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BMS History

1970  1st International Symposium Biomechanics in Swimming (Brussels - Belgium)

1973  2nd International Symposium Biomechanics in Swimming (Brussels - Belgium)

1978  Commonwealth Conference on Sports Sciences, including the 3rd International Symposium in Swimming (Edmonton - Canada)

1982  4th International Symposium Biomechanics in Swimming and 5th World Congress of Medicine in Swimming (Amsterdam - The Netherlands)

1986  5th International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming (Bielefeld - Germany)

1990  6th International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming (Liverpool - England)

1994  7th International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming (Atlanta - USA)

1998  8th International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming (Jyvaskyla-Finland)

2002  9th International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming (St Etienne - France)

2006  10th International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming (Porto, Portugal)

2010  11th International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming (Oslo, Norway)

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113 thousand people have so far completed the ASC online coaching course.
10 current or former AIS athletes won medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
56 current or former AIS athletes won medals at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
35 thousand kilometres were swum by Petria Thomas while at the AIS.
21 thousand people have so far completed the ASC online officiating course.
0.5 million people visit the AIS each year.