Summer Extravaganza - Sunny Sports

Today we will see facts on another sport that is widely played in summer, like cricket. We will discuss on the sport of Swimming Today. Now, swimming is basically practised to beat the heat and as a fun sport but it is also a competitive sport. For the next 2 days, we will see about the History, Types of Modalities and about the Officials present in an around the Swimming Pool.

We will today see facts on the History of Competitive Swimming and about the different officials present in and around the swimming pool. Competitive swimming started in Europe around 1800, mostly using Breaststroke. Swimming was part of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens. In 1908, the world swimming association, Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA), was formed.

There are several types of Officials:

1. Starter (starts of the race and can determine false starts)

2. Finish Judges (determine the order of finish)

3. Turn Judges (determine if the turns of the swimmers are within rules)

4. Stroke Judges (check the swimmers' strokes)

5. Timekeepers (keep the time)

6. The Referee (overall judgement)