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Swimming



Swimming Swimming is the most famous sport in the world. Swimming is the use of the body, sometimes with aid such as flippers or boards. Most of the people enjoy swimming because it’s fun you enjoy it and you don’t get tired that easily. Swimming is a water sports you move around in the water using mostly arms and legs.

Swimming has lots of benefits, it makes you healthy because when you are swimming you are basically using all of your muscles. When you are swimming it develops general strength. For people on a diet swimming is the easiest and they best thing they can do. People often puts their swim gear on and go down to the beach or the swimming pools in the summer to cool themselves off. Swimming will be need in your life because if there’s a situation where there’s water and the only way to get out is by swimming.

Facts about swimming - The first swimming was in the 1st century’s - Swimming has been part in the Olympics from 1896 - Swimming was first known when someone fell in the water and he started to paddle which is called dog paddle now - The shorter your hair is it is easier to swim faster - Swimming also helps you to reduce stress

While swimming it is important to control your breathing. You must exhale while your face is in the water because there is not enough time to do both when you turn for air. When it is your first time swimming don’t fear the water. When you are in the water try to use equipments like flippers or board. Wear goggles, practice floating and kicking in the water, practice exhaling in the water because when you are deep in the water you need to hold your breath for a long period of time. Practice exhaling out from your nose. Swimming is a fun and great sport to do. You will enjoy it and it is easy to learn. Swimming is the most famous sport so if you want to try out a new sport i recommend you to try swimming.

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