STARS By Emma, Kara, and Morgan SWIMMING

People swim for fun, exercise, and for a fun sport. Swimming is one of the best exercise for keeping healthy and fit! Swimming makes the heart stronger and helps the blood transport through the body smoothly. Swimming develops muscles. Swimming races have always been a big part in summer Olympics during the 1900s swimming became an important sport. Today thousands of swimmers take part in meets or contests held by school colleges and swim clubs. Knowing how to swim and following a few basic rules may say your life in am emergency in the water you could all so save someone else Is life. SWIMMING

THE HISTORY OF SWIMMING Swimming started in the first century but wasn’t apart of the Olympics until Ancient carvings in the Middle East have proved that people have been swimming over 4,000 Years! WOMEN HISTORY Women weren’t aloud to compete in Olympic games until 1912.The youngest swimmer is Aileen Riggin. Born May (-October ). She made the Olympics at only age 14. In 1920 she sprung off the diving board and won gold. SWIMMING

Mark Spitz was born February (into a Jewish family) Madesto, California he swam at india university to compete.At age 2 he moved to hawaii he was natural.His father Arnold taught him. He own 7 gold medals. 200 meter freestyle 100 meter bronze 200 meter butterfly 100 meter silver 3 relay gold 2 relay gold Gold meter freestyle Gold meter freestyle MARK SPITZ

MISSY FRANKLIN Missy was born on May in Pasadena California USA She started swimming at age 5……. My mom was afraid of the water so she wanted me to start early. Missy played basketball,soccer,tennis,volleyball, gymnastics,and skating before swimming. AT age 13 franklin competed at the 2008 US Olympic Trials.Franklin competed in her first international event duel in the pool in 2009 at just 14 and in 2010 she was named breakout performer of the year at the USA swimming gala golden goggles. At the 2012 Olympic games she got bronze in 4x100-meter freestyle gold in the 100m backstroke 4 th place in the 200m freestyle gold in the 200m backstroke also gold in the 4x100 medley relay. She looks forward to going to the 2016 Olympics!!!!

MICHAEL PHELPS!!!!! Born June Towson Maryland. Full name- Michael Fred Phelps summer Olympics in Beijing China, Phelps competed five individual events and three relay games. He won gold medals in all eight events setting seven world records. HIS HISTORY Phelps competed his first Olympic games at age 15 as part of the U.S. men’s swim team. At 14 he entered U.S. national championship. At age seven he followed his sisters into swimming. At eleven his talent won over coach Bob Bonim. Surprisingly he was afraid of putting his head under water. BAD BOY He got arrested in 2004 and 1n 2014 for speeding in Baltimore, Maryland.

RYAN LOCHTE He was born in Rochester New York on August He started swimming at age 5. He won 11 Olympic medals. Including 5 gold medals,7 NCAA championship and 51 major international medals. When he was little his father was a swim coach so lochte started swim and loved swim at a very young age. Lochte first qualified for the Olympics in 2004.After graduation he attended the university of Florida where he was named NCAA swimmer of the year twice and swam his way to victory countless times, becoming a 7 time NCAA champion.

LETS GET FIT!!!!! Non healthyhealthy nachosPretzels and hummus Ice creamyogurt Chocolate barPower bar MilkshakePower milk candyNon fat jelly beans Candy appleapple PopPower-ade

QUESTIONS!!!!!!!!! Where was Ryan Lochte born? When did swimming start ? Why did Missy Franklin start at an early age? How many times is swimming in this power point? Where is the 2016 summer Olympics?

WERE WE GOT INFORMATION WEBSITES Books BIO.comThe young swimmer located at the pinehurst library Wikipedia.comOlympic swimming and Diving Olympic.org wordbook CNN

THE RACE IS OVER See u in the lympics!

THE END!!!!!! GOOD BYE FROM YOUR FAVORITE OLYMPIANS