1. SWIMMING
Nerea Sosa Hurtado
Alba Gutiérrez Nieto
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2. Introduction
• Swimming is moving through the water by
using body extremities and usually without
using any artificial device. Swimming is an
activity that can be useful. Its main uses are
bathing, cooling, diving, spear fishing,
exercise...

3. HISTORY
• Swimming has been known since prehistoric times. In 1538, Nikolaus Wynmann, a
German professor of languages​​, wrote the first book of swimming, “Swimmer” or
“A dialogue about the art of swimming”.
• Competitive swimming in Europe started around 1800, mostly with the technique
of the breaststroke. In 1873, John Arthur Trudgen introduced “trudgen” style to
Western swimming competitions. Swimming was part of the first modern Olympic
Games in 1896 in Athens. In 1902 Richard Cavill introduced the front crawl to the
Western world. In 1908, he created the International Swimming Federation (FINA).
The butterfly stroke was developed in the 1930s.

4. PLAYERS
• Swimming is practiced individually and can
also be developed by teams. Some of the
officers that direct the competitions are:
referee, starter, timekeepers, Control Board…
Some of the most famous swimmers are:
• Michael Fred Phelps
• Erika Villaécija García

5. Michael Fred Phelps
• He is considered the greatest swimmer in
history. He won eight gold medals at the Pekín
Olympics Games in 2008.

6. Erika Villaécija García
• Her specializes is the 800 meters. She was very
successful in the Olympic Games in Athens in
2004. She is among the top 16 swimmers in
the world.

7. Equipment.
• To develop swimming is recommended to use
an appropriate dress to maximize speed on
the skills and comfort to move in the water.
The usual dress is characterized by the use of
slip swimming swimwear for men and for
women. It is also used regularly goggles, caps
and nose clips.

8. Places
• The most usual practice is a swimming pool, as it
is a controlled environment, both from the point
of view of hygiene and safety. Normally, you can
choose from pools of 25 or 50 meters. An
Olympic facility is 50 meters, but for those
starting out in the sport will be more advisable to
start at 25 meters, allowing rest more often.
• You can also choose to swim in natural
waters, either in the sea, a river or a lake.

9. These are models of a
competitive swimming pool:

10. Competitions
• There are four ways or styles that are the
common swimming competitions. The
breaststroke, crawl, butterfly and back.

11. CRAWL
• One arm swimmer moves in the air with the
palm down ready to enter the water, and
elbow relaxed, while the other arm moves
underwater.

12. Breaststroke
• Open arms back to be in line with the
shoulders, always above or below the water
surface. They shrink the legs to bring them
closer to the body.

13. Butterfly
• Both arms are brought together at the head
above water and then backwards
simultaneously.

14. Back
• It's like the crawl, only the swimmer floats
back into the water.