Abstract

Swimming is a sport which has own rules, styles, and fields, however, is one of the most performed avocation as amateur and a joke especially at summer months. Although one of the most beneficial sports, swimming can cause a number of several health problems such as infectious diseases, allergic events, or traumas, if it is not done at adequate conditions and eligible style.
In this paper, the factors such as preparing to swimming, health and safety features of swimming areas, important health behavior, wearing, feeding etc. that effected healthy swimming will be reviewed and evaluated.
At the last part of the paper, it will be made some proposals to readers on healthy and safety swimming.

Key words: Swimming, Healthy, Safety, Recreational Water Ilnesses

Article Language: Turkish English