History of Swimming The sport of swimming has been recorded since prehistoric times; the earliest recording of swimming dates back to Stone Agepaintings from around 7‚000 years ago. Written references date from 2000 BC. Some of the earliest references to swimming include theGilgamesh‚ the Iliad‚ the Odyssey‚ the Bible‚ Beowulf‚ Quran and other sagas. In 1778‚ Nikolaus Wynmann‚ a German professor of languages‚ wrote the first swimming book‚ The Swimmer or A Dialogue on the Art of Swimming (Der Schwimmer
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“I’m Number One” Every four years numerous athletes from around the world come to compete in the coveted Olympic Games. But these 10‚500 athletes just from the London Olympic Games‚ are not the same as the 241 that competed in the very first Olympics in Athens (Olympic Games). The Games themselves also are completely different. The intent of these participants and the countries they descend from are much different. Once a celebration of the Gods‚ this old-time worship ceremony has been brought into
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OLYINTRODUCTION TO OLYMPICS The Olympic Movement is the concerted‚ organised‚ universal and permanent action‚ carried out under the supreme authority of the IOC‚ of all individuals and entities who are inspired by the values of Olympism. It covers the five continents. It reaches its peak with the bringing together of the world’s athletes at the great sports festival‚ the Olympic Games. Its symbol is five interlaced rings. The goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful
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Can you believe that some people think swimming isn’t a sport? Swimming has been around for centuries‚ but most people just do it for fun. Luckily people learn how to swim because it is a skill that is almost required in life and parents want them to be safe‚ but other people learn for different reasons. Some learn it because it is something you can do your entire life. Amazingly others do it because it is the sport they dream about and want to doing. Swimming is a difficult sport because we practice
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Matthew Tinich Phed 205 October 28th‚ 2012 “Elementary School Observation” I observed a 3rd grade class at the Venon Hill School in Worcester‚ Massachusetts. There was 16 students and a good mix of ethnic groups. Mr. Lunney was the gym teacher and he taught basketball drills and 5v5 exhibition game. The students have one 40 minute gym class each week‚ which doesn’t seem like enough. The class started with attendance in which the students were asked to raise there hands and say here when
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how to learn swimming Swimming is a skill that can help keep you fit and can be a good exercise for your muscles. You burn many calories when swimming and it can be useful during emergency situations. It can also prevent drowning from happening. Floating‚ dog paddling and the different swimming techniques are the basic lessons you need to learn in swimming. The basic lesson swimming institutions teach students to learn how to swim is floating. For you to be able to swim‚ you need to relax
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Swimming is an aerobic exercise that consists of different motions that propel you through the water. Swimming is considered a universal sport. People of all ages and sizes or almost everyone can swim. Swimming is considered to be one of the best forms of physical exercise. When it is practiced‚ swimming puts most of your muscles to use and is an excellent for the heart. Aerobic activities are important keys to a healthy lifestyle. Almost everyone can fit some kind of easy and enjoyable activities
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The modern Olympics is an international event where both men and women participate in a certain sport to represent the country they originated from. To facilitate the modern Olympics as we know it today‚ the Olympic movement‚ which dated from 1892 to 2002‚ was shaped by many things. A few examples are nationalism‚ gender‚ economics‚ and diplomacy. Gender is an important factor that shaped the Olympic movement because it shows how women slowly progress from a lower social rank to equality between
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Ancient Olympics Today‚ the Olympic games are known world wide‚ but it did not always used to be this way. Early Olympic games were much different than they are today. The games played and those who attended them were some of the biggest differences. Today’s Olympics have competitors from around the world. There are now hundreds of events in the modern athletic competition. This is a significant difference compared to the amount of events in the ancient Olympic games. The modern Olympics change
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Swimming Physical demands of swimming are/power to pull yourself through the water quickly‚ flexibility to perform the different strokes properly‚ CRE to push your body harder for longer‚ LME because your arms and legs are constantly working. Reaction time determines how quickly you react to the start of a race‚ co-ordination/timing to perform strokes properly‚ motivation is needed in the longer distance swims e.g. 800.1500‚determination you won’t win a race if you don’t want it‚ confidence you
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