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Swimming (stars & competitions): The record holder is Michael Phelps. Swimming has been Olympic since 1896. The world body is called World Aquatics. The shortest distance is the 50 metres freestyle. The long pool distance is the 1500 metres freestyle. The team water sport is water polo. The pool World Championships are held every two years. The five-event sport is the modern pentathlon. Good to know: With 23 Olympic gold medals Phelps is the most successful Olympian in history. Swimming has been on the programme since the first modern Games in 1896. It was long called 'FINA' and was renamed 'World Aquatics' in 2023. The 50 m freestyle lasts just over 20 seconds: a pure sprint. 1500 m is 30 lengths of a 50-metre pool. In water polo touching the bottom is not allowed; it is played while swimming. There are also numerous World Cup events every year. Swimming is one of the five disciplines of the modern pentathlon. Michael Phelps, with 23 golds, is the most successful Olympian ever: a tally seen as almost untouchable.
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Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps, with 23 golds, is the most successful Olympian ever: a tally seen as almost untouchable.
💡 Did you know? With 23 Olympic gold medals Phelps is the most successful Olympian in history.
1896
Swimming has featured since the first modern Games in 1896: back then in the open sea off Athens.
💡 Did you know? Swimming has been on the programme since the first modern Games in 1896.
World Aquatics
The world body was called „FINA“ until 2023 and now goes by World Aquatics.
💡 Did you know? It was long called 'FINA' and was renamed 'World Aquatics' in 2023.
50 metres freestyle
The 50 m freestyle is a pure sprint: hundredths of a second often separate gold and silver.
💡 Did you know? The 50 m freestyle lasts just over 20 seconds: a pure sprint.
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