Union: FINA
First Played: 1837, England, London
Team Members: 1,2 or 4
Equipment: Bonnet, Goggles, Swimsuit
Area: Both outside and inside
Olympics played: Men: 1896 Women: 1912
Description:
Swimming is the name given to the competition performed individually or as a team in pools of international standard size (50 meters, 8 lanes) without any help other than the body's stroke and foot movements, in each of the styles of freestyle, backstroke, butterfly and breaststroke, or all four mixed, in 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500 meters.
History:
The first open-air pool was built in Liverpool in 1828. It was then organized in Australia in 1846. After 1882, swimming federations were established in various European countries. The transformation of US swimming into an organized sport occurred in 1882 with the establishment of the Amateur Sports Union (AAU). With the start of the modern Olympic Games, swimming competitions were also included in the Olympics. The International Swimming Federation (FINA) was established in 1908.
Field Measurements:
They are also called full Olympic (long lane). Olympic Swimming Pool measurements for international standards are; 25 meters wide, 50 meters long and 2 meters (minimum) deep. It can be at least 21mx50m in size. It has 10 lanes, each 2.5 meters wide. During the races, the 8 lanes in the middle are used so that the side waves do not affect the competitors, the first and last lanes are not used. Water temperature: 25 ° C - 27 ° C. Length: 50 meters Depth: 2 meters Water temperature: 25 ° C - 27 ° C Number of lanes: 10
