HISTORY OF SWIMMING

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The National Swimming Society first introduced competitive swimming in the early 1800’s in Britain. At that time, there were man made indoor pools in London and the National Swimming Society of England used them for swimming competitions. These events became popular in England and led to the formation of the Amateur Swimming Association in 1880.
In 1896 the Olympic games were held in Greece in the city of Athens. Swimming was included and there were four swimming contests held. They were: 100m, 100m for sailors, the 500m and the 1200m competitions. Mark Spitz in 1972 broke all records in the history of swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics and won seven gold medals. Spitz was a phenomenal swimmer and won a total of 9 Olympic gold medals, silver, bronze, five Pan Am gold’s, 31 other amateur titles, and 8 college titles.
He accumulated this impressive total of titles between the years of 1968–1972. Spitz, at the 1972 Olympics, broke world records in each of the seven events he won gold medals.Competitive swimming has not seen the likes of Spitz until Michael Phelps. As of this date, Phelps has won 16 Olympic medals. Phelps won six gold and two bronze medals in 2004 in Athens. In 2008 at the Beijing Olympics he won eight gold medals. With these accomplishments, Phelps has twice tied with a total record of eight gold medals at one Olympics.
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