Swimming is noted in many of the classics as relating to heroism and religion. Nicolas Wynman's Dialogue about the Art of Swimming (1538) is the first recorded written document on swimming methods. Swimming first appeared in the Olympics in 1896, paralleled to the improvement of the swimming pool. Swimming the English Channel is the most publicized non-Olympic event. It proves excellence in impel and endurance. Matthew Webb from England was the first man to cross the English Channel in 1875, and later Gertrude Ederle of the Unites States of America became the first woman to cross in 1926.
Snorkeling to view exotic fish and aquamarine life is a much-loved vacation adventure. In aged times snorkels were crafted from hollow reeds found in lakes and marshes. Pliny the Elder, a first century A.D. Roman makes reference to the snorkel, so the action holds rank as one of the oldest recorded water sports. Loenardo da Vinci created a more contemporary snorkel when the Venetian senate summonsed him to do so. Divers attached this hollow tube to leather helmets
The present-day diver's snorkel is typically a J-shaped tube that is open at the top and has a mouthpiece at the other end, commonly no more than 2 ft (61 cm) long.
Water Sports
American West-coasters go wild riding the waves on a wooden plank known as a surfboard. Originally, surfing developed in Hawaii in the nineteenth century. It became beloved in California in the 1920s, and became a hit youth sport in the 1960s.
Surfers originally used long, cumbersome wooden boards but now ride lightweight synthetic boards that allow a greater degree of maneuverability. Hawaii holds yearly international surfing championships.
Water polo originated in England in 1870, and American joined the bandwagon in the early 1900s. Many club and college teams exist for this careful sport. Americans gave the game a twist by using a softer rubber ball in a larger pool, a game known as softball water polo. Violence and rough play ended this faction of the sport, and today only the hardball version continues to be played worldwide. Men began Olympic level water polo in 1900, and women first played in the Olympics in 2000.
Diving, another beloved Olympic sport, initiated competition in 1871 off the London Bridge. Diving is now a beloved sport at the high school and collegiate level, and is an marvelous display of strength, operate and agility.
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