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	Swimming - MSN Encarta
		Swimming is integral to several sports, including body boarding, snorkeling, surfing, synchronized swimming, triathlon, underwater diving, and water polo.
		At the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri, American swimmer Charles Daniels won gold medals in the 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle, signaling the beginning of an era of American dominance that lasted until the 1930s.
		Because the Olympics were cancelled during World War II (1939-1945), Williams never competed in the Olympics competition, but she starred in a number of popular motion pictures that featured her in water ballets, swimming, diving, and waterskiing.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761565444_5/Swimming.html (1876 words)

	History of Swimming
		In Japan swimming was one of the noble skills of the Samurai, and historic records describe swimming competitions in 36 B.C. organized by emperor Suigui (spelling unclear), which are the first known swimming races.
		Swimming was initially one of the seven agilities of knights during the Middle Ages, including swimming with armour.
		However, as swimming was done in a state of undress, it became less popular as society became more conservative, and it was opposed by the church at the end of the middle ages.
	home.comcast.net /~hot_tub/history-of-swimming.htm (3541 words)

	History of Swimming
		In Japan swimming was one of the noble skills of the Samurai, and historic records describe swimming competitions in 36 B.C. organized by emperor Suigui (spelling unclear), which are the first known swimming races.
		Swimming was initially one of the seven agilities of knights during the Middle Ages, including swimming with armour.
		However, as swimming was done in a state of undress, it became less popular as society became more conservative, and it was opposed by the church at the end of the middle ages.
	www.backyardagora.com /glossary/swimming-history.htm (3545 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		The winter Olympics were begun in 1924 and were held in the same year as the summer games until the 1994 winter games in Lillehammer, Norway, when the alternating cycles began.
		The 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, reflected a changed political landscape: the 172 participating nations and territories included the Unified Team (with athletes from 12 former Soviet republics), a reunited Germany, and South Africa, which was allowed to compete for the first time since 1960.
		The Olympic games are competitions of individual athletes, not of nations, and the IOC does not keep national scores; however, the media of all nations report national standings according to one of two scoring systems.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/sports/olympics.html (1093 words)

	1956 Summer Olympics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations.
		Inspired by Australian teenager John Wing, an Olympic tradition began when athletes of different nations are allowed to parade together at the closing ceremony, instead of with their national teams, as a symbol of world unity.
		The Olympic Flame was lit at the stadium by Ron Clarke.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/1956_Summer_Olympics (1809 words)

	Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At the 1904 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested.
		The 1904 swimming competition was the only time that all racing distances were measured in yards at the Olympics.
		This page was last modified 18:24, 28 March 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swimming_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics (76 words)

	The Development of the Modern Stroke
		In 1696, The Art of Swimming by the French author Thevenot first described a type of breaststroke done with the face out of the water and an underwater arm recovery (the stage of a stroke when the arms and/or legs relax and return to the starting position).
		Besides winning three Olympic medals, she is the only swimmer ever to hold all of the U.S. records at the same time.
		Sullivan's control not only of the Olympics but of the AAU is attested by the fact that one month after his death in 1914, women's events were allowed by the AAU.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/swimming/swimstrk.htm (2314 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Notable U.S. Swimmers: Past and Present
		Was a member of the 1980 Olympic Swim Team that boycotted the Olympics held in Moscow then came back to win three gold medals in the 1984 Olympic games in the 100m freestyle, the 400m free relay and the 400m medley relay.
		Was a gold medalist in the 1960 Olympics in the 4x100m freestyle relay and a silver medalist in the 100m freestyle.
		She was the first woman to swim the 1500m free under 18 minutes, the 400m free under 4:30, the 500y under 5 minutes and the 1650y under 17 minutes.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/swimming/swimstar.htm (4164 words)

	1896 Summer Olympics
		These were the first celebration of the Olympic Games since the recreation of the ancient Greek Olympics with the founding of the International Olympic Committee in 1894.
		This is remarkable, as the Olympics did not, for a long time, allow professional athletes to compete, with the sole exception of fencing.
		The weightlifting contests are also conducted in the Olympic stadium, with Launceston Elliot of Great Britain and Viggo Jensen of Denmark taking a first and a second place each in the single-hand and double-hand contests.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ga/Games_of_the_I_Olympiad.html (876 words)

