Swimming

Swimming

Swimming (IPA: /ˈswɪmɪŋ/) is a method of movement that allows an organism to move through water or any other liquid or fluid medium. The term is most commonly used to refer to the act of humans moving through water using their limbs and body in a coordinated manner.

Etymology

The term "swimming" comes from the Old English "swimman", which means to move in or on water. It is related to the Dutch "zwemmen" and the German "schwimmen".

Related Terms

• Freestyle swimming: A style of swimming where the swimmer is free to use any stroke. It is most commonly associated with the front crawl stroke.
• Breaststroke: A swimming stroke where the swimmer moves their arms in a semicircular motion in front of their body while their legs perform a frog kick.
• Backstroke: A swimming stroke where the swimmer lies on their back and moves their arms in a windmill motion while their legs perform a flutter kick.
• Butterfly stroke: A swimming stroke where the swimmer moves their arms in a windmill motion above their body while their legs perform a dolphin kick.
• Medley swimming: A type of swimming event where the swimmer must perform four different strokes in a specific order.

See Also

• Swimming pool
• Swimming stroke
• Swimming technique
• Swimming training
• Swimming competition

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Swimming
• Wikipedia's article - Swimming

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