Facts about swimming
Swimming started in the 1st century. Swimming has been a part of the Olympics since 1896. Breaststroke is the oldest type of stroke. YMCA stands for Young Men Christian Association. In breaststroke and butterfly you need to touch with two hands at the same time when you finish. In freestyle and backstroke you touch with only one hand when you finish. Some people think swimming started when a person fell into the water and panicking, he started to swim in a way we call today dog paddle. Egyptians made a picture or symbol for swimming as far back as 2500 A. Peanuts are a source of energy for swimmers. Drags slow you down in swimming because they are not skin tight. The shorter your hair is the more chance you have for swimming faster because there is less friction. Sidestroke is not swam in official competitions because they are drills during swimming practice. You are disqualified if you do a bad dive such as a cannonball by accident or a false start. A false start is when you dive before the referee shoots the "gun" or the start system. USS (a more advanced swimming organization) may not swim in YMCA State Competitions because they are not part of the YMCA. However, they are able to swim in other competitions. Flip turns are done when you reach one end of the pool except for your last lap. Flip turns are when you flip forward like a somersault. You only do flip turns in backstroke and freestyle. In butterfly and breaststroke you just turn regularly. In I.M. (Individual Medley) you swim a combination of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle in the given order. In I.M. relays, the strokes are swam in this order: backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke and freestyle. In swimming, 50 free means two laps of freestyle because one lap of the pool is 25 yards so don't mistake 50 free for 50 laps freestyle. In swimming competitions heats are given so you know which group you swim in or when you swim. Most of the times, the first heats are the slowest in a event and the last heats are the fastest. Swimming can be done for competition and it is helpful in survival. |
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