# Swim

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Category: Sports
Slides: 30
Updated: 2026-05-15T22:19:28.728Z
Tags: sports, swimming

## Summary

Swimming is the cleanest test of human propulsion in fluid. No equipment beyond a suit, cap, and goggles. The water is the same in Sydney as in Indianapolis. The differences are inside the body and the technique. Key sections include: Swim ming.; Opening What swimming is.; Chapter I Antiquity and the moderns.; Chapter II The fastest stroke.; Chapter III Inverted crawl.; Chapter IV The slowest stroke.; Chapter V Born from breaststroke.; Chapter VI All four.; Chapter VII The greatest.; Chapter VIII The distance dominator..

## Slide Outline

1. Swim ming.
2. Opening What swimming is.
3. Chapter I Antiquity and the moderns.
4. Chapter II The fastest stroke.
5. Chapter III Inverted crawl.
6. Chapter IV The slowest stroke.
7. Chapter V Born from breaststroke.
8. Chapter VI All four.
9. Chapter VII The greatest.
10. Chapter VIII The distance dominator.
11. Chapter IX Spitz, Thorpe, Coughlin.
12. Chapter X The grinder's sport.
13. Chapter XI Drag and propulsion.
14. Chapter XII Suits and pool design.
15. Chapter XIII The other discipline.
16. Chapter XIV The sport's recurring crisis.
17. Chapter XV The progression.
18. Chapter XVI The architects.
19. Chapter XVII Where the medals come from.
20. Chapter XVIII The minimal gear.
21. Chapter XIX The longest-living athletes.
22. Chapter XX Where the sport is going.
23. Chapter XXI Twenty-five works.
24. Chapter XXII Watch & read.
25. Chapter XXIII If you want to learn it.
26. Chapter XXIV Why it matters.
27. Chapter XXV The next decade.
28. Addendum Glossary of swimming terms.
29. Addendum Frequently asked questions.
30. The end of the deck.

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