non-swimming interest

RE: non-swimming interest

Former Member — Tue, 18 Feb 2003 14:11:04 GMT

On the anicent history site there was a few points about swimming in the anicent world. Even the Egypt and the Greeks. The Greeks had strokes similar to backstroke and Freestyle and breastroke and the Romans probably pick up on this. As for the Estrucans they give the Romans their soothsayers and Togas and water system. They probably also knew the type of swimming common from the Greeks. As for swimming naked it is probably true for military training and maybe recreatonal swimming since they had only a loin cloth available to cover the private parts. But soldiers and sailors did swim fully clothed during battle because Julius Caesar was said to have during the ALexandrian War which did involved some sea-battle encounters. On the other side of the world, the Japanese during the same time period were the first to swim competitively.

RE: non-swimming interest

Former Member — Tue, 18 Feb 2003 10:32:23 GMT

Didn't the Romans swim naked? I wonder how that would affect your times...

RE: non-swimming interest

Former Member — Tue, 18 Feb 2003 09:23:22 GMT

Did they have any good Masters teams in Rome? They prolly stole the whole..."swim on your side, roll, and distance per stroke" ideas from the Etruscans. Actually.... I wonder what crazy strokes the Roman doods were swimming... huh. Makes a brother wonder. -- "You dont know your Flank! Get the Flunk outta here." - M. Brooks Shinob - out

RE: non-swimming interest

Former Member — Tue, 18 Feb 2003 06:01:43 GMT

One of my interests besides swimming is posting on message boards.