The Joy of Swimming
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The Cave of Swimmers
The cave of swimmers is important because it's located in a dry desert. The carvings show variations of swimming images that we now refer to as the doggy paddle or the back stroke. This told archaeologists that at some point, long ago, that area had plenty of water and people probably dolo dived into it. These africans would not only use the water for fun times, they travelled on water from island to island to trade and share goods. Some could hold their breath for more than two minutes.
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