Rise: 6.38 Set: 20.19 Day's lomgitude: 13.41 Rise: 12.44 Set: 22.30 First quarter: September 5

1933 – 9500 km motor run Moscow – Kara Kum – Moscow finished. 1938 – mountaineer E. ABALAKOV (Moscow) made an ascent of the highest USSR peak – the peak named after Stalin (Pamir, 7495 m). 1954 – b. Yaak UUDMYAE, athletics HMS. Olympic champ (1980) in triple jump. 1972 – b. Svetlana BAITOVA, gymnastics HMS. Olympic champ (1988) in team competitions. SWIMMING is a kind of sports, consisting in overcoming the competitive distances from 50 to 1500 m by a definite style in the swimming pool. It has been on the Olympic program since 1896 (for women – since 1912). International Amateur Swimming Federation (FINA) was set up in 1908. It unites about 160 National Federations. Since 1957 by FINA decision, the world records have been registered only in 50-m long swimming pools. The Olympic program has been repeatedly changed. In different periods it included such events as 200 m swimming with obstacles, 4000 m freestyle, diving, etc. Modern Olympic program includes 6 events and 32 kinds of competitions (16 for men and 16 for women): freestyle 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 m for women, 1500 m for men; backstroke100, 200 m; breaststroke 100, 200 m; butterfly 100, 200 m; individual medley 200 and 400 m (respectively 50 or 100 m butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle; relays – 4 by 100 and 4 by 200 (freestyle), 4 by 100 m medley relay (backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle). In every swimming event, only one participant without qualifying standards can be sent from a country, or two participants with fulfilled standards. In relays, every country presents only one team. Competitions are held in several legs. In qualifying swimming there are heats and semi-finals. Swimmers get the right to take part in the next leg, depending on their time result, not on the won place.