Swimming, as well as competitive swimming, is an ancient sport. Records exist of swim races being conducted in numerous civilizations all over the world from all periods throughout history. Water itself has always been attractive to human beings. We live and walk near it, travel on it, watch it endlessly by lake or ocean, river, stream or pond. By nature humans seem to be a competitive species. As children we like to race, and we never seem to outgrow that racing desire. "Let's see who's faster!" is apparently a natural urge, one that only intensifies on the organized level.
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