HISTORY OF SWIMMING AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES

TIMELINE OF SWIMMING AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES

• Swimming debuts as part of the Olympic program with freestyle and breaststroke

• Backstroke was added

• At the London Olympic Games, the first time a pool was used with organized rules.  Prior to, the swimming competition took place in open water.

• Butterfly is added as the fourth stroke

• The 10K Open Water Marathon swim debuts at the Beijing 2008 Olympics