	1800-Olympics.com -- Summer Olympics: Olympic Sports: Aquatics
		It wasn't until the London Olympics in 1908 that a 100 metre pool was used (inside the athletics track).
		In Athens 1896, athletes swam in the Bay of Zea; used the Asnières basin on the Seine in Paris 1900; and a lake in St Louis 1904.
		Swimming New Zealand is the national organisation which represents swimming, from learn to swim to Olympic Games competition.
	1800-olympics.com /SummerOlympics/OlympicSports/Aquatics.htm (1675 words)

	CBC.ca - Athens 2004 - History: 1904 St. Louis
		In 1904 it was the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Purchase, that nearly killed the fledgling Olympic movement.
		The 1904 Games were originally scheduled for Chicago, but Exhibition organizers in St. Louis worried the Olympics would detract from their event's attendance and threatened to hold separate sporting competitions of their own.
		It took the unofficial 1906 Olympics, staged in Athens to mark the 10th anniversary of the first modern Olympics, to revive interest and faith in the Olympic movement.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/2004/1904.html (1130 words)

	GBROLYMPICS.COM / LONDON-OLYMPICS.COM - Olympic Games Medallists
		The modern Olympics were first held in 1896.
		The status of many events held in 1900 and 1904 is questionable.
		In addition in 1904 the majority of team events were limited to clubs only with national teams denied entry.
	www.gbrathletics.com /olympic (336 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics
		Swimming the last leg, Thorpe passed the leading Americans and arrived in a new World Record time, two tenths of a second ahead of the Americans.
		IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, at his last Olympics, had to leave for home, as his wife was severely ill. Upon arrival, his wife had already passed away.
		In the swimming pool, American Tom Dolan beat the World record in the 400 m medley, successfully defending the title he won in Atlanta four years prior.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/2/20/2000_summer_olympics.shtml (670 words)

	1896 Summer Olympics
		These were the first celebration of the Olympic Games since the recreation of the ancient Greek Olympics with the founding of the International Olympic Committee in 1894.
		This is remarkable, as the Olympics did not, for a long time, allow professional athletes to compete, with the sole exception of fencing.
		The weightlifting contests are also conducted in the Olympic stadium, with Launceston Elliot of Great Britain and Viggo Jensen of Denmark taking a first and a second place each in the single-hand and double-hand contests.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/1/18/1896_summer_olympics.shtml (886 words)

	USATODAY.com - A record 202 nations for Athens Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A swimming test event at the Athens Olympics might be postponed because a roof for the venue has not yet been built.
		The Greek Olympic Committee said Thursday it has been preparing for the possibility of rain March 25, when the flame that will burn at the Athens Games is lit from the sun's rays during a ceremony among the ruins of Ancient Olympia.
		Greek Olympic Committee president Lambis Nikolaou said plans have been made to hold the ceremony at an archaeological museum next to the ruins where the flame is lit every two years for the Winter and Summer Games.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/summer/athens/2004-03-18-notebook_x.htm (652 words)

	OLYMPICS: 100 Years Of Change
		Perhaps the most blatant of Olympic hypocrisies upheld over the past 100 years was the nonnegotiable rule that each athlete had to swear that he was an amateur before he could compete.
		The first women's athletics event in Olympic history, the discus throw, was won by the brawny Pole Halina Konopacka, who shattered her own world record by 45 cm and beat the runner-up by 2.53 m.
		During the fiercest decades of the cold war, Olympic amateurism was almost as volatile an issue in the East-West conflict as political ideology.
	www.time.com /time/international/1996/960527/olympics.history.html (6130 words)

	Aquatics- Synchronized Swimming
		According to many the swimming discipline has developed from the figure swimming event, which was performed by a group of male swimmers in Berlin.
		Swimming in Summer Olympics : Synchronized swimming was included in the schedule of the Olympic Games between 1948 and 1964 as an exhibition sport event.
		In the Olympic synchronized swimming competition, the events comprise of two routines— a technical routine and a free routine.
	www.mapsofworld.com /olympics/summer-olympic-events/synchronized-swimming.html (797 words)

