Swimming is the method by which living creatures move themselves through water in a method not involving simply walking on the bottom. Swimming is a popular recreational activity and a competitive sport. There are many health benefits of swimming, but it also entails risks if basic precautions are not taken. Swimming - Technique. The human body is composed primarily of water, and thus has a very similar density. But since only roughly 70% of the body is water, it is slightly less dense than the surrounding ...

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Swimming is a good form of exercise. Because the density of the human body is approximately similar to that of water, the body is supported by the water and less stress is therefore placed on joints and bones. Furthermore, the resistance against movement depends heavily on the speed of the movement, allowing the fine tuning of the exercise according to one's ability. Therefore, swimming is frequently used as an exercise in r ...

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Davies grew up in Plymouth and Plymstock. She learnt to swim at age six and was training seriously two years later. She set a record by swimming for the British national team at the age of only eleven. In 1976, still a few months prior to her fourteenth birthday, Davies was selected to represent Britain at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. Although her performance was not enough to get her in the medals but it did make her a household name. The next year she stepped a gear to win two bronze medals in the 1977 European Championships. The fo ...

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Men 50 m Freestyle - Brett Hawke (6th in final), Ashley Callus (eliminated in heats) 100 m Freestyle - Ian Thorpe (Bronze medal), Ashley Callus (eliminated in heats) 200 m Freestyle - Ian Thorpe (Gold medal), Grant Hackett (5th in final) 400 m Freestyle - Ian Thorpe (Gold medal), Grant Hackett (Silver medal) 1500 m Freestyle - Grant Hackett (Gold medal), Craig Stevens 100 ...

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Hindu Quotes: As a Great Fish Swims

As a great fish swims between the banks of a river as it likes, so does the shining Self move between the states of dreaming and waking.

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Competitive swimming is swimming with the goal to maximize performance, usually the speed of swimming. Competitive swimming became popular in the 19th century, and is an event at the Summer Olympic Games. Competitive swimming's international governing body is FINA, which includes local sub groups such as USA Swimming (USAS) and United States Masters Swimming (USMS) in the United States, Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) and Swimming Teachers Association (STA) in the United Kingdom. FINA regulates four swimming disciplines, swum over differe ...

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If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.

- Jonathan Winters

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For swimming underwater with swimfins and/or breathing apparatus, see scuba diving or diving activities.' At the second modern Olympic Games in Paris in 1900, probably the most unusual sport was underwater swimming. Points were awarded as follows: Two points for every metre swum under water One point for every second the swimmer stayed below the surface The competition was held over a maximum of 60 m. The winner was Charles DeVandeville (France), who swam 60 meters in a time of 1 minute and 8.4 seconds (score: 188.4 pts). In second and third plac ...

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USA Swimming is the National Governing Body of competitive swimming in the United States. It is charged with selecting the United States Olympic Swimming team, and any other teams which officially represent the United States, as well as the overall organization and operation of the sport. Note: USA Swimming was originally called United States Swimming. Thus, there are several terms used to described the organization at different times. All of these refer to the same organization at the same time. These terms are: USA Swimming, USA- ...

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United States Masters Swimming (USMS) is a national organization that provides organized workouts, competitions, clinics and workshops for adults aged 18 and over. Programs are open to all adult swimmers (fitness, triathlete, competitive, non-competitive) who are dedicated to improving their fitness through swimming. Founded in 1970, the non-profit corporation is organized with 500 clubs in 53 regions throughout the United States. Membership numbers more tha ...

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Backstroke is one of the three swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of not seeing where the swimmer is heading to. It is also the only competition swimming style that starts in the water. The swimming style is similar to an upside down front crawl. Both backstroke and front crawl are long-axis strokes. Backstroke - Speed and Ergonomics. Backstroke is the second slowest speed after breaststroke. ...

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This article refers to underwater diving done by humans. For other uses of the term diving, see dive Underwater diving refers to the practice of going underwater with or without breathing apparatus. When done for sport, this is sometimes called subaquatics. There are several types of underwater diving. Snorkelling and free diving: swimming underwater without breathing apparatus. Scuba diving and surface supplied diving: swimmin ...

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Dawn Fraser, AO, MBE, (born September 4, 1937) is an Australian champion swimmer. Known for her politically incorrect behaviour or larrikin character as much as her athletic ability, Fraser won eight Olympic medals, including four golds, and six Commonwealth Games gold medals. In October 1962 she became the first woman to swim the 100 metres in less than a minute. After she retired it was eight years before her record was broken. In 1965 Fraser retired from swimming, after the Australian Swimming Union placed her under a 10 yea ...

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Vicki Keith (born 26 February 1961) is a Canadian ultra marathon swimmer. She is considered one of the greatest marathon swimmers of all time. Vicki currently holds 16 world records and has received over 41 honours and awards, having crossed many of the world's most challenging bodies of water. To date, she has raised over $978,000 to help children with physical disabilities. Retired from marathon swimming in 1991, Vicki continues to raise awareness and funds for programs and projects to help children with physical disabilities and ma ...

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This article refers to the act of jumping into water, often acrobatically, from a distance. For swimming below the surface of the water, see underwater diving. For other meanings of ther term, see dive. Divingalthough avacados dont like it being like this. refers to the sport of jumping or falling deliberately, often acrobatically, into water. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport, which is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a common recreational pasttime in places where swimming is popular; sometimes the term jumping is used to disamb ...

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Breaststroke is swum on the breast and is the most popular recreational swimming style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water at all times. In most swimming classes, beginners learn either the breaststroke or the front crawl first. Breaststroke - Speed and Ergonomics. Breaststroke is the slowest of the three official styles in competitive swimming. The fastest breaststroke swimmers can swim around 1.67 meter per second. A special feature of competitve breaststroke is t ...

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The butterfly, (fly for short) is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with the arms moving synchronously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the dolphin. While other styles like breaststroke, front crawl, or backstroke can be swum easily even for beginners, the butterfly requires a very good technique to be feasible. Most students consider it the most difficult style. It is also the newest swimming style swum on competitions, first swum around 1934. Butterfly stroke - Speed ...

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In its most simple form, it consists of swimming while held relatively stationary by a flexible restraining device, such as a harness or a foot restraint. This training method is used by a number of swim teams, such as the ones at Purdue University, University of Indianapolis, Florida State University and the University of Florida. Likewise, Special Forces Scuba Team members at Fort Bragg use a commercial restraining device in their personal training for open water swimming. Users often indicate that it takes a certain amount of time to lear ...

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While there is evidence of swimmers performing ballet-like manoeuvres in the water in ancient times, the origin of synchronized swimming as an organized, competitive sport dates to earlier this century. In the 1920s, a group of Canadian women, led by national calibre water polo player and diver Margaret Sellers, developed what they called 'ornamental swimming' from life saving and swimming techniques. Originally known as water ballet, synchronised swimming began in Canada in the 1920s. It spread to the United States in the early '30s, ...

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