P.E 3rd quarter 2nd sem

Swimming had its origins in ___ as a leisure sport around 2500 BCE

According to _____ archeological evidence has shown that ancient Greeks and Romans later used the practice to train soldiers for war to eventually become “part of elementary education for males.”

In ____, the first swimming organization was created in London and became known as England’s National Swimming Society.

the first swimming organization was created in London and became known as England’s National Swimming Society. The name would later be changed to ___

the first swimming organization was created in London and became known as England’s National Swimming Society. The name would later be changed to the Swimming Association of Great Britain in___

this country held the first swimming championships

In ____ Australia held the first swimming championships

This was the first chance for different national teams to compete against each other and would dictate the future of competitive swimming. In the following years, various nations would host their own championship meets; the United States got their chance in ___

The first modern Olympic Games were held in ___ in 1896

According to the _____, swimming is “one of only four disciplines to have been retained, appearing in every summer Olympics since [the first Olympic Games] – the others being athletics, artistic gymnastics and fencing