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Time magazine reported in 1953 that by the age of ten months, Kathy could swim 20 feet (6.1 m) deep. By the time each of the children reached 17 months old, they were swimming .25 miles (400 m) per day. [1] In 1950, Tongay staged a swimming performance for his children in the Mississippi River, 22 miles (35 km) from St. Louis. Tongay followed ...
Water aerobics (waterobics, aquarobics, aquatic fitness, aquafitness, aquafit) is the performance of aerobic exercise in water such as in a swimming pool. It is done mostly vertically and without swimming typically in waist deep or deeper water. Water aerobics is a form of aerobic exercise that requires water-immersed participants.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends swimming lessons for children from 1–4, along with other precautionary measures to prevent drowning. [4] In 2010, the American Academy of Pediatrics reversed its previous position in which it had disapproved of lessons before age 4, indicating that the evidence no longer supported an advisory against early swimming lessons.
AquaMobile is a private swim school providing on-demand private swim lessons in clients' homes. Founded in 2011, it has been described as "the Uber of at-home swim lessons", and is the largest swim lesson provider in North America. [1] [2] In 2019, it expanded operations into Australia to provide private, at-home lessons across the country.
World Aquatics, [3] formerly known as FINA (French: Fédération internationale de natation; English: International Swimming Federation), [a] is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) [4] for administering international competitions in water sports.
Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming), also known as artistic swimming, is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by World Aquatics (formerly known as FINA). [ 1 ]
To keep Nyad swimming in a straight line, her specially designed, slow-moving catamaran support boat deployed a 10-foot (3.0 m) streamer: a long pole keeps the streamer several yards away from the boat, and the streamer was designed to remain about 5 feet underwater, so that Nyad can swim above it, much like following a lane line in a swimming ...
USA Swimming is the national governing body for competitive swimming in the United States. It is charged with selecting the United States Olympic Swimming team and any other teams that officially represent the United States, as well as the overall organization and operation of the sport within the country, in accordance with the Olympic and Amateur Sports Act.