HISTORY OF SWIMMING

SWIMMING

Swimming, in recreation and sports, the propulsion of the body through water by combined arm and leg motions and the natural flotation of the body. Swimming as an exercise is popular as an all-around body developer and is particularly useful in therapy and as exercise for physically handicapped persons. It is also taught for lifesaving purposes.

BACKSTROKE

Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going.

FOR KIDS

Swimming is not only enjoyable, but it provides a multitude of physical and mental benefits. It allows your child to develop water safety and survival skills, builds strength, muscle tone and assists with balance and coordination.

HEALTHY BODY

Swimming is a great workout because you need to move your whole body against the resistance of the water.

Swimming is a good all-round activity because it: keeps your heart rate up but takes some of the impact stress off your body. builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness. helps maintain a healthy weight, healthy heart and lungs. tones muscles and builds strength.

WITH YOUR FRIENDS

There are people you meet who become your acquaintances with whom it’s safe and natural to splash around with in the shallow end of the pool. There are fewer people who become your very close friends with whom you venture into the deep end of the pool. And in everyone’s life there are just some people you probably ought never get into the pool with, do you know what I mean?

BENEFIT

One of the biggest benefits of swimming is that it truly works your entire body, head to toe. Swimming: increases your heart rate without stressing your body, tones muscles, builds strength, builds endurance.

Swimming is a good all-round activity because it: keeps your heart rate up but takes some of the impact stress off your body builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness helps maintain a healthy weight, healthy heart and lungs tones muscles and builds strength provides an all-over body workout, as nearly all of your muscles are used during swimming.