Swimming
- The sixth FINA World Championships, held in Perth, Australia (January 3 – 13)
- Eleventh Pan American Games held in Havana, Cuba (August 12 – 18)
- 20th European LC Championships, held in Athens, Greece (August 18 – 25)
- Fourth Pan Pacific Championships, held in Edmonton, Canada (August 22 – 25)
- First European Sprint Championships, held in Gelsenkirchen, Germany (December 6 – 8)
- December 13 – Steve Crocker sets the first official world record in the men's 50m freestyle (short course) in Sheffield, United Kingdom, clocking 25.64.
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Famous quotes containing the word swimming:
“Loosed betwixt eye and lid, the swimming beams
Of memory, blind school of cuttlefish,
Rise to the air, plunge to the cold streams....”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)
“Whenever parents become overly invested in a particular skill or accomplishment, a child’s fear of failure multiplies. This is why some children refuse to get into the pool for a swimming lesson, or turn their back on Daddy’s favorite sport.”
—Cathy Rindner Tempelsman (20th century)
“Awareness of having better things to do with their lives is the secret to immunizing our children against false values—whether presented on television or in “real life.” The child who finds fulfillment in music or reading or cooking or swimming or writing or drawing is not as easily convinced that he needs recognition or power or some “high” to feel worthwhile.”
—Polly Berrien Berends (20th century)