IT’S ALL ABOUT SWIMMING!!!

BY: CHRISTIANE J. COCHING FOR THE TEAM BRAVO

WHAT IS SWIMMING?THE AQUATIC SPORT OF SWIMMING IS BASED ON

THE HUMAN ACT OF SWIMMING,THAT IS, LOCOMOTION IN WATER BY SELF PROPULSION,

WITH THE GOAL OF COMPLETING A GIVEN DISTANCE IN THE SHORTEST AMOUNT OF TIME.IN SOME COMPETITIONS SWIMMING IS FOR THE

ENHANCEMENT OF ENDURANCE OR PRECEDENCE RATHER THAN SPEED,SUCH AS CROSSING A LONG

DISTANCED CHANNEL OR OTHER STRETCH OF OPEN WATER.

☻☻HISTORY OF SWIMMING☺HISTORY OF SWIMMING☺COMPETITIVE SWIMMING IN EUROPE STARTED AROUND COMPETITIVE SWIMMING IN EUROPE STARTED AROUND

1800, MOSTLY USING THE 1800, MOSTLY USING THE BREASTSTROKEBREASTSTROKE. IN 1873 JOHN . IN 1873 JOHN ARTHUR TRUDGEN INTRODUCED THE TRUDGEN TO ARTHUR TRUDGEN INTRODUCED THE TRUDGEN TO

WESTERN SWIMMING COMPETITIONS, AFTER COPYING THE WESTERN SWIMMING COMPETITIONS, AFTER COPYING THE FRONT CRAWL USED BY NATIVE AMERICANS. DUE TO A USED BY NATIVE AMERICANS. DUE TO A

BRITISH DISREGARD FOR SPLASHING, TRUDGEN EMPLOYED BRITISH DISREGARD FOR SPLASHING, TRUDGEN EMPLOYED A SCISSOR KICK INSTEAD OF THE FRONT CRAWL’S FLUTTER A SCISSOR KICK INSTEAD OF THE FRONT CRAWL’S FLUTTER

KICK. SWIMMING WAS PART OF THE FIRST MODERN KICK. SWIMMING WAS PART OF THE FIRST MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES IN 1896 IN ATHENS. IN 1902 RICHARD OLYMPIC GAMES IN 1896 IN ATHENS. IN 1902 RICHARD

CAVIL INTRODUCED THE FRONT CRAWL TO THE WESTERN CAVIL INTRODUCED THE FRONT CRAWL TO THE WESTERN WORLD. IN 1908, THE WORLD SWIMMING ASSOCIATION, WORLD. IN 1908, THE WORLD SWIMMING ASSOCIATION,

FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION (FINA), WAS FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION (FINA), WAS FORMED. THE BUTTERFLY STROKE WAS DEVELOPED IN FORMED. THE BUTTERFLY STROKE WAS DEVELOPED IN 1930’S AND WAS AT FIRST A BREASTSTROKE VARIANT, 1930’S AND WAS AT FIRST A BREASTSTROKE VARIANT,

UNTIL IT WAS ACCEPTED AS A SEPARATE STYLE IN 1952.UNTIL IT WAS ACCEPTED AS A SEPARATE STYLE IN 1952.

LET’S START SWIMMING!!!!FOR NON-SWIMMERS LIKE OTHERS

THEY SHOULD KNOW ABOUT:

Water adjustment and buoyancy Front crawl (or freestyle) Back crawl (or backstroke) Elementary Backstroke Sidestroke Treading water Survival Floating Jumping into deep water and leveling off Turning over and turning around Basic forward dive

Mechanisms of buoyancy Mechanisms of buoyancy adjustment and effects of water adjustment and effects of water

velocity and temperature on velocity and temperature on ability to maintain buoyancy in ability to maintain buoyancy in

an open pool.an open pool.

Buoyancy let’s us float on the water because the Buoyancy let’s us float on the water because the tension between the water and the weight of a tension between the water and the weight of a

certain body, tends to be equal and balanced in the certain body, tends to be equal and balanced in the form of no motion acts between them. The ability to form of no motion acts between them. The ability to

stay calm or control motion on the water enables stay calm or control motion on the water enables you to thoroughly float in water in such a way that you to thoroughly float in water in such a way that water pushes you up and then your weigh pushes water pushes you up and then your weigh pushes

you down.you down.

