Introduction to Swimming Flashcards
The propulsion of the body through water by combined arm and leg motions and the natural flotation of the body.
Swimming
Popular as an all-around body developer and is particularly useful in therapy and as exercise for physically handicapped persons; It is also taught for lifesaving purposes.
Swimming
True or False:
Earth is covered with 70% water
True
True or False:
Swimming started at Stone Age
True
True or False:
Prehistoric man swim in order to cross rivers and lakes
True
Where did cave paintings of swimming found?
Egypt and Greece
True or False:
Swimming became a sport in the 18th Century when the Swimming Society of Great Britain organized competitions
False
19TH CENTURY
When and who introduced competitive swimming?
1800 in Great Britain by The National Swimming Society
What were the swimming strokes used during the 1800s (19th century)?
Breast Stroke and Side Stroke
Who introduced front crawl using flutter kick or scissor kick that gave birth to freestyle?
John Trudgen (1873)
When was swimming included in Greece Olympics?
1896
Who won the first gold medal of Swimming in Greece Olympics?
Alfred Hajos (from Hungary) - 100 meter and 1200 meter freestyle
Year of Backstroke in Paris, France Olympics
1900
This is where relay races and water polo were included in the list of swimming events
Paris, France Olympics (1900)
Year of the formations of Federation Internationale de Natation Amateur (FINA)
1908
The first swimmer to have swum the 100 meter race in less than 1 minute
Johnny Weismuller (1922; Paris; France)