Swimming is a great sport and exercise
Swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs, the body, or both. Humans can hold their breath underwater and undertake rudimentary locomotive swimming within weeks of birth, as a survival response.
Swimming is consistently among the top public recreational activities, and in some countries, swimming lessons are a compulsory part of the educational curriculum. As a formalized sport, swimming features in a range of
the final. At the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela, she finished fourth in the 100-meter freestyle final.
She graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sport science in 1987, and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1995.
See also.
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (