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Swimming as a competitive sport Swimming is one of the oldest activities known to man. Ancient carvings show that people have been able to swim for over 4,000 years. A stone picture from Iraq, dated from 869 BC, shows warriors swimming using inflated animal bladders and breathing tubes like a scuba diver would use an air tank and snorkel. Swimming became popular as a sport in the 19th century. Early swimming strokes included the front crawl, the backstroke and the sidestroke. In those early days men and women swam in separate pools. Swimsuits were also very different than today. In those days swimsuits were made of long, baggy and heavy wool. Today swimsuits are made of lighter fabrics and are more streamlined. Swimming as a sport consists of four areas - swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water polo. International swimming competitions are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation Amateur (FINA), which...

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