File:40._Schwimmzonen-_und_Mastersmeeting_Enns_2017_100m_Brust_Herren_USC_Traun-9897.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons

EntityQ6388· pop 154· linked from 1,266 articles

swimming

Also known as human swimming

upright=1.5|thumb|right|A competitive swimmer performing the [[breaststroke]]

AI overview

Swimming is the act of moving through water using your body, typically with coordinated arm and leg movements like the breaststroke shown in the image. It matters as both a practical life skill for water safety and a popular competitive sport and form of exercise.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Research

56,279 papers

[Ice Swimming].ReviewPraxis · 2023Weiss K, Nikolaidis PT, Knechtle BDOI: 10.1024/1661-8157/a004052
The Impact of Resistance Training on Swimming Performance: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Crowley E, Harrison AJ, Lyons MDOI: 10.1007/s40279-017-0730-2
Swimming biomechanics: from the pool to the lab … and back.ReviewSports biomechanics · 2025Vilas-Boas JPDOI: 10.1080/14763141.2023.2237003
Recommending swimming to people with low back pain: A scoping review.Journal of bodywork and movement therapies · 2023Oakes H, de Vivo M, Mills H et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2023.05.012
Swimming and the heart.ReviewInternational journal of cardiology · 2013Lazar JM, Khanna N, Chesler R et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.03.063
Physiological swimming test for water polo players in the last twenty years: a systematic review.The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness · 2022Chirico E, Tessitore A, Demarie SDOI: 10.23736/S0022-4707.21.12533-2
Integrative Neuroscience of Paramecium, a "Swimming Neuron".RevieweNeuro · 2021Brette RDOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0018-21.2021
Swimming overuse injuries.ReviewPhysical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America · 1999Jones JH

via PubMed

Wikidata facts

Image: Two people swimming outdoors.png

Show 5 more facts

Commons category: Swimming
Unicode character: 🏊
Commons gallery: Swimming
hashtag: Swimming
NCI Thesaurus ID: C94738

Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

~29 min read

Article

22 sections

Contents

Science
Infant swimming
Technique
History
Purpose
Recreation
Health
Disabled swimmers
Elderly swimmers
Sport
Safety
Occupation
Locomotion
Risks
Lessons
Clothing and equipment
Swimsuits
Accessories
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

upright=1.5|thumb|right|A competitive swimmer performing the [[breaststroke]]

Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve a level of buoyancy and hydrodynamic thrust that results in directional motion. For example, they float to a greater or lesser extent, and move in a given direction by coordinating their forward thrusting actions, especially of their head and torso, with other actions such as stroking with their arms and kicking with their legs. Swimming is a whole body exercise that requires endurance, skill and efficient techniques to maximize speed and minimize energy consumption.