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Suggested by Jennifer and
Rebecca B in Marathon, Ontario.
Archaeologists have found
evidence of swimming as an organised activity as far back as
2500 B.C. in Egypt. It was also popular in ancient Greece,
Rome and Assyria. 
Credit for building the first heated swimming pool goes to
Maecenas of Rome in the first century BC. But most people
continued to do their swimming in lakes, rivers and other
natural bodies of water until the middle of the 19th
century. By 1837, London, England had six indoor pools with
diving boards. When the modern-day Olympic Games began in
1896, swimming races were among the original events, and the
popularity of swimming began to spread. So come on in -- the
water's fine!
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