What is swimming? History,Advantages and disadvantages of swimming

                                   SWIMMING

Swimming is a type of water sports competition in which competitors strive to cross certain distances quickly. Anyone who participates in a swimming competition is publicly called a swimmer. Swimming competitions are held at different distances and levels. Among them was the first inclusion of swimming in the 1898 Summer Olympics. Currently, the Olympic Games range from 100 meters to 1500 meters and are known as one of the most popular sports in the world. Other swimming competitions include diving, synchronized swimming and water polo.

The sport is run internationally by FINA or Federation Internationale de Nation. A FINA approved competition requires a small pond or pool of 25 or 50 meters in length.

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• History
• Materials
• Commemorative coins
•  References

History

Paintings from about seven thousand years ago depict scenes from the Stone Age swimming scenes. Swimming is mentioned in Gilgamesh, Iliad, Odyssey, Bible, Beowulf and other prose stories. In 18, German professor Nicholas Weinmann wrote his first book, The Swimmer or a Dialogue on the Art of Swimming.

Competitive swimming, especially breaststroke events, were introduced in Europe in the 1800s. In 183, John Arthur Trojen introduced the Trojan genre in the Western Swimming Competition, based on the scene of Native Americans walking on their chests. But the British did not like it, so Trudeau introduced the scissor-kicking style.

The first inclusion of the subject of swimming in the modern Olympics took place in the 1896 Summer Olympics. In 1902, Richmond Cavill introduced the front crawl trend in the Western world. The World Swimming Association or FINA was formed in 1906. The modernization of the butterfly took place in the 1930s. Butterfly swimming, like breaststroke, was in vogue until 1952, when it was introduced as a standalone method.

Ingredients

In competitive swimming, it is customary to wear a special type of swimsuit to cover the body of the competitor and increase the speed. For extra speed, a swimmer wears a dress made of rubber or plastic. As a result, he can keep himself away from contact with water and get wet in very small amounts, which helps him to swim faster.

In July 2009, FINA voted to ban the wearing of any type of synthetic swimsuit other than knitted or textile swimsuits. The reason for this, they said, is that wearing different types of artificial swimsuits and participating in competitions is adversely affecting the actual ability and skill of swimmers. In addition, the introduction of new rules and regulations include covering parts of the body. Male swimmers are required to wear navel-to-knee clothing and female swimmers are required to wear shoulder-to-knee clothing. 

Also, swimming equipment includes other equipment - earplugs, nasal passages, goggles, hats, kickboards, safety nets and more. The nasal passages are used only for synchronized swimming.

Commemorative coin

The game of swimming has been introduced in coins. In 2003, 10 commemorative coins were issued in gold and silver for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece. It depicts the beginning of a female bronze jumper in an ancient bronze sculpture and the scene of a female swimmer jumping out of the water on the other side.

In 2011, a 50 pence coin was minted from the Royal Mint of the United Kingdom to mark the 2012 Summer Olympics. The coin depicts a swimmer on one side and a triathlon on the other.

Advantages and disadvantages of swimming

 

If we want to stay healthy, we need a little exercise every day. Swimming instead of the various exercises allotted for the day, but the work of this exercise becomes easier.

Because there are very few good exercises like swimming. Experts say that ‘swimming from head to toe’ is an exercise for the whole body. Even just floating in the water is good for the body. In the rural areas, during the rainy season, almost all the time of the year, small children walk in the pond next to the house for hours. Even adults swim two-pole while bathing. However, there is no such opportunity in urban areas.

Below are some of the benefits of swimming:

Swimming keeps the heart and lungs healthy. People who swim every day have a lot less heart problems.

There is no substitute for swimming if you want to burn extra calories.

You can swim even if you have arthritis or knee and leg pain. Although it is often difficult to exercise in this type of disease, swimming is usually not. In diseases like osteoarthritis, swimming helps to reduce joint pain and numbness.

Swimming is very effective in relieving depression. Experts have chosen swimming as one of the ways to keep the brain and mind well in various mental problems like dementia.

Swimming eliminates old age insomnia with age. People who suffer from problems like insomnia will be better off swimming regularly. Sleep will be better.

Swimming is essential to strengthen muscles.

However, the extent to which this benefit can be utilized depends on the swimming. Simply put, the benefits depend on how you are practicing swimming.

Swimming can be practiced in different ways in the pond. Swimming can be done slowly, so you don't have to expend a lot of energy to swim slowly. Again breast stroke is used in swimming arms, legs, shoulders, buttocks and more parts. If you swim fast, that is, if you compete with others, then the heart also benefits from that swimming. The heart works faster to provide energy while swimming faster. The lungs also become stronger due to faster breathing.

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