Historical aspects of the development of the swimming pool sports in the Kuban in the XX century

Abstract. The article is devoted to the study of the historical retrospective of the development of swimming in the Kuban. The purpose of this work was to identify the features of the development of swimming sports in the Kuban in retrospect. Research methods - historical, analytical, archival, descriptive. The results of the study. In the course of many years of research in the archives, the study of historical documents, periodical materials and related works, the peculiarities of the development of navigation in the southern region were established. The main conclusions reached by the authors of the study on the topic are as follows. On the territory of the present Krasnodar Territory, the main resource for the development of swimming has always been actively used - the presence of a large number of open reservoirs, the opportunity for training and competitions most of the year in the open air in natural reservoirs (rivers, lakes," karasuns", the Azov and Black Seas). The region has accumulated a positive experience of holding unique competitions-the Kuban-Azov-Black Sea swimming relay on the Kuban River and two seas. This unprecedented event was held from the middle of the XX century for a decade and a half, and then it was interrupted, and now only "fragments" are preserved - the stages of that relay race on some sections (for example, the "Sea Mile" in Gelendzhik). An important role in conducting such sports events is played by the preparatory stage associated with learning to swim. One of the main problems that was successfully solved in the Kuban in the most difficult periods of the XX century is the problem of personnel and material resources (construction of swimming pools). The results of the efforts in these areas we have today are serious successes of the Kuban swimmers both in the country and in the international sports arena. Conclusion. The research materials are used in lectures and seminars on the history of the Kuban, regional studies, the history of physical culture and sports in the physical culture and sports university.