Around 28.4 million people in the United States went swimming at least once in 2021. The majority of them did so for fitness purposes, while around 2.8 million swam on a team. In 2019, over 31 million U.S. Americans took part in this sport.
Number of swimming participants in the United States from 2011 to 2021 (in millions)
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Outdoor Foundation. (September 19, 2022). Number of swimming participants in the United States from 2011 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191621/participants-in-swimming-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. "Number of swimming participants in the United States from 2011 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. September 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191621/participants-in-swimming-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. (2022). Number of swimming participants in the United States from 2011 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191621/participants-in-swimming-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. "Number of Swimming Participants in The United States from 2011 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191621/participants-in-swimming-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation, Number of swimming participants in the United States from 2011 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191621/participants-in-swimming-in-the-us-since-2006/ (last visited September 28, 2023)
Number of swimming participants in the United States from 2011 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Outdoor Foundation, September 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191621/participants-in-swimming-in-the-us-since-2006/