What is the history of swimming in Nigeria?

Answer 1

Nigeria swimming Olympic started in the 19and36 the British colonial master noticed some there where local swimmer in the lagons and bar beaches they got swimmer from oyo info ogun Edo delta rivers and cross river state

They organised the swimmer and modernize their swimming technical introduce the stroke to them among the pioneer swimmer where late Dr m o alakija,Dr nnamdi azikwe,cheif olaniyoru,cheif H wise,and late Dr omolole in 1967 unfortunately the civil wat brought about chores inand after the wat a new association was form under chaimaship of cheif Ej Moses and construction of Olympic pool were done they they the state sport body continue to revisit coaches to develop swimmers one of the major achievement of swimming was during the third all African game in Lagos when John ebito won and created a new African record this brought an. Awareness to the hound swimmer.

Answer 2

hisory of swimming in nigeria