Swimming is a water based sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA).
Swimming has been recorded since prehistoric times; the earliest recording of swimming dates back to Stone Age paintings from around 7,000 years ago. Written references date from 2000 BC. Some of the earliest references to swimming include the Gilgamesh, the Iliad, the Odyssey, the Bible, Beowulf, and other sagas. In 1578, Nikolaus Wynmann, a German prof...
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Events:
- Women's 200m backstroke ,
- Men's 4x100m medley relay ,
- Men's 1500m freestyle ,
- Men's Swimming, marathon 10km ,
- Men's 4x200m freestyle relay ,
- Men's 50m freestyle ,
- Women's Swimming, marathon 10km ,
- Men's 200m backstroke ,
- Women's 4x100m freestyle relay ,
- Women's 200m individual medley
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Also known as:
- Aquatics swimming,
- Human swimming
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