History of Swimming The sport of swimming has been recorded since prehistoric times; the earliest recording of swimming dates back to Stone Agepaintings from around 7‚000 years ago. Written references date from 2000 BC. Some of the earliest references to swimming include theGilgamesh‚ the Iliad‚ the Odyssey‚ the Bible‚ Beowulf‚ Quran and other sagas. In 1778‚ Nikolaus Wynmann‚ a German professor of languages‚ wrote the first swimming book‚ The Swimmer or A Dialogue on the Art of Swimming (Der Schwimmer
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Lab Swimming I Matthew R. Holder Yuanyuan Lian (Summer) 04/07/2015 During a week of swimming class‚ I found myself getting more and more comfortable in the water‚ and my freestyle improved a lot than before. Before take this class‚ I learn freestyle from watching other people swim; however‚ I still feel struggle when I use freestyle to swim. After we learn freestyle in class and practice in class‚ I become much more comfortable with freestyle‚ I am really happy now I can freestyle without stopping
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announce the swimmers competing in the next race. Uneasiness rushed down my spine the moment my coach pronounced my name. My first race began in less than fifteen hours. The months of training before my competition built my endurance and confidence in swimming. I was prepared to tackle my first competition. When it came time to perform‚ the crowd was silent. I was on a ledge that was three feet above the water. I stared at the crystal blue water and saw my reflection. I gripped firmly on the edge of the
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water lost in thought. She cannot stop focusing on all the negative things that might happen during her race. Little does she know that those will affect the outcome of her race. The mind controls everything: from walking‚ talking‚ and thinking. Swimming is sport where an athlete’s mindset will determine the outcome of their performance. Without mental strength athletes cannot perform to the best of their ability. Training hard makes swimmers competitive‚ but they must have a mental strength to achieve
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Farrukh Aliyev English 08 The Differences between Swimming in a Pool and Swimming at the Beach During the hot days in summer‚ there is nothing better than a refreshing swim. But it is crucial to decide where people want to swim. Some people prefer swimming in a pool however‚ others want to swim at the beach. Anyway‚ swimming in a pool and at the beach has many differences. For instance‚ the environment is different. Of course‚ a swimming pool is smaller than any sea. But when feel yourself
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I am a high school student who tries to balance the amount of sports I participate in with the arts. Every fall‚ I participate in high school swimming; every winter I participate in archery and Family of Christ’s all church musical; every spring I participate in high school softball; every summer I spend swimming on a club team while training for archery and softball over the off season; while year round I take piano lessons and participate in rehearsals for my church’s student led choir. Needless
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Wellness 2 Essay on Why Swimming Should be Part of the Wellness Curriculum 10/09/2012 Swimming: An Important Life Skill Swimming is a very important and necessary life skill to have; for this reason it should be included in part of the wellness curriculum at Newington High School. If a person has the proper knowledge of life saving skills/techniques‚ he or she will be able to save his or her own life as well as other people. Swimming is also an abundant way of exercise. Lastly‚ it is a pleasurable
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in country creates a path to successful operation of a business. Political changes in sense of Government law enforcement give an impact in whatsoever business. Company requires more physical work which needs many workmen at job site to construct swimming pool. Government implement on new rule to restrict the numbers of foreign workers in country‚ some of the existing workers forced to sent back to their own country where they are not allowed to extend their passport or stay longer in this country
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I liked. The problem I discussed with Nitai was public swimming pools‚ and the fact that sometimes it’s “easy” for the lifeguard to miss the signs of a drowning person‚ especially if the person suddenly sinks and goes under water without showing any previous signs. Especially when the pool is crowded‚ the lifeguard simply can’t see everyone at every single moment. Statistics shows that Each Year‚ Over 200 People Drown In Lifeguarded Swimming Pools‚ We watched a few videos catched by surveillance
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Swimming was just not my strong point. As an adolescent‚ someone jumped onto me in a swimming pool‚ and it made me go under unexpectedly‚ and it scared the living daylights out of me. I tried to avoid going into any swimming pools in those days‚ so my intentions for this gathering was to just be a bystander. Several people were in the swimming pool and several people were sitting alongside the pool. Only a few of the toddlers were in the pool with a parent. Children were tossing the ball around
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