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•Swimming was part of the first modern Olympic games
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Competitive Swimming Starts in Europe, 1800's, Mostly used breastroke as a stroke.
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The Stroke Backstroke added to the Olympics 8th Aprol, 1904
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Electronic timing first started being used. This made the times swimmers got more accurate.
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50m Pools with lanes first used in the Olympics, 10 Apr 1924. These were used bye one person individually each lane
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The Stroke Butterfly was Developed, 1930's
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Goggles were first used in the 1976 Olympics. Goggles are used to preotect the swimmers eyes from the chlorine in the pool.
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Swimmers had been wearing bodysuits throughout the olympic games, They were very useful for some swimmers. But the suit improved some swimmers more than others, so they were banned.
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•Swimming was part of the first modern Olympic games
in 1896 in Athens.
