Swimming

💪 Improves full-body strength

• ❤️ Enhances heart and lung health

• 🧘 Low-impact exercise (easy on joints)

• 🧠 Reduces stress and improves mental health

• 🛟 Important life-saving skill

Main Swimming Styles (Strokes)

1. Freestyle (Front Crawl)

   • Fastest and most common style

   • Used in competitions

2. Backstroke

   • Performed on the back

   • Good for posture and beginners

3. Breaststroke

   • Slow and relaxing

   • Popular for beginners

4. Butterfly Stroke

   • Most difficult

   • Requires strength and technique

Swimming Pools

• Recreational pools – for fun and exercise

• Training pools – for practice

• Competition pools – usually 25m or 50m long

Swimming Safety Tips

• Always warm up before swimming

• Swim under supervision

• Follow pool rules

• Avoid swimming right after heavy meals

• Keep pool water clean and properly treated

Swimming as a Sport

Swimming is an Olympic sport with events based on:

• Distance (50m, 100m, 200m, etc.)

• Stroke type

• Individual or relay races