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From the Swimming Hole to Swimming for Medals |
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From the Swimming Hole to Swimming for Medals
By Jane Runyon |
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1 People have been swimming for thousands of years. Prehistoric pictures of people swimming have been found on the walls of caves in southwestern Egypt. References to swimmers can be found in the Bible. The first complete book about swimming was written by a German professor of language in 1538. Records of swimming races can be found from the beginning of the 1800's. Swimming has a long and sometimes controversial history.