Swim a Lap Day
Swim a Lap Day is held on June 24. This event in the third decade of the month June is annual. Help us
Swimmers are fascinating. Not to be biased or anything, but they are. Swimmers have superhuman-like capabilities. They can make their bodies do weird things. Swim a Lap Day celebrates the water sport that is swimming. Swimming is incredibly popular as a competitive sport.
The world’s longest swim was performed by Slovenian Martin Strel in 2007, who swam a total distance of 5,256km along the length of the Amazon River in South America. Swimming burns almost 40% more calories than biking per hour.
The biggest pool in the world is 7 times bigger than a football field and you can find it in Casablanca, Marroco.
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