How old is the sport of swimming?-EG?
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There is a timeline here:\nhttp://www.worldwideaquatics.com/historyswim.htm\n\nwhich says that the egyptians use hieroglyphs depicting swimming as early as 2500 BC\n\nand a much more detailed website here:\nhttp://home.comcast.net/~hot_tub/history-of-swimming.htm
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butterfly stroke is my best swimming stroke.its very easy too!
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Swimming IS actually proven make people "stretch"... If you constantly swim, and I mean with the correct strokes, swimming laps, etc. you stretch the muscles, ligaments, and tendons, which then pulls the bones and lengthens the body. If you are a swimmer, you'll know, I do. Oh, and if you're still sceptic, look at all the swimmers of the 2004 olympic games. it's not coinsidence that they are all taller than 6'2". I mean everyone in my family are surfers and, spear fishers (both require great swimming ability) and we're all skinny and tall. kinda lanky too but swimming doesn't really BUILD muscle just slims you down, a lot
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What the hell does your question have to do with swimming and diving?
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Swimming is a great overall way to get fit, stay fit and is considered a lifetime sport.. for young and old..\n\nIt is low impact and combines Cardio with Muscle soo it targets the entire body not just one area.\nYou can do certan exercises or strokes to target weak areas as well...\n\nIt improves overall health.. for posture I would think it would improve it along with simply being more aware of poor posture.. the added muscel strenght should help.\n\nIf you are about to begin working out and are nto familiar with  swim and swim gear...\n\nI suggest a good pair of silicone goggles like speedos Hydrospecs.. they are durable,, and yet the strapping is easy to use..\nYou might also choose to wear a swim cap if you do not want the chlorine in your hair... Some people even put a deep conditoner on thier hair under the cap to condition the hair while they work out.. just dont take it off in the pool....\n\nFor a beginner... Makes ure you stretch and also warm up slowly in the water and stetch when you are done\n\nKickboards are great for warmups...\n\nGOod Luck\n\nWismom
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I've seen children as young as two years old in swimming lessons.  So, I think it's all up to the swimming instructor if they are ready or not.  But I wouldn't imagine much younger than that :)
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For U.S. Athletes:  \nThere is no age limit to compete in the Olympics.\n\nHowever, some sports do have age requirements for health and safety reasons.  Competition rules of certain international federations cite age limits as follows: \n- Bobsled (minimum of 14 years old)\n- Boxing (17-32)\n- Diving (minimum of 14)\n- Equestrian (16 or older)\n- Figure skating (15 by July 1 of previous year)\n- Gymnastics (must be 16 years old in Olympic year)\n- Judo (15 or older), luge (16 or older)\n- Soccer (under 23), team handball (over 18)\n- Weightlifting (17 or older)\n- Wrestling (must be at least 17 on day of Opening Ceremonies). \n\nThere are no general restrictions among the International Federations on an "upper" age limit.
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Are you sure it was the 100 meter and not the 100 yard?  Right now in USA swimming, swimmers are competing short-course which is yards.  If your daughter had to swim 4 lengths for her race, it is likely she is swimming in a 25 yard pool, making it a 100 yard swim.  If in fact she only had to swim 2 lengths, and it was a 100 meter swim, then she would be second in the nation for her age group.  If it is yards, that is still a very good time for her age, and she'd be somewhere in the top 300 for her age group.  You can use this link to see the top times for her age group, as well as all of your daughters times since she has been a USA swimmer.  http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=82&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en
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Yes, i know swimming. My best stroke is butterfly but i do not know what my favorite is. Swimming is my ultimate favorite sport but my second favorite is basketball.
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Well, I’m quite sure that anyone can learn how to swim. Just remember to have motivation in learning how to swim. Practice is also very important. And in any swimming method you learn, before swimming or while preparing to swim, just remember to RELAX. Try to make you body one with the water---treat swimming and the water like a bed where you can relax and be you----then I’m quite sure that with all these techniques, you will be able to learn how to swim quickly. I hope this info. helps! Take care! God Bless!
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For U.S. Athletes:\nThere is no age limit to compete in the Olympics.\n\nHowever, some sports do have age requirements for health and safety reasons. Competition rules of certain international federations cite age limits as follows:\n- Bobsled (minimum of 14 years old)\n- Boxing (17-32)\n- Diving (minimum of 14)\n- Equestrian (16 or older)\n- Figure skating (15 by July 1 of previous year)\n- Gymnastics (must be 16 years old in Olympic year)\n- Judo (15 or older), luge (16 or older)\n- Soccer (under 23)\n- Team handball (over 18)\n- Weightlifting (17 or older)\n- Wrestling (must be at least 17 on day of Opening Ceremonies).\n\nThere are no general restrictions among the International Federations on an "upper" age limit.
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Swim....swim...swim...
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once they grow up, they can appreciate how wonderful swimming is.  it is like the most beneficial sport and works out the whole body.  if u care about health and good looks, swimming is perfect.  it combines strength, endurance, and ryhthm and not just any dumb jock weighing in at 200lbs can be good at.  its takes a lot of practice to be good at it.  and we are the ones that can actually show off our body and they are just jealous cuz they cant look this good in speedos.
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I swim competitively currently under the coaching personel of 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Kristine Quance.  I love swimming and im not in high school yet.  no funny stories yet but swimming is really good for you
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Swimming has been known since prehistoric times. 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 from 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. Swimming was part of the first modern Olympic games in 1896 in Athens. In 1902 the trudgen was improved by Richard Cavill, using the flutter kick. In 1908, the world swimming association, Federation Internationale de Natation de Amateur (FINA), was formed. Butterfly was first a variant of breaststroke, until it was accepted as a separate style in 1952.
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This website covers everything swimming including college, age group and technique.\nwww.swimmmingworldmagazine.com\n\nwww.swimnews.com\n\nAustralia Swimming Site\n\nhttp://www.swimming.org.au/
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to be extremely good your 50 m should be under 30 but if your just starting that's insane, i swim a 34-35 50 and i'm considered a better swimmer, not the best but pretty good. don't expect it all at once bcuz when i started swimming i swam my 50 at around 47, it goes down with time. ANother thing have another thing your good at freestyle isn't everything, i actually did pretty good owith breaststroke, just focus on your strengths and not your weaknesses... also fastness does not just come work on your technique proper technique gives faster times, ask your coach for pointers before tryouts...