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Debate Score:45
Arguments:36
Total Votes:47
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Swimming: Sport or Exercise?

There is no better way to stay in shape over the Summer than going to the local pool, but is swimming worthy of being an Olympic sport?

Sport

Side Score: 26
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Exercise

Side Score: 19
3 points

Not really sure what the distinction here is supposed to be but I've had the argument that swimming isn't a real sport enough that I think that I get the jist of what the debate creator is trying to get at.

Anyone whose ever swam competitively would be outraged to hear swimming described as anything but a sport. Swimming is a sport that exercises nearly every muscle in the human body and requires a great deal of endurance and persistence. Don't be deceived, swimming is much, much harder than it looks. That doesn't mean that a leisurely lap swim isn't a great way to cool off too. Besides if ping-pong is Olympic worthy swimming sure as hell is.

Side: sport
1 point

All of these are good points. There is a big debate (not an argument, just a debate) on this in my group of friends, a lot of which are competive swimmers. Who says ping pong isn't awesome? :-)

Awesome Ping Pong
Side: sport
1 point

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Side: Sport
2 points

Well I believe it is a sport in the sense that swimmers race each other over set distances. According to wikipedia, a sport "is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively." Swimming has a set of rules and is often competitive.

That being said, I think every sport is also a form of exercise, therefore swimming is also exercise.

Side: Both
2 points

Swimming is a sport, not an exercise.

Sports are games such as football and basketball and other competitive leisure activities which need physical effort and skill.

Swimming could be an exercise sometimes, but most of the people swim with effort to swim much better than the first time. So, we could say that swimming is a sport.

Side: sport
2 points

If we call swimming an "Exercise", then we would have to call sports like golf, shooting, archery, etc an exercise too.

In fact, what was and is Phelps, parktaehwan doing for years, simply exercising??? I dont think so.

Side: sport

Swimming is good exercise but it is a Sport. Swimming involves competition in the Olympics.

Side: Sport
1 point

Well, I see what you're getting at.

It's a sport in that it's competitive, but I have a problem with a few "sports" namely golf, ping pong (as shown above), bowling, and shuffle board. There's more, but a lot of things can be "competitive" and not be a sport. Like I "compete" at trivial pursuit with the relatives that live in Vegas a couple times a month... but is it a sport?

Hell no. Neither is golf goddamnit, it's a hobby. And bowling, don't even get me started, it's like a beer gut is a pre-requisite, and anything you can do better drunk should automatically be disqualified.

I think swimming, along with any track and field event, qualifies as a sport though, because there is a level of competitiveness, coupled with some kind of mental and physical dominance.

I like sports though that incorporate multiple aspects of physical and mental astuteness.

Which is why the best athletes play basketball and soccer. You need to be an athlete in nearly every way for those sports, and you need to have mental toughness on top of that.

Side: sport
JakeJ(3255) Disputed
4 points

Well just because it's boring to watch doesn't mean it's not a sport. That's what all of those "hobbies" you mentioned have in common. They aren't that fun to watch.

"anything you can do better drunk should automatically be disqualified."

lol

Side: Both
1 point

You should never, ever give a drunk man a bowling ball, trust me.

Side: sport
iamdavidh(4856) Disputed
1 point

???

I don't think you understand the pastime. I would never bother bowling if I were sober.

Side: Exercise
1 point

A sport, not an ercise. Because it;s so hard to prepare urself for swimming and so hard to get out?

too much time for an exercise?

Side: sport
1 point

Swimming I think is both, but when you say 'sport' it just makes sense. Swimming in the Olympic Games is one of the most important events as well.

Side: sport
1 point

Swimming is the aquatic ecquivalent to running. If swimming were taken off the list of Olympic sports, then surely running should be too?

Side: sport
1 point

Sport cause calling it exercise is insulting the fish, whales, dolphins, penguins, walrus, and much more!

Side: Sport
1 point

Swimming is a sport guys come on. it involves every single muscle in the body and it requires little oxygen and breathing. We have to have two practices everyday that total a whole 3 and a half hours of practice and the coaches are tough! they yell at us and spray us with the freezing cold hose and we don't get any breaks. there are no substitutions and there are a lot of complicated rules in a race. so in my opinion it's alot more technical than most sports. not to mention those swimsuits and caps and goggle flatter nobody! :P jk but the official definition of "sport" is this: an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. swimming is a team sport in which you train as a team, but compete individually and win as a team. if it isn't a sport why is it in the Olympics?

