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Swimming has been around us from a very long time. There is no surprise in that, swimming has a history filled with millions of interesting, surprising and maybe even useful, facts.
Let’s have an account of such facts associated with swimming.
While Swimming, Hair Creates Friction In Water
A friction force is created while swimming, that is why professional swimmers shave their hair or wear swim caps while swimming, as no hairs will create less friction, which allows the swimmer to move faster!
Earlier, Olympic Swimming Used To Be For Men Only
Swimming has been an Olympic sport since 1896 but only for men, from the year 1912 women started to participate in this competitive sport, at the Olympics.
More Calories Are Burnt During Swimming
An Energetic swimming for an hour can burn up to 784 calories, depending on the strokes while swimming. It burns calories more than running or Biking as biking only burns 483 calories an hour and running burns 557calories.
We Can Get A Full Body Workout By Swimming
Swimming not only burns calories, but also it improves the flexibility, along with strengthens your heart and lungs and all your major muscles. Mental wellbeing can also be cured by swimming! That is what actually termed as workout
The Most Popular Stroke Is the Crawl while Swimming
Crawl is the stroke of choice for freestyle competitions and triathlons! So the front crawl is considered as the fastest swimming stroke. 
Marco Polo Isn't Just a Famous Traveler
Marco Polo is also one of the most popular swimming games! Here one person closes their eyes and tries to mark the other players. The only way to find the other players is by saying “Marco”, to which everyone else responds “Polo”.
The First Ocean Liner with a Pool Is Under Debate
Two ships, the RMS Adriatic and the Titanic, are both considered to have been the first ocean liner with a pool.
World’s Largest Pool Is Located in Morocco
The Orthlied Pool in Casablanca, Morocco is 480 meters deep and 75 meters wide. It takes up an area of 8.9 acres that is almost equal to 7 full football fields!
Do You Know You Could Swim In A Different Pool Every Day For Almost 2 Years At One Resort?
One Resort in Port Dickson, Malaysia has 643 swimming pools build in the campus and that isn’t even including the private swimming pools at every villa!
If You Are Born After 2011, You Still Have A Chance To Be The Youngest World Champion
Ian Thorpe, from Australia has become the youngest swimmer to be a world champion in 1998, when he won the men’s 400m freestyle.
The first ever female swimmer who crossed the English Channel was Gertrude Ederle; she swam the channel in 1926 from France to England in 14 hours and 39 minutes.

By: Saksham Gupta
Content: http://www.heaterreader.com/the-pool-life-blog/14-interesting-swimming-facts