Swimming

📖 In short

Swimming is moving through water using your arms and legs. It's a wonderful sport, a fun pastime and a very important skill that can save lives. People of all ages swim, young and old.

🤩 Did you know?

The first Olympic women's swimming event was held in 1912.
In individual medley events the swimmer swims all four strokes in order.
An Olympic pool is 50 meters long.
Swimmers have four kinds of leg kicks.

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🌟 Swimming strokes

There are four famous strokes: freestyle on your front, which is the fastest; backstroke; breaststroke, which is like a frog's movement; and butterfly, where the swimmer lifts both arms together above the water.

🔍 Breathing

A swimmer learns to put their face in the water and breathe out through their nose and mouth, then turn their head to the side to take a quick breath without stopping.

💡 Swimming is healthy

Swimming strengthens the heart and lungs, works all the body's muscles and doesn't strain the joints. And Islam encourages teaching children to swim.

🎯 Safety rules

Never swim alone, only with a grown-up or a lifeguard. Don't jump into water if you don't know how deep it is, don't run around the pool because the floor is slippery, and only swim in places meant for it.

🧩 Test yourself

1 What is the fastest stroke?

2 Are you allowed to swim alone?

3 An Olympic pool is ?? meters long.

4 Which picture shows “Swimming”?

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