From 1000BCE to 1900CE, are there any instances where a significant portion of an urban population could swim, or urban cultures where swimming was important? What about records of swimming as a sport?

by RunRunDie
iwazaruu

You're asking about anything about swimming in a 2900 year time difference?

Georgy_K_Zhukov

Sorry, we don't allow throughout history questions. These tend to produce threads which are collections of trivia, not the in-depth discussions about a particular topic we're looking for. If you have a specific question about a historical event or period or person, please feel free to re-compose your question and submit it again. Alternatively, questions of this type can be directed to more appropriate subreddits, such as /r/history or /r/askhistory.