Leonardo Tellechea 9C

    Swimming is a sport and a form of movement that aims to lift and propulsion on the water is through rhythmic combination of upper and lower limbs. Initially the man had this activity as a means of survival and not only learned by instinct, as well as observing the animais.Esta healthy activity can be practiced for recreational purposes or as a sport where the main styles are: freestyle (where the swimmer choose the mode that suits you) and the medley style (which are used all styles in sequence). Already the evidence may be individual or relay. In individual events the swimmer can choose freestyle and medley on routes 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 or 1500m. In the relay four athletes tests take turns in paths 4x100 and 4x200 in freestyle and 4x100 medley for style.

Michael Phelps
  It is an American swimmer, considered one of the greatest athletes in the world. It is world record holder. Michael Fred Phelps II was born in Baltimore. Son of police and school principal. At age 10, already stood out as swimmer when he broke the US Bantam swimming record. In adolescence, he had hyperactivity problems .
    At 15, she qualified for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He studied at Unversidade of Michigan, majoring in Sports Marketing.
Michael Phelps was the record-breaking athletic gold medals in Olympics. It was swimmer of the year 4 times in his career.
      medals:
 23 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals.