INDIVIDUAL SPORTS Individual Sports- Is a sport in which participants compete as individuals.
SWIMMING
BRIEF HISTORY OF SWIMMING 1896 - was first introduced in Olympic Games in Athens. 1896 - Freestyle or Breaststroke were the first two Olympic Events of Swimming. 1904 - Backstroke was added in the Olympics
BRIEF HISTORY OF SWIMMING 1908- Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA) was founded. 1956 - the first appearance of the Butterfly stroke in Olympics in Melbourne. 1912 - Women’s category was added in Olympic at Stockholm Games.
Swim Cap EQUIPMENT IN SWIMMING Goggles
Swimming Trunks/Suit EQUIPMENT IN SWIMMING
F ins EQUIPMENT IN SWIMMING Starting Gun
Kick Board EQUIPMENT IN SWIMMING
Starting Block EQUIPMENT IN SWIMMING
Touch Pad EQUIPMENT IN SWIMMING
Swimming Strokes
FRONT CRAWL Popularly known as freestyle , fastest and most efficient swimming technique
BUTTERFLY Stroke is the powerful and graceful technique . The most difficult and exhausting stroke
BREAST STROKE The slowest of the four official styles in competitive swimming.
BACKSTROKE Has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going . The only competition swimming style that has a different start.
ATHLETICS
ATHLETICS Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive Running , Jumping , Throwing and Walking .
ATHLETICS July 17, 1912: International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) was founded at Stockholm, Sweden.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT IN ATHLETICS Track Oval
S piker shoes FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT IN ATHLETICS Baton
High Jump FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT IN ATHLETICS Starting Gun
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT IN ATHLETICS Starting Block Shot Put