All About Swimming

Health | Endurance | Strength

When did it start?

  • Swimming first started in the early 1800s.

    Swimming emerged as a competitive recreational activity in the 1830s in England.

  • 1828

    The first indoor swimming pool was opened to the public

History of Swimming

It all started from the Artwork from The Cave of Swimmers in Southwest Egypt. It shows that Egyptians were swimming as far as 10,000 years ago!

Health Benefits

  • → Perfect workout

    Move your whole body against water resistance

  • ♥ Higher heart rate

    Some of the impact stress off your body

  • ☤ Builds endurance

    Muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness

  • 40+ Healthy Life

    Healthy weight, healthy heart and lungs

  • ☺ Tones muscle

    Builds strength

Healthy Living is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit

Where can we swim?

One can swim in oceans, seas, pools, beaches, lakes, dams and rivers. Make sure that you can choose a safe environment to swim in

  • Rivers

    Rivers

  • Lakes

    Lakes

  • Sea

    Sea

  • Pools

    Pools

Participants of First Olympics

  • Australia

  • Austria

  • Bulgaria

  • Chile

  • Denmark

  • France

  • Germany

  • Great Britain

  • Greece

  • Hungary

  • Italy

  • Sweden

  • Switzerland

  • United States

Now 206 countries participate in Olympics

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Winners of First Olympics
1896



    • Gold
    • Silver
    • Bronze

  • Individual 100m Freestyle

    • Alfred Hajos
    • Dr.Otto Herschmann
    • None

  • Individual 500M Freestyle

    • Paul Neumann (AUT)
    • Antonios Pepanos (GRE)
    • Antonios Pepanos (GRE)

  • Individual 1200m Freestyle

    • Alfred Hajos (HUN)
    • Ioannis Andreou (GRE)
    • Efstathios Chorafas (GRE)

  • Individual Sailors 100m Freestyle

    • Ioannis Malokinis (GRE)
    • Spyridon Chazapis (GRE)
    • Dimitrios Drivas (GRE)

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