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Key Vocabulary

Swimming
Nadar
Training
Capacitación
Taught
Enseñó
Competitions
Competiciones
Survival
Supervivencia

A Brief History of Swimming

Dive into the fascinating history of swimming, from ancient civilizations to the present day.

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A Brief History of Swimming

Dive into the fascinating history of swimming, from ancient civilizations to the present day.

Intermediate
Read and listen to this story in Beelinguapp!

Swimming is a fun activity and sport with a long history. People started swimming as far back as 2500 BCE in Egypt. Assyrians, Greeks, and Romans also loved to swim. These old societies used swimming in their military training and even taught it to young boys at school along with reading and writing.

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