Articles of category "Swimming competitions"

Swimming is one of the most popular sports included into the Summer Olympic Games and other World Championships. Swimming competitions are divided into short course swimming championships and long course swimming championships (they differ in distance length). There are some classical swimming styles: crawl (free style), breaststroke, butterfly stroke and sidestroke.

Today swimming is a very popular sport included in many International Championships and Competitions. Although it was invented many centuries ago in many ancient states simultaneously, its birth as a sport it got in England. The history of the world swimming championships began since the end of 19th century. Swimming can improve and strengthen both health and will.