It's a social sport - you can swim with friends or family and the high profile status of mass events, like Midmar Mile attracts large numbers of social swimmers.
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Swimming is a full body exercise, it works your fitness and it tones your entire muscle spectrum.
It is a sport where, if you are a beginner or an expert, there is very little risk of injuries.
Swimming supports your health, boosts your immune system:
The water temperature, which is in all cases of swimming training, lower than the average body temperature of humans which should be 36 to 37 degrees Celsius. The difference in temperature loads the work rate of the cardio-vascular system. With the ability to adapt to those temperatures, humans achieve a solid resistance to diseases, like flu and colds. It also influences one's breathing (the colder the water the harder the breathing), which is a health benefit especially for patients (or swimmers) with asthma problems.
The water pressure, which is exerted onto the human body (skin) increases with greater depth of the water.
This effect will influence the blood circulation through the human body and improve one's breathing as this pressure concerns the lungs.
Swimming is a sport for rehabilitation of injuries, and after operations, as the special gravity condition in water allows people to execute movements with lesser body weight.
It's a competitive sport - Master's, Open Water, Triathlon.
It's a substitute to other sports, especially to running as it trains one's upper body.
It's an affordable sport.
It's part of the physical education and water safety - 70 % of SA adults can't swim and everyone who wants to Scuba Dive or do White Water Rafting has to be able to swim.
Stress Management - South Africans are experiencing a more and more hectic daily life and swimming supports the relaxation and recovery, which leads to a more balanced lifestyle.
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