The country is home to some of the skilled swimmers in the world, the latest to the addition being 14-year old Gaurika Singh. This reminds us that age has no limit when it comes to pursuing your passion!<\/p>\n
Swimming \u2013 A sport of international level The world witnessed it\u2019s first women\u2019s swimming championship in 1892 in Scotland. And later on, in 1896, men\u2019s swimming became a part of the Olympics in Athens. Women\u2019s swimming was introduced in the Olympics in 1912.<\/p>\n With the growing progress of the sport, the need for a governing body was realized and so the \u2018F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Natation\u2019 (FINA) also known as \u2018International Swimming Federation\u2019 was formed in 1908.<\/p>\n Competitive Swimming Styles: Swimming in Nepal Laurels for Nepal in Swimming In 2017, the duo was selected for Rio Olympic Games for their performance in the qualification rounds held at Russia and Dubai. Apart from Gurung and Gaurika, seven Nepal athletes also participated in different sports in the Rio Olympics.<\/p>\n Shirish Gurang<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Swimming as a recreational sport has been observed since prehistoric times but became popular as a competitive world sport in the 1830s in England. By 1837, swimming competitions were being held across London by the National Swimming Society. The year 1880 saw swimming grow as a recreational sport, which led to the creation of the first national governing body, the \u2018Amateur Swimming Association\u2019. From 1882, other European countries like Germany (1882), France (1890) and Hungary (1896) began to have their own swimming federations.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Competitive swimming became prominent in the 19th<\/sup> century with an aim to challenge one\u2019s self by creating and breaking self and world records. Competitive swimming involves all the four primary styles and includes the individual medley.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The beauty of this sport is that it has different styles to it. The most important styles recognized globally are as follows:<\/p>\n\n
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\n<\/strong>The Nepal Swimming Association (NSA) is the governing body for the sport in Nepal and is associated to the Nepal Sports Council. The country has produced some of the most talented swimmers.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>When it comes to swimming in Nepal, two names shine the brightest among the rest: Shirish Gurung and Gaurika Singh. Their record-shattering performances nationally and internationally have given Nepal a promise of a bright future in swimming.<\/p>\n
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The name that is reckoned with success in the Men\u2019s swimming category is Shirish Gurung. This 20-year old star kid hails from Kathmandu and already has many laurels to his credit.<\/p>\n
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The more we talk about her, the less it is about this Who would have thought that a 14-year old tiny tot would take on the world and shatter records?<\/p>\n