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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The oil and gas Industry is divided into three major sectors namely the upstream‚ midstream and downstream. Nigeria has an abundance of oil and gas resources to justify subsidized and‚ in fact‚ low energy prices but unfortunately‚ current oil and gas production per capita is relatively very low which implies that Nigeria cannot currently afford to maintain low energy prices for its citizens. Upstream Activities The upstream activity is the search for potential underground crude oil or underwater
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Swimming was a part of my life even before it even began. My dad had worked as the local high school’s swim coach for many years before I was born‚ not to mention that his dad (my grandpa) has also served as a swim coach before his retirement. Needless to say‚ I foreseeably grew up both in and around the pool. I learned to embrace the constant smell of chlorine‚ scream as loudly as the surrounding crowd during especially intense races‚ and tame the inevitable frizziness of my dry hair as naturally
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benefits of swimming. 1. Cardiovascular fitness. First of all‚ swimming can develop someone’s general strength‚ cardiovascular fitness and endurance. This is because swimming used practically all the muscles in the body. It involves your entire body in the movement – Every bit of you is working to get you forward in the water‚ from the soles of your feet to your arms and shoulders. This is a total body workout. The cardiovascular system in particular benefits because swimming improves your
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The Experience of Swimming What is Swimming? Swimming is a sport or activity of moving one’s body through water. I will be writing about my experiences of swimming‚ good and bad. Personally‚ I love swimming because I love being in the water. I started swimming when I was 6 years old. And at first I thought that swimming was a scary thing to do‚ but it was a fun experience. First‚ I’m going to tell you about my bad experience about swimming. When I was about 4 years old; and it was the time that
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mental health‚ the swimming easily places itself among the most popular sports activities in the United States and counts over a million competitive and recreational swimmers. The swimming combines body’s strength and flexibility which makes it an ideal fitness activity. However‚ due to the repetitive overhead motion of the swimming stroke‚ both professional and recreational swimmers are at extremely high risk of developing overuse injuries and injuries caused by poor swimming technique and body
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Breast Stroke The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes‚ beginners learn either the breaststroke or the front crawl first. Since the breaststroke can be swum with the eyes almost always above water‚ it is important in lifesaving‚ as it allows the rescuer to approach
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high school swimmers. This program will touch on the history of swimming and a training schedule that will aid in helping swimmers reach their peak performance and avoid injury. Also outlined with be dietary factors and benefits of calcium intake. Between a training schedule and proper dietary intake students should be successful in reaching their top performance. Sports Training and Nutrition History and Program of Swimming Swimming can be enjoyed by everyone and is considered the second most
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