page_title: History of swimming
hierarchical_section_title: History of swimming
caption_attribution_description: Español: Leandro nadando a través del Helesponto. Detalle de una pintura de Bernard Picart.
context_page_description: Competitive swimming in Britain started around 1830, mostly using breaststroke. Swimming was part of the first modern Olympic games in 1896 in Athens. In 1908, the world swimming association, Fédération Internationale de Natation, was formed.
context_section_description: Competitive swimming in Britain started around 1830, mostly using breaststroke. Swimming was part of the first modern Olympic games in 1896 in Athens. In 1908, the world swimming association, Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA), was formed.
caption: Leander swimming across the Hellespont. Detail from a painting by Bernard Picart.
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