Side: Sport
shaashby(1) Clarified
1 point

tell me about it sister!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

Side: Sport
1 point

Thanks pal!!! nothing drives me more crazy than people telling me it's not a sport! i had some friends that play football and wrestle who said the same thing so i made a deal that i'd try football for a week and they'd try swimming for a week and they didn't even show up the second day!

Side: Sport
1 point

You compete against others in a physical activity. It's in the Olympics, there's a governing body (at least in the US) and it is done professionally. Why would it not be?

Side: Sport
2 points

Well, I was on the swim team for the city and for school for many years. I can tell you it is great exercise and hard work. It is also very competitive.

I was never in it for the sport really, I just wanted the good exercise. But that's just me.

If track can be an Olympic sport, why can't swimming be?

Edit: I should have put this on the other side, oh well.

Side: Both
1 point

Hey! I was on the swim team too! See, we've got some things in common.

It is a sport. But for the most part I see swimming as an exercise. Mainly because so little time spent swimming is actually competition. You mostly swim for months, and compete only for a few days or so.

Also it's great sport for those who are rehabilitating injuries or need low impact exercise.

Side: Exercise
3 points

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Side: Both
1 point

Uh, swimming totally falls in the exercise category if you ask me. I suppose it CAN be a sport if you're racing, but 'eh. In my opinion, a sport, 'usually' involves a ball of some sort. But now that I"m going over all the sports in my head... does that mean surfing is an exercise? But 'eh, I did say "usually." :-)

Side: Exercise
1 point

It takes athletic ability but it itself is not a sport, sports have defense; and it really is as simple as that. Im a swimmer of 12 years and I swim D1 in college.

Side: Exercise
1 point

totally an exercise you guys just swim laps the whole time goofing around if you ask me

Side: Exercise
nash2(7) Clarified
1 point

i have to disagree with that random stranger i have never met! Swimming is totally a sport! the actual term for sport is this: an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. In swimming, we practice as a team, compete individually, and win together. If it isn't a sport, then why is it in the Olympics? Not to mention it is one of the hardest sports out there. that may be my opinion, but swimming has two practices a day if you are on a team. It involves every single muscle in your body as well as not being able to breathe. You win medals and compete with other schools AND it is in the sports department in most high schools. in football or baseball you just run short distances for short periods of time, but in an average practice we swim 14 miles. don't get me wrong i enjoy watching baseball and football, but no one id going around saying they're not sports. so if it isn't a sport what is it???

Side: Sport
1 point

I dont care if you practice 2 times... we work our butts off at football, swimming is a sport where everyone is gay

Side: Exercise
1 point

i bet you couldn't swim to save your life. you are talking about how athletic you are but i bet your just a couch potato.

Side: Exercise
1 point

then why is it a co-ed sport? football is a bunch of guys in tights dancing around like a bunch of pansies. swimming is one of the most competitive sports. you might call it gay but we just know how to have fun and we don't care what people think. yeah we're weird but normal is overrated.

Side: Exercise
1 point

also swimming is just moving your arms back and forth anyone can do that so its not a skilled sport where you can show your talent. and the Olympics dos't consist of swimming

Side: Exercise
nash2(7) Clarified
1 point

swimming actually CAN save your life. that is if you know how to do it and i'm sure you've never swam a day in your life! and GO watch the Olympics! have you even heard of Michael Phelps? He is a seven time Gold medalist. I bet you can't move your arms back and forth, and at least you can SWIM in a bath tub! Swimming uses every muscle in your body.

Side: Sport
1 point

nash2 is right. The OP here is stupid. How would you not know swimming is in the Olympics? It was one of the first sports there I believe. In addition, please try swimming, it is so much more than moving your arms back and forth.

Side: Exercise
1 point

go swim in a bathtub. thats how swimming is so effective. whats up now

Side: Exercise
1 point

Uh, swimming totally falls in the exercise category if you ask me. I suppose it CAN be a sport if you're racing, but 'eh. In my opinion, a sport, 'usually' involves a ball of some sort. But now that I"m going over all the sports in my head... does that mean surfing is an exercise? But 'eh, I did say "usually." :-)

Side: Exercise
1 point

at least you can swim in a bathtub! and i don't doubt the fact that you work your butts off at football but i'm not sitting here saying it's not a sport. the average football practice consists of 4-6 miles, and swimming consists of 12-15 miles. swimmers have better lungs so i have plenty of breath and could go on all day on this subject :)

Side: Exercise
1 point

plus, mister! you'd sink if you just use your arms that's why you have to use your legs to kick also. and i'd rather be a couch potato than spend my free time (which swimmers don't have a lot of) getting high and killing brain cells.

Side: Exercise