Swimming was included in the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. Global rules for swimming competitions require respecting the starting order, completing the required distance for each event, and using times for classification. Important competitions include the 2016 South American Swimming Championship in Paraguay. Equipment for swimming includes swimsuits, flip flops, towels, caps, and goggles. Some of the most important swimmers are Michael Phelps, Alexander Popov, and Mark Spitz. There are four main styles of swimming: crawl, breaststroke, butterfly, and backstroke.

1. Members: Antonia Soto
Nicolas Valles
Teacher: Alexander Araya
Grade: 2°MB

2. History of
Swimming
 The first Olympic Games of the
modern age, celebrated in
Athens, Greece, in 1896,
included also the swimming.

3. Global Rules
 to respect the order of beginning, if you go
forward you remain discredited.
 you must fulfill the meters of the
corresponding competition.
 the system of classification is for times.
 bear in mind each technique of swimming it
has his own rules (crawl, breaststroke,
butterfly, backstroke).

4. Important
Competitions
 South American championship of Swimming
2016, was celebrated in Asuncion, Paraguay
between 8th of March and 3rd of April, 2016. In
him the competitions of swimming were
realized, Synchronized swimming and water
polo.

5. Equipment
 Swimming Suit
 Flip Flops
 Towels
 Swimming Cap
 Goggles

6. Important players
 Michael Phelps: winner of eight golden
medals in the Olympic Games of Beijing
 Alexander Popov: Russian Swimmer that with
eight Olympian medals
 Mark Spitz: he won seven golden medals in
the Olympic Games of Munich Germany

7. styles of swimming
 Crawl
 Breaststroke
 Butterfly
 backstroke