How many people swim each year?
Swimming as a competitive sport : 4'688'227
Swimming as a recreational purpose at public and private pools :
28'798'461
Swimming as a recreational purpose in the sea, rivers and lakes
: 36'433'986
Swimming as a profession, eg. diving, pearl fishing, spear
fishing : 9'4998'122
Swimming to escape flooding, tsunami, falling into a pool of
water : 80'118'791