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Swimming
Swimming is indoor, popular and water
competitive sport game for singles and teams, which
takes place in rectangular pools. Its history traced
back long decades ago, but the first official swimming
competitions started by the establishment of the
International Swimming Federation, FINA, in 1908.

The size of swimming
pools
is either long
course pools; such
as those used in the
Olympic Games (50
m long by 25 m
wide and at least 2
m depth) or short
course pools; such
as those used in the
FINA
Championships (25m).

Competition swimming pools have starting
blocks in order to help a competitor dives in water
and also for electronically time recording of each
competitor. In addition, swimmers, either men or women,
wear special tools to ease diving and stroking; such as
swim suits, a cap and goggles (to protect eyes from
pool water and improve underwater vision).

There are four (04) basic swimming categories, or styles, which

are recognized by the International Amateur Swimming Federation

Edited by Mr. Djamel Eddine Chedni


Swimming
(FINA); the breaststroke, the butterfly, the backstroke and freestyle (the
crawl).

Edited by Mr. Djamel Eddine Chedni