Swimming At The African Games
Swimming (sport), Swimming has been part of African Games since its 1965 All-Africa Games, inaugural edition in 1965 and has continued to feature prominently at the competition in each of its subsequent editions. Editions Games records All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise. All times are swum in a long-course (50m) pool. Men Women Mixed relay See also * List of African Games medalists in swimming * List of African Games medalists in swimming (women) References

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Swimming (sport)
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley. In addition to these individual events, four swimmers can take part in either a freestyle or medley relay. A medley relay consists of four swimmers who will each swim a different stroke, ordered as backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. Swimming each stroke requires a set of specific techniques; in competition, there are distinct regulations concerning the acceptable form for each individual stroke. There are also regulations on what types of swimsuits, caps, jewelry and injury tape that are allowed at competitions. Although it is possible for competitive swimmers to incur several injuries from the sport, such as te ...
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