Many people call it different things. Some people call it a swim meet. Others call them a swimming competition.
The first swimming competition was in 1984.
Depends on the competition( meet)
There are a few events that take place in the swimming pool at the Olympics * Swimming * Diving * Synchronised Swimming * Water Polo
You swim a mile.
320
To get to the other side.
At least 2 meters.
when the buzzer gos off
swimming wasn't invented, it just is, it exists as a way to move in water conveniently. as for when it became a competition i have no clue
Munich, West Germany.
swimming=schwimmen
natación This is 'swimming' the noun, not 'swimming' the participle. 'Swimming' the participle is nadando. To say, "The swimming team is swimming." in Spanish, you say, "El equipo de natación está nadando."