I am a big fan of swimming. It is great exercise!
It is fun! It is the self-propulsion through water (and it's fun)
Is Michael Phelps the greatest swimmer of all time?
Mmmm...maybe. He's certainly the most highlighted at least before he quit...then came back...etc. Swimming is one of the top recreational activities
It is a very popular activity. It is sad that many people cannot swim.
I think many people never take the leap of faith to get in the water and try. Also, swimming relies on the natural buoyancy of the body
That is true. Many people just never get the proper instruction of how to swim.
Yup. It's actually low impact as well, so it's easier on your body than running
Swimming is very good for a variety of muscle groups!
only slightly less dense than water, water supports the weight of the body during swimming. As a result, swimming is “low-impact” compared to land activities such as running. The density and viscosity of water also create resistance for objects moving through the water. Swimming strokes use this resistance to create propulsion, but this same resistance also generates drag on the body.
Hydrodynamics is important to stroke technique for swimming faster, and swimmers who want to swim faster or exhaust less try to reduce the drag of the
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