HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF SWIMMING

Human beings are not built to live in water like the many species of fish in our deep blue oceans.

Despite that fact, taking the journey to learn to swim has become a necessary skill for many people in today's world.

Since you are reading this post, you should applaud yourself, as you are a small part of our population that is trying or has already conquered the world of the water.

Great job.

Learning to swim, does not have to be difficult or out of reach of many, if the right approach is taken.

However, as it is with anything we learn, one can never truly understand what one is learning until one understands its history and reason for the change.

True, one can learn to swim without knowing the history of swimming, but it nevertheless is interesting to know that our ancestors from 7000 years ago were already eager to take on the water world.

And it might give you some cool story to share with your fellow swim class or swim practice participants next time you are stroking your favorite style up and down the pool.

So, without further ado, History of Swimming as told in the 21st century:

Here is a closer look at how the swim strokes have evolved over the years:

Dolphin kick is called the fifth stroke, but did you know how it became to be the "Berkoff Blastoff"?

How has the butterfly stroke changed?

As you can see, the sport of swimming has evolved quite a lot with new swimming techniques, understanding of physics of motion in the water or by providing swimmers with super swim suits.

What does the future hold for swimming?

Who knows, maybe in a few hundred years we'll evolve to be more aerodynamic and grow webbed feet to make our swimming life much easier. :)