Also, it is an essential skill that
    enables you to improve on other swimming strokes. 

    What are the most challenging strokes in swimming and why?


    - The most challenging stroke in swimming is the butterfly stroke because it
    requires strength and good coordination, this stroke is also exhausting as it
    demands a lot of energy.  

    What are the four strokes in swimming?


    a. Freestyle stroke - fastest and most efficient stroke
    b. Breaststroke - easiest stroke, good for beginners
    c. Backstroke - similar to freestyle stroke but facing up in the sky, your only
    focus is your arm and leg movements
    d. Butterfly stroke - the most difficult type of stroke

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