User:NateAugdahl/Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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History of Olympic Swimming[edit]
The first Olympic games were held in Athens, Greece in 1896, with competitive swimming being at the center of the competition. Competitive Swimming in the Olympic Games is one of only four sports that have been retained in every Olympic games, dating back to the very first in 1896. Swimming at the 1896 Olympics was an experimental event that include events that are no longer included today. Swimming at the first Olympics was also an all men sport and no women were allowed to swim. Some of these events included:
- 100 m Freestyle
- 500 m Freestyle
- 1200 m Freestyle
- Sailors 100 m Freestyle (only included members of Greek Navy)
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