Олимпийская ретроспектива плавания

The article has summarized the trends in the development of the sports swimming and it proposed the periodization of the development of the swimming competitions program at the Olympic Games. It considered the dynamics of competition among the countries won the Olympic medals in swimming competitions in the Olympics Games. It has disclosed the trends in breaking the sports record achievements in the swimming Olympic finals. The investigation results reflect the facts of the Olympic swimming history and complement the existing conceptual provisions of the competitive theory. The selected aspects of the retrospective analysis - the competition program dynamics, the competition of the countries and frequency of demonstrating the record results in the final stage of the competition - allow conducting the integrated analysis of the competitive activity in the sport and they can be served as a basis for the development of strategy for the high qualification athletes training.