Swimming is an activity of the movement of living things through the water, which includes maintenance on the water and move in the desired direction. Unlike diving in which the movement takes place completely under water, when swimming is possible to breathe normally and maintain water swimmer ensures that the body to breathe, the man's nose and mouth above water during inhalation. Swimming is a popular recreational activity and competitive sport. Although swimming is a very healthy activity, if the swimmer does not assess their skills and well prepared and do not take into account the conditions of the water (sea, lake, river, etc.) there is a constant danger of drowning, and therefore the necessary precautions.
It is known that man since ancient times using different swimming techniques as a way of crossing water obstacles. Interestingly, most mammals not specifically learn how to swim, and that man is one of the few things that must swim 'learn'. The reason is that most of the animals in the water simply repeats the movement of movement from the mainland (rotation), and thus floats, as it does, for example a dog. The man on the other hand can not repeat its upright gait in the water, but must learn to use her hands, and breathe properly. However, it is known that very young children almost instinctively know how to swim. Swimming has been known since ancient times, but only in the mosaics of the early Eastern civilizations, we find his first play. Swimming skills were known to ancient Assyrians and Egyptians. The Greeks gave to the attention of swimming as a part of general education (known saying "shame, you do not write or swim"), while the Romans believed Swimming military skill. First written note on the swimming comes from the 1538th year in Latin. From then until the end of the 18th century, followed by many works about swimming and its importance in physical education. First swimmer society originated in Uppsala (Sweden) in 1796. year. a mid 19th Century start and the first competition and the development of swimming styles.
As swimming is a sport in the Olympics since the first modern games 1896th in Athens, suggesting that swimming as a sport was already a very developed. He appeared in the disciplines at 100 m and 1500 m freestyle for men.
Swimming is not required almost no special equipment; swimmer can go to swim completely naked, which is the usual behavior of nudists. However, more often encountered swimmers equipped with swimming costumes, which are dependent on fashion trends throughout history significantly altered form, material and overall appearance. Today, the most common one-piece suits tightly fitting the body of lightweight stretchy material, these same two-piece, which is often called a bikini. Confident girls and women to be less conservative beaches often omit the top of her bikini, and then talk about the topless version (from the English top less or no worse) and Monokini. Competitors in sports competitions in order to achieve less friction body through the water (and thus of course as soon as a better rate and the final score) using specific swimming costumes from special materials, which sometimes closely covers the entire body including the head of the general hood. We call them also swimming suit or skin.
With swimsuit, swimmers and use goggles, which allow more pleasant view of the water.