Earliest History of Swimming

Question 1

The earliest physical evidence of swimming relates to prehistoric drawings from the Stone Age at

Answer 1

the cave of swimmers
- near Wadi Sura in the south western part of Egypt in 2000 BC.

Question 2

An Egyptian clay seal dated between 4000 B.C. and 9000 B.C. shows a group of swimmers that appear to be swimming an early form of front crawl. Some of the most famous drawings have been found in the

Answer 2

Kebir desert (4000 BC)

Question 3

He declared that “anyone who could not swim lacked a proper education”

Answer 3

Plato

Question 4

The Romans were heavily influenced by Greek culture and bathing played a major part in the Roman social life and the most famous Roman of them all

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Julius Caesar

Question 5

Who was an accomplished swimmer

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Julius Caesar

Question 6

Is at least as old as 36 B.C., when the Japanese held the first known swimming races.”

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Competitive Swimming

Question 7

The first national organization was formed in Japan in 1603 by

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Emperor Go-Yozei

Question 8

Who also stated that all children should be able to swim.

Answer 8

Emperor Go-Yozei

Question 9

Principles of a three step approach, originally expounded by

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Guts Muths

Question 10

Principles of a three step approach

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• Get the student comfortable with water,
• Practice the movements out of the water
• Practice the swimming movements in the water.

Question 11

Should be an essential ingredient of a students’ education according to Muths

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Swimming

Question 12

a German Professor of Languages wrote the first swimming book.

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Nicolas Wynman (1538)

Question 13

In Europe competitive swimming has started, mostly using breaststroke.

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1800

Question 14

Introduced the front crawl

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John Arthur Trudgen (1873)

Question 15

Front crawl was called

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Trudgen

Question 16

Trudgen is commonly known as

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Freestyle

Question 17

Swimming was a part of the first modern Summer Olympic Games in Athens.

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1896

Question 18

Backstroke was included as an Olympic event.

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1900

Question 19

Butterfly was 1st a variant of breaststroke, until it was accepted as a separate style.

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1908

Question 20

Was 1st a variant of breaststroke, until it was accepted as a separate style.