Aquatics quiz 1

Melchisedec Thevenot was the first author who wrote the book on Swimming.

In 1538 Nicolas Wyman wrote the Art of Swimming.

You must attempt a swimming rescue when you are not qualified to do so.

A shower before entering the pool is a must.

Swimmin is the Old English for swimming.

During 2000 B.C Egypt swimmers performed crawl stroke.

In 1844, North American Indians performed a windmill action of the arms.

In 1873, J. Arthur Trudgen introduced overhead stroke using the scissors kick.

In 1878, Frederick Cavill and Englishman introduced flutter kick leg action and later on became Australian crawl.

In 1902, F.Cavill set a new record of 58.4 seconds for 100 yards.