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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I officially had a great lazy day at home and wondering when the sea lions quit swimming up the marina, haven't heard them in a while...
MeredithMUA (Meredith Scott) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:19:55 -0000
I officially had a great lazy day at home and wondering when the sea lions quit swimming up the marina, haven't heard them in a while...
is loving my lil woman whom is kicking me and swimming all around in my belly..2/23/10..24 weeks 3 days
ShortMama10 (Danna Broache) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:19:50 -0000
is loving my lil woman whom is kicking me and swimming all around in my belly..2/23/10..24 weeks 3 days
rt @LiveSwim LiveSwim.net will have very basic one camera coverage of this weeks Southern Pacific Masters Swimming Meet in Santa Clarita
the17thman (the17thman) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:19:30 -0000
rt @LiveSwim LiveSwim.net will have very basic one camera coverage of this weeks Southern Pacific Masters Swimming Meet in Santa Clarita
Women\'s Swimming and Diving knocks off Texas A
sports_4 (Sports) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:19:03 -0000
Women\'s Swimming and Diving knocks off Texas A
@KaydenD *swimming back over to the vodka and hopping up* {{We are thinking you know? Right now.}}
NatalieEllis__ (Natalie Ellis) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:18:54 -0000
@KaydenD *swimming back over to the vodka and hopping up* {{We are thinking you know? Right now.}}
studying? ... pfft... NO ... swimming? YES!!! :)
MIMYLtara (Tara McDonnell) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:18:31 -0000
studying? ... pfft... NO ... swimming? YES!!! :)

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