Swimming is a technique that humans, and other animals, use to move through water using only movements of the body. This article concentrates on human swimming, a recreational activity and a competitive sport. There are health benefits of swimming, but it also entails risks.

History

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Swimming, a common ability among mammals including many primates, has been known since prehistoric humanoids. Drawings from the stone age were found in "the cave of swimmers" near Wadi Sora (or Sura) in the southwestern part of Egypt. Written references date back up to 2000 B.C., including Gilgamesh, the Iliad, the Odyssey, the Bible (Ezekiel 47:5, Acts 27:42, Isaiah 25:11), Beowulf, and other sagas. In 1538 Nicolas Wynman, German professor of languages, wrote the first swimming book "Colymbetes". Competitive swimming in Europe started around 1800, mostly using breaststroke. The front crawl, then called the trudgen was introduced in 1873 by John Arthur Trudgen, copying it from Native Americans.

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@JeffDLowe yeah I went last summer too. I love swimming especially team usa!
psusreaganm (Reagan M) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:12:54 -0000
@JeffDLowe yeah I went last summer too. I love swimming especially team usa!
@thommarshall Definitely. It reminded me most of The Graduate. Isolation of the main character, moody music, swimming pools and a wedding
perlLawLex (Pamela Perlman) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:12:08 -0000
@thommarshall Definitely. It reminded me most of The Graduate. Isolation of the main character, moody music, swimming pools and a wedding
@LeeWayy swimming cap
lydiaa__ (lydiaa__) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:11:46 -0000
@LeeWayy swimming cap
Swimming with kevin and lobynn!
Tatirawrr (Tatiana Saffouri) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:11:36 -0000
Swimming with kevin and lobynn!
@kattykaunang: are you done with swimming ? Do you need to get picked up ?
killakally (kallykaunang) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:11:29 -0000
@kattykaunang: are you done with swimming ? Do you need to get picked up ?
wishes that she was going swimming tomorrow with the centreparcs posse!
AlexCave (Alex Cave) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:11:19 -0000
wishes that she was going swimming tomorrow with the centreparcs posse!

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