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When did swimming come to the Olympics?
As far as the modern Olympics go, swimming events have been a part since the first modern Games in 1896.
What sport did athletes compete in at the very first Olympics?
The first events in the modern Olympics were Athletics, Cycling, Fencing, Gymnastics, Shooting, Swimming, Tennis, Weightlifting and Wrestling.
Who was the first Olympic gold medalist in Swimming?
At the Modern Olympics, the first winner of a swimming event was Alfréd Hajós of Hungary in men's 100 meter freestyle at the 1896 Games in Athens.
What are the main sports in the Olympics?
swimming and running
What sports have been played at the Olympics?
swimming
Which year was swimming included in the Olympics?
Swimming was first included in the Olympics in 1896, but has only been open to women since 1912. Hope this helps.
Is swimming a summer or winter sport?
Swimming is a year round sport. For youth club swimming and professionals, it's basically always going. In high schools, (this could be different depending the state, but i'm not sure) girls high school swim season is in the fall and boys high school season is in the winter. During the year, it's usually short course swimming, and the summer season is long course. Also in the summer is country club swimming, but that's not really competitive swimming in most cases, just a bunch of rich kids who call themselves swimmers and mess around.
Which was the first country to win the olympics in swimming?
AUSTRIA was the first country to win the Olympics in swimming.
How long has olympic swimming been around for?
the swimming olympics have been sense the first olympics
When was swimming first included in Commonwealth games?
Swimming was first included in the Commonwealth Games program at the first Edition in 1930.
What are the rules when you are competing in the Olympics for swimming?
for the 2000 till now we had to do a swimming position in order and the first one to do all of them first won the swimming part of the olympics
How did swimming get to be an Olypmic sport?
Swimming was included to the Olympics because there was a lot of people who had talent in swimming. So they wanted to include it to the Olympic game
When and where were the first swimming Olympics held?
The first Olympics were in 1896. They were held in Athens, Greece.
How long has swimming been in the Olympics?
It has been there since the first Olympics.
When was Swimming first introduced to the Olympics?
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When was volleyball first included in the Olympics?
it was first played at the 1924 Summer Olympics at Paris as a "simple game" but it was officially included in the 1964 Summer Olympics
When did swimming come to the Olympics?
As far as the modern Olympics go, swimming events have been a part since the first modern Games in 1896.
