history of swimming Flashcards
– Nicolas Wynman a German Professor of Languages wrote the first swimming book.
1538
– In Europe competitive swimming has started, mostly using breaststroke
1800
– John Arthur Trudgen introduced the front crawl, it was then called Trudgen and today it is commonly known as freestyle.
1873
a German Professor of Languages wrote the first swimming book
Nicolas Wynman
introduced the front crawl, it was then called Trudgen and today it is commonly known as freestyle.
John Arthur Trudgen
Principles of a three step approach, originally expounded by Guts Muths
Get the student comfortable with water,
Practice the movements out of the water
Practice the swimming movements in the water.
first national organization was formed in Japan in___–
1603 by Emperor Go-Yozei
originally expounded the principles of a three step approach
Guts Muths
stated that all children should be able to swim.
Emperor Go-Yozei
declared that “anyone who could not swim lacked a proper education”.
Plato
most famous roman who was an accomplished swimmer.
Julius Caesar
they held the first held swimming competition
Japanese
