MODULE 1 IN PE 3-SWIMMING

NAME: ABLAZO, MYLA P. COURSE &YEAR: BEED-2B

CLASS I'D: 1161722 DATE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

SAQ 1-1

Discuss the differences between the bathing cultures of different civilizations?

In Prehistoric civilization, swimming play an important role in their lives. Swimming served
as their livelihood, they fished and hunted that they discovered some kind of swimming
technique. For the ancient Greeks swimming was a measure of culture. According to Plato,
“Those uneducated who can neither swim nor read and write, cannot hold a public position”. In
other words, education and ability to swim is needed for you to be able to hold a public
position. While in Mesopotamia, swimming was an integral part of combat training of the
Assyrians as well as young people in Israel received obligatory swimming lessons. Herod the
Great (73 B.C. – 4 A.D.), king of Judea, made swimming compulsory to all male children.

The rest of the ancient people left us with less records of their bath culture, but we at least
know that the Germanic peoples used swimming as a tactical exercise, and that the Finnish
considered it as natural a movement as running. The Icelandic folklore also reports a number of
swimming deeds, which shows that both men and women were excellent swimmers. In Japan,
swimming had an important role in the training of the Samurai. It was one of the noble skills. In
the remote India, the ancient records of swimming can also be found. Within the military caste
it was mandatory to learn how to swim and fight in water. In China, swimming was part of the
military training. In the 3rd century B.C., the Chinese Imperial fleet officer training institutions
have organized swimming lessons and swimming trainings.

However not all people in the ancient world are a good swimmer just like Alexander the
Great and the Persian warriors. They were not allowed to learn how to swim for religious
reasons, because they were not allowed to defile the holy water by entering it. Due to the lack
of swimming ability of Persians they were defeated by the Greeks.

The ancient swimming and bathing culture rose to its highest level in Rome. They also
excelled in bath building. Augustus had a swimming pool built, big enough to simulate sea
battles in it. Swimming for the Romans did not only have health and “body exercising” function,
but it was considered as indispensable also in military training.
SAQ 2-1

With the use of graphical representation of your choice, illustrate the evolution of
competitive swimming.

In 1869, the first official swimming

competition in Europe was
organized in the UK, it is also the
year of the formation of the
British Swimming Federation. At
the beginning of competitive
swimming distances were rated in
in yards, and the longer distances
in miles.
In 1875 Matthew Webb swam across
the English Channel between Dover
and Calais in 21 hours and 45
minutes. According to the records,
he covered the whole distance
swimming breaststroke.

In 1876, Captain Boyton was also

considered to be a great long-
course swimmer. He swam from
Linz to Budapest in a specific way,
In 1896, the first Olympic Games
lying on his back, with oars in his
swimming has been included in the
hands and a sail attached to his
programme of the Olympics.
feet and covered the distance in
Everyone can use a different styles.
52 hours. These long-course
swims have primarily increased
the popularity of swimming as a
sport.
In 1900 backstroke was use as a
technique in swimming In 1904
breaststroke was also utilized as
a technique in swimming The first three Olympics
participants still swam in
In 1900 women had been open water (Athens, London,
admitted to the Olympic England).
Games ,until 1912, only men
were allowed to enter the
competitions. Although ladies
then were allowed to enter the
Games, but were only tolerated
by the people

In 1924, 50-metre-long pool was

Due to boldly exposure of lady
swimmer, backstroke style was
banned until 1924.
used in Paris for the first time.
This was also the first time to use
lane dividing ropes, which were
made of coloured cork. Starting
blocks at the ends of the pool have
been used only from 1936.
 In 1956 butterfly were also
included in the events of the
In 1908, the FINA (Fédération
Olympics programme. The
Internationale de Natation. In
individual medley only got
English: International
into the Olympic swimming
Swimming Federation) was
events in 1964 at the Tokyo
founded.
Games

After World War II more and

more events have been
gradually included in the official
Olympic programme.