	Olympics - EnchantedLearning.com
		The Greeks held the first Olympic games in the year 776 BC (over 2700 years ago), and had only one event, a sprint (a short run that was called the "stade").
		For each Olympics, a new flame is started in the ancient Olympic stadium in Olympia, Elis, Greece, using a parabolic mirror to focus the rays of the Sun.
		The events in the Summer Olympics include: archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football (soccer), gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, kayaking, marathon, pentathlon, ping pong, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, taekwando, tennis, track and field (many running, jumping, and throwing events), triathlon, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling (freestyle and Greco-Roman).
	www.enchantedlearning.com /olympics (1311 words)

	ipedia.com: 1904 Summer Olympics Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Olympic competitions, spread out over four and a half months, were lost in t...
		The Olympic competitions, spread out over four and a half months, were lost in the chaos of a World's Fair.
		Of the 94 events generally considered to have been part of the Olympic program, only 42 included athletes who were not from the United States.
	www.ipedia.com /1904_summer_olympics.html (525 words)

	Inwit Publishing, Inc. and Inwit, LLC -- Writings, Links and Software Demonstrations - The Science of the Summer Games ...
		Organized swimming hardly existed until the nineteenth century, although the Japanese did have competitive swimming as far back as 36 B.C. During the Middle Ages Europeans swam very little — the feeling was that water spread disease, and should be avoided (for washing too!).
		James Counsilman, the hugely successful Indiana University swimming coach, wrote, "Although a swimmer may swim in an almost straight line, his movements to accomplish this are all circular or rotary...." World-class swimmers used to try to root out the s-curve from their strokes, but "it kept winning races," and now the s-curve is lovingly cultivated.
		Today in Olympic competition men and women swim four strokes: the freestyle (which in practice means "the crawl"), the butterfly, the backstroke, and the breaststroke.
	www.algorithm.com /inwit/writings/scienceofthesummergames.html (5160 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS
		At the first modern Olympics in 1896, three swimming contests were held.
		Prior to the London Olympics, where a 100m pool was used, the ocean (1896), the River Seine (1900), and a little lake in St. Louis, USA (1904), had been used as Olympic sites.
		Priority decisions or goals were clear: to standardise the rules for swimming, diving and water polo; to obtain control of world records and to maintain an up-to-date list of these records; and finally, to ensure the direction of Olympic Games competitions for swimming, diving and water polo.
	www.olympic.org /uk/sports/programme/index_uk.asp?SportCode=AQ (180 words)

	Olympic Timeline
		The Olympic Games were celebrated 320 times -- every four years -- in the sacred stadium at Olympia, Greece, beginning in 776 B.C. Though boxing and wrestling were added later, the first Olympic event was a sprint.
		Olympic flag unfurled for first time; its five colored rings (fl, blue, yellow, green and red) incorporate at least one color found in flag of every nation on earth.
		Olympic torch run is established -- more than 3,000 runners carry the flame between Olympia, Greece, and Berlin.
	gtresearchnews.gatech.edu /reshor/rh-win96/timeline.htm (821 words)

	Olympic Summer Games
		For the world’s largest nation, the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are the ultimate gesture of friendship, a global expression of hope that the community of nations will dance with Beijing and join its dream of a world united in peace through sport.
		The revival of the ancient Olympics attracted athletes from 14 nations, with the largest delegations coming from Greece, Germany and France.
		The sacred Olympic Flame was electronically transmitted from Athens to Ottawa by satellite and from there it was transported by runners to Montreal.
	www.swim2000.org /Olympics/olympic_summer_games.htm (879 words)

	Summer Olympics: Aquatics
		In the Olympics Swimming has 26 individual events and six relay or team events for both men and women.
		Swimming was one of the sports at the first modern Olympic games in 1896.
		Water polo was included in 1900, Diving in 1904, and Synchronised swimming was added in 1984.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/olympics/aquatics.htm (280 words)

	Summer Olympics
		Decisions or goals were clear: the rules for swimming, diving, and water polo were to be standard; to keep the world records listed.
		Olympic racing is now conducted with boats categorised into one-design classes based on similar weights and dimensions.
		Olympic history abounds with tales of athletes who overcame crippling adversity to win gold medals, but Karoly Takacs' comeback may be the best.
	library.thinkquest.org /CR0214546/solympics.html (1844 words)

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