FRONT CRAWLFRONT CRAWL

is a swimming style usually regarded as the fastest is a swimming style usually regarded as the fastest of all the styles developed. It is one of two long axis of all the styles developed. It is one of two long axis strokes, the other one being the backstroke. Unlike strokes, the other one being the backstroke. Unlike

the backstroke, the butterfly stroke, and the the backstroke, the butterfly stroke, and the breaststroke, the front crawl is not regulated by the breaststroke, the front crawl is not regulated by the FINA, but it is nearly universally swum in freestyle FINA, but it is nearly universally swum in freestyle swimming competitions. This style is sometimes swimming competitions. This style is sometimes

referred to as the referred to as the Australian crawlAustralian crawl or the or the American American crawlcrawl, although these can refer to more specific , although these can refer to more specific

slight variations, classified as slight variations, classified as front crawlfront crawl strokes. strokes. This style is also sometimes called This style is also sometimes called freestyle freestyle

swimmingswimming although freestyle swimming can be any although freestyle swimming can be any method that the swimmer chooses, including the method that the swimmer chooses, including the

backstroke or dog paddle.backstroke or dog paddle.

BACK CRAWLBACK CRAWL

The The backstrokebackstroke, also sometimes called the , also sometimes called the back crawlback crawl, is one of , is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only

regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to

see where they are going. It is also the only competition see where they are going. It is also the only competition swimming style that starts in the water. The swimming style is swimming style that starts in the water. The swimming style is

similar to an similar to an upside downupside down front crawl. Both backstroke and front front crawl. Both backstroke and front crawl are long-axis strokes. crawl are long-axis strokes.

SIDE STROKEThe sidestroke is a swimming stroke, so named because the

swimmer lies on one side. It is helpful as a lifesaving technique and is often used for long-distance swimming. The sidestroke allows the swimmer great endurance. Instead of working both arms and legs

simultaneously in the same way, the side stroke uses them simultaneously but differently. A swimmer tired of exercising one side can just turn over and use the other, the change of action helping the

limbs recover.

Water treading Water treading is an aspect of swimming that involves a swimmer staying in a vertical position in the water whilst keeping his or her head (at least) above the surface of the water. Treading water provides the swimmer an opportunity to keep the head from becoming submerged while not providing sufficient directional thrust to overcome inertia and propel the swimmer in any specific direction.

1. FLOAT UPRIGHT IN THE WATER AND TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

2. LOWER YOUR FACE INTO THE WATER (KEEPING YOUR MOUTH CLOSED) AND BRING YOUR ARMS FORWARD TO REST AT WATER LEVEL

3. RELAX IN THIS POSITION UNTIL YOU NEED TO TAKE IN MORE AIR

4. RAISE YOUR HEAD ABOVE THE SURFACE, TREADING WATER, AND EXHALE. TAKE ANOTHER BREATH AND RETURN TO THE RELAXED POSITION.

SURVIVAL FLOATING

THE RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING COMPETITIVE SWIMMMING

All Strokes:• walking on bottom toward the finish • pulling on the lane rope in the direction of the finish • springing from the bottom, imparting motion toward the finish • left the water before completing the full distance or DNF (did not

finish) Freestyle:failure to touch on the turn at 25m (50m, 75m) failure to surface by 15m after the start (or turn at 25m, 50m, 75m) in

the freestyle Backstroke:failure to touch on the turn at 25m (50m, 75m) an arm pull independent of the turning action at 25m (50m, 75m) Revised: kicking without any accompanying turning action at 25m

(50m, 75m) failure to remain on back during race (or at finish) failure to surface by 15m after the start (or turn at 25m, 50m, 75m) in

the backstroke not on back when feet left the wall at 25m (50m, 75m)

CONTINUATIONCONTINUATION

Breaststroke:non-simultaneous touch at 25m (50m, 75m, finish) one hand touch at