History of swimming The sport of swimming has been recorded since prehistoric times; the earliest recording of swimming dates back to Stone Age paintings from around 7‚000 years ago. Written references date from 2000 BC. Some of the earliest references to swimming include the Gilgamesh‚ 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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but he still had to work to what he has accomplished today. Phelps first started a swimming program around the age of nine because his mom had a fear of him drowning. An article said that “He joined a local program at the Loyola high school pool” (White). Without this program he would have never excelled as far as he did today. Phelps‚ at age of 15‚ became the youngest male swimmer to ever compete at the Olympic Games. During these games he wasn’t the biggest and fastest but he soon would become
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The 2012 Summer Olympics‚ officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad‚[2] and also more generally known as London 2012‚ was a major international multi-sport event‚ celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games‚ as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)‚ that took place in London‚ United Kingdom‚ from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The first event‚ the group stages in women’s football‚ began two days earlier‚ on 25 July.[3][4] More than 10‚000 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs)
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for the 1936 Olympics did too. The 1936 Summer Olympics is one of the most historic Olympics due to the rise of Hitler‚ the threat to boycott‚ and one of the most courageous American hero competed. Hitler came to power in 1933 and he vowed to restore pride in the German people. After WW1 Germany took sole blame for the cause of the Great War; consequently‚ the German population entered a depression that completely destroyed the people’s pride. Hitler saw that the upcoming Olympics was a great
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bThe Ancient Olympic Games When were the first Olympic Games? The first known Olympic Games was recorded in around 776 BC in Olympia‚ Greece. They were celebrated until 396 AD. What events took place in the Ancient Olympic Games? The Ancient Olympic Games consisted of only one race‚ the "stade" race‚ which was the length of the stadium and between 180 and 240 metres long (we don’t know for sure). Over the years more running races and other events were added‚ including boxing‚ wrestling
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India first participated in Olympics in 1900 in Paris. The country was repre sented by Norman Pritchard‚ an Anglo Indian who was holidaying in Paris during that time. The Indian Olympic Association is responsible for the preparation and participation of competitors in the Olympic Games as well as in Regional events like Commonwealth and Asian Games. There is a separate federation at national level in each game/sport which assists the Indian Olympic Association and preparation of
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Sqn Ldr SUBHASH C SINGH 2011 “PROSPECT OF INDIAN SPORTS IN LONDON OLYMPICS AFTER THE RESULTS OF CWG 2010” Abstract: The Common Wealth Games 2010 medal tally speaks so many stories that should be heard by everyone and be used to shape the future that is beckoning in the shape of these medals. It is a story of India’s youth. CWG success was scripted by India’s NEXT Generation. We all saw Saina Nehwal win that last Gold. We cheered her‚ we cried with her‚ and we were proud to be in the same country
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1956 Summer Olympics (Games of the XVI Olympiad) The 1956 Summer Olympics was an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne‚ Victoria. It took place from the 22nd of November to the 8th of December. 3314 athletes from 72 nations participated‚ and 314 competitors were Australian. Australia won a total of 35 medals (13 gold‚ 8 silver‚ 14 bronze)‚ and was ranked 3rd overall. The flag bearer for Australia was Mervyn Wood (rower). At the Games‚ 13 swimming events were held‚ seven
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Nov. 12‚ 2012 HISTORY OF SWIMMING 1800-Competitive swimming was first introduced in the early 1800′s in Britain by the National Swimming Society. At that time‚ there were man-made indoor pools in London and the National Swimming Society of England used them for swimming competitions. These events became popular in England and led to the formation of the Amateur Swimming Association in 1880. 1873-The swimming strokes used in this time period were the side stroke and the breast stroke. In 1873 John
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Swimming - is the self propulsion of a person through water or other liquid‚ for survival‚ recreation‚ sport‚ exercise or other reason. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs‚ the body‚ or both. Humans are able to hold their breath underwater and undertake rudimentary locomotive swimming within weeks of birth‚ as an evolutionary response. Brief History of Swimming Though humans have been swimming for millennia‚ competitive swimming has only existed for about 150 years
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