Sports History Alpha IndexIndex by SportHistory Bits ForumLinksSearch Olympic Diving Medalists Table of Contents History Men's Springboard Men's Platform Men's Synchronized Springboard Men's Synchronized Platform Women's Springboard Women's Platform Women's Synchronized Springboard Women's Synchronized Platform Discontinued Events Men's Combined Men's Plain Platform Other Resources History Diving made its first Olympic appearance at the 1904 St. Louis Game ...

You are here: Home » Olympic Swimming »News TODAY Olympic History: Swimming There is no exact date for when swimming was invented, but there is evidence dating the sport back for centuries. Mosaics and drawings from Middle Eastern civilizations and Pompeii show man swimming in a dog stroke. Greeks held swimming in a high regard as well, so much so that men of the ancient times often considered others less worthy if they could not run or swim. A man w ...

www.olympic.org Français Olympic Games Sports Athletes News Passion Organisation olympic news © IOC/RRH8 June 2006 Vancouver 2010: learning from the past, progressing confidently forward After two days of meetings and visits by the IOC Coordination Commission, under the Chairmanship of IOC member René Fasel, the Commission has successfully completed its 3rd visit to the Organising Committee for the Vancouver... [Full story] 12th Olympic Collectors World Fair12th Olympic Colle ...