Why isn't swimming a more popular sport?
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people think it's a wimpy sport. when it really isnt. it's actually much harder than the "tough" sports, like basketball and football. both mentally and physically.\nand on the men side. most men look at men swimming, and think yuck, they have to wear speedos! but i'd like to see them jump in and swim 10,000 yards! everybody can run. hardly anybody can swim!
510417
Swimming is great! It's the world's best sports! When you swim, you work your whole body out! Unlike other sports like soccer which only focus on your legs.
372270
Swimming is exersize!  Any movement in a pool is good!  Just try simple arobics in the pool!  Good luck!
466563
because the material in the swim suits are acually "scaled"...like a shark or a fishes body is...the small scales in the suit great less friction for the water to glide over it and makeing it better for olymic compitions.
1099536
Swimming is said to be good for muscle tone, therepy, and weight loss.
313237
Running because you are hotter internally.  Swimming is cooling you down.  Now, that said, Running is much harder on you then swimming.  \n\nA great compromise is "run" on a trampoline, or, better yet, go get a mountain bike.  Serious, low impact, lots of energy expended, and way serious fun.  There are dirt trails everywhere, and you breathe oxygen, not car exhaust.  \n\nAfter a fun ride, you don't realize you just got in a great workout.
247688
OOOOH. I have asked similar questions, and the answers I get are, for instance, a large part of the inner city popultaion is Black.I think it's safe to say that inner city sports, I.E. school football and basketball will be played and often perfected, by black people. swimming is not often considered a sport for the inner city, nor is skiing or snowboarding.\nFor the record, I am one of three white people on my street, I live in the city, and I love all of my neighbors.(Except that kid that keeps trying to piss my dog off!)
824602
I find it's a lot easier to do exercise if it's sport that you enjoy. It can be very boring going to the gym or jogging. I also go swimming, but I quite enjoy that so it's easy not to think of it as exercise.
556733
Swimming is damn good exercise, but it sucks when you jump in and the water is cold! (shrinkage!)\n\nGirls that swim, except for th big husky water polo woMEN are very hot!\n\nSwimming = thumbs up!
990321
swimming is not a sport you want to be doing if you dont like it, specially when you are getting into competition and had training..\n\nI knew this guy who loved swimming more than anything, but was reaaaally slow in highschool, like reaally slow. But he enjoyed it so much that he kept swimming. His senior year droped 40 seconds in his 500 and now he is the best in the country, triple NCAA champion.. moral of the story? if you love to swim, swim.. and dont worry about times in highschool\n\nif you just want something to do in the afternoon maybe you should think of other sports
1105100
I don't understand your question. can you rephrase your question.\n\ni think cricket needs to become more popular so there will be more teams and competition
987103
Swimming IS actually proven make people "stretch"... If you constantly swim, and I mean with the correct strokes, swimming laps, etc. you stretch the muscles, ligaments, and tendons, which then pulls the bones and lengthens the body. If you are a swimmer, you'll know, I do. Oh, and if you're still sceptic, look at all the swimmers of the 2004 olympic games. it's not coinsidence that they are all taller than 6'2". I mean everyone in my family are surfers and, spear fishers (both require great swimming ability) and we're all skinny and tall. kinda lanky too but swimming doesn't really BUILD muscle just slims you down, a lot
312602
And how come this is in the Swimming and Diving category?
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it all depends on the amount of traning you do\n\ni swim division 1 but that only cuz that what my team is \nbut the times dont matter i think on the division your in\nits all on you\nsince swimming is an individual sport and an competitive sport\ntha twhy i love it
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Swimming for exercise\nSwimming does not significantly reduce weight and it is l poorly understood as a meassure for reducing fat. There are many other be nifits in swimming. Please read -\n\nA still-water swimming machine where the swimmer exercises against the pull of a bungee cord.Swimming is a good form of exercise. Because the density of the human body is approximately similar to that of water, the body is supported by the water and less stress is therefore placed on joints and bones. Therefore, swimming is frequently used as an exercise in rehabilitation after injuries or for those with disabilities.\n\nResistance swimming is one form of swimming exercise. It is done either for training purposes, to hold the swimmer in place for stroke analysis, or to enable swimming in a confined space for athletic or therapeutic reasons. Resistance swimming can be done either against a stream of water set in motion by a (usually) self-contained mechanical device (often termed a swimming machine) or by holding the swimmer stationary by means of elastic attachments.\n\nSwimming is primarily an aerobic exercise due to the relatively long exercise time, requiring a constant oxygen supply to the muscles, except for short sprints where the muscles work anaerobically. As with most aerobic exercise it is believed to reduce the harmful effects of stress. While aerobic exercises usually burn fat and help with losing weight, this effect is limited in swimming, even though being in cold water burns more food energy to maintain body temperature.\n\nThe reason that swimming does not significantly reduce weight is still poorly understood, but seems to be related to the better heat conduction of water. A number of reasons are suspected.\n\nWater cools the body much faster than air and most researchers believe that subsequently the body aims to maintain a layer of fat under the skin for insulation. \nIt is believed that appetite decreases as the body temperature increases, as for example during exercise. However, during swimming the body is cooled down almost instantly as the surrounding water is usually cooler than the body temperature, and some researchers believe that this may actually increase the appetite. This assumption is not yet proven by research. \nFast swimming requires a high level of effort, meaning glycogen rather than fat is burned. Prolonged exercise at lower intensity is better for fat-burning. \nSome researchers also believe that the metabolism of the body increases at higher body temperature, burning more food energy. Again, during swimming the body is cooled down by the surrounding water, reducing the metabolism, and subsequently the amount of food energy burnt. This assumption is also not yet proven by research. \nThere is also a theory that people with a genetically higher body fat content tend to be more successful as swimmers since the increased buoyancy of the fat aids in floatation or the rounder shapes offer less resistance to the water. \nSwimming exercises almost all muscles in the body. Usually, the arms and upper body are exercised more than the legs. In competitive swimming, excessive leg muscles can be seen as a disadvantage as they consume more oxygen, which would be needed for the muscles in the arms, although this depends on the swimming style. While breaststroke generates significant movement with the legs, front crawl propels the body mainly with the arms.\n\nSometimes the swimming consists of swimming laps using a conventional stroke, such as the front crawl; other forms can include different forms of exercise performed in the water, such as water aerobics.\n\nSwimming may be good for asthma sufferers.\n\nSwimming uses all three energy production systems, which are the creatine phosphate system, anaerobic fermentation (also known as Lactic acid buildup system), and the aerobic system. These three systems produce energy in form of ATP to enable muscle use (among other body functions).
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Swimming is much better than running because it is low impact where as running is very high impact. \n\nSwimming is a valuable activity for physical therapy and exercise. Because it works the majority of the muscles in the body and provides both aerobic benefits and resistance benefits (as the swimmer pulls and pushes through the water), the sport is generally considered one of the most complete forms of exercise. Swimming does not strain joints and connective tissue as much as many other forms of exercise, and swimmers injure themselves at a lower rate than most other athletes. Athletes in other sports who are recovering from injuries often swim to stay in shape.
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Definitely swimming. You move your ENTIRE body when you swim and you can swim as hard you want or you can take it easy as well. But basketball is easier to get it on as it's just a matter of getting on court and do it. So if you find swimming is too much hassle then just do basketball. Any sport is better than no sport. :)