the popularity of swimming

1. The origin of swimming and the main swimming styles

It is known that swimming was born thousands of years ago in Rome, Greece, Egypt,
China. In primitive society, people lived mainly by hunting, including hunting aquatic
animals. Therefore, underwater swimming was born from that as a survival instinct of
mankind and today, swimming is more focused on technique, many types of swimming
with diverse distances such as butterfly swimming, backstroke swimming , breaststroke,
freestyle and individual. Moreover, it has also become a sport in sports arenas that
many people are interested in.
2. Benefits of swimming
Swimming helps individuals save themselves in dangerous situations such as drowning.
In addition, it also helps us exercise and relax. Young people can practice swimming to
improve their height. Besides, owning a slim and strong body is the dream of most
women as well as everyone. In general, swimming brings us many advantages as well as
outstanding benefits. Swimming is suitable for almost all ages. I suggest trying go swim.
3. How are swimming competitions organized?
Swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, held in a swimming pool 50
meters long and 25 meters wide . Swimming pools at major competitions like the
Olympic Games have electronic underwater sensors at each end of the pool. Each lane
has its own touch pads and swimmers must touch them at the end of each lap. They are
used to ensure swimmers complete each lap and record each swimmer's swim time.
They are also used to check who won each race and who finished second, third, fourth,
etc. In addition to this, if you are a good swimmer, I would recommend trying a
swimming competition.