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Jun 6, 1570
swimming was created 38 years before Christ
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the swimming competition was instituted in Britain at the end of the 18th century
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In the United States amateur clubs began to hold competitions in the 1870's.
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The female swimming competitions were included for the first time at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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international competitions in Europe have been sponsored by swimming fans clubs since the end of the 19th century.
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The European Cup was held for the first time in 1969 and since then takes place every two years.
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the first appearance of swimming synchronized in them was in Los Ángeles 1984.
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Ian Thorpe: the Australian won five gold medals at the Olympic Games, and in 2001 became the only athlete to get six gold medals at a single world championships of swimming.
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Michael Phelps appears in Olympic Games and gives a new approach to swimming
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Michael Phelps the best swimmer in the world lies, imposes new rules on swimming and is it getting more medals than any other
