OCR PE Unit 6: AO1 Athletic Based Sport

Athletics:

Swimming –

Introduction to English swimming

English swimming is taught at all ages and at levels from having fun as a baby to racing in the Olympics, the government advise you to get yourself to swim so if you are in a difficult position you are able get you’re self out of a difficult situation. As you improve your skills at swimming you can win badges and competitions

History

Organisations:

The first swimming book to be written was wrote by Nikolas Wynmann in 1578. Competitive swimming started in 1800 in Europe them they used breaststroke. Swimming was part of the first modern Olympics in Athens in the year 1896. The Swimming world organisation (FINA) was formed in 1908. Butterfly was created in the 1930s as the first variation of breaststroke, but in 1952 it was accepted as a separate style.

ASA - it is an organisation that is governs swimming in England to do with amateur swimming. It was the first Governing Body of swimming to be established in the world and controls swimming, diving, water polo, open water, and synchronised swimming. It supports over 1,200 clubs, organised English competitions and “learn to swim” award scheme. It is closely linked with British swimming.
Fina – is an organisation that is international in swimming and structured the rules of all types of swimming. It governs the entire organisation around the world.

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