History of Swimming the sport

By londonsikes
  • The first Swimming Pool
    600 BCE

    The first Swimming Pool

    The first swimming pool purposely built for swimming was built in 600 BCE in Ancient Greece as a public swimming bath.
  • First Races
    100 BCE

    First Races

    In 2500 BCE In ancient Greece and Rome they practiced swimming as military training and in Japan they had the first swimming races in 100 BC.
  • World's First Swimming Organization

    World's First Swimming Organization

    In mid 19th century the Worlds first swimming organization was formed in London called the National Swimming society.
  • Swimming in the Modern Olympics

    Swimming in the Modern Olympics

    The first Olympic swimming championship was held in Australia in 1846
  • First Modern Swimming Pools

    First Modern Swimming Pools

    The first Modern Swimming pools were invented in the 20th Century with the invention of hygienic filtration systems and use of chlorine as disinfectant.
  • Summary

    Summary

    All in all, technological advances in society have impacted sports like swimming greatly. By improving/inventing our filtration systems and modern pools and ECT, we have revolutionized swimming by making it more competitive and more officially a sport. This goes for all sports, as technology greatly impacts all of them too.