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Level 2 Fahrtenschwimmer (trail swimmer—badge with two waves and a silver pin) requires 15 minutes of swimming, dive jump or jump from 3-metre (10-foot) height, 10 metres (11 yards) of swimming underwater, pickup of a thick object from deep water (2 m [6.6 ft] water, 2.5 kg [5.5 lb] weight), 50 metres (55 yards) of back crawl, and 10 rules of ...
Lake Zurich Swim; Lucky's Lake Swim, since 1989; Meis–Kaş Swim, since 2005; Midmar Mile, since 1974 [12] Oceans Seven, since 2008; Pier to Pub, since 1981; Race to Prince's Bridge, 1913 to 1963 and 1987 to 1991; Rottnest Channel Swim; Santa Fe-Coronda Marathon, since 1961; Shark Island Swim Challenge, since 1987; Vansbrosimningen, since 1950
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 February 2025. Self-propulsion through water This article is about standard human swimming. For competitive swimming, see Swimming (sport). For animal swimming, see Aquatic locomotion. For other uses, see Swimming (disambiguation) and Swimmer (disambiguation). A competitive swimmer performing the ...
In 2014, five members of the swim team at the University of Virginia had been suspended and later faced a lawsuit following allegations of hazing by a previous team member. [28] The following year, a hazing scandal at Western Kentucky University resulted in the university's entire swimming and diving programs being suspended for five years. [ 29 ]
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.
Para-swimming classification is a function-based classification system designed to allow for fair competition in disability swimming. The classes are prefixed with "S" for freestyle, butterfly and backstroke events, "SB" for breaststroke and "SM" for individual medley events.
The minimum requirements to join a masters club vary widely, anywhere from the ability to swim one length of the pool to the ability to swim a kilometre without stopping. Club members will follow a set of different drills and swims each time typically covering anything from 1.5 km to 3.5 km per one-hour session.
In 1935 the school superintendent in Pontiac, Michigan approved nude swim classes for boys in high school, saying it recalled "the days of the old swimming hole". [98] A thesis on high school swimming in Indiana in 1939 found only 16 pools in 848 schools, in which all of the boys swam without suits. [15]