Competition of swimming

Competition of swimming:

The aquatic sport of swimming is based on the human act of swimming, that is, locomotion in water by self propulsion, usually with the goal to complete a given distance in the smallest time. There are also swimming competitions based on endurance or precedence rather than speed, such as crossing some other stretch of open water. As a sport, swimming is usually distinguished from other acquatic sports such as diving, synchronized swimming and water polo that involve the act of swimming but where the goal is neither speed nor endurance.






Competition pools:
Standard pools are either 50m or 25m in length. Lanes are at least 2.5m wide, with two spaces of at least 0.2m outside of the first and last lanes. In Olympic or World Championships, pools are 50m long (except for World Championship 25m) with a minimum of eight racing lanes. There are two spaces 2.5m wide outside the eight lanes. If the swimming pool and diving pool are in the same area, they must be 5m apart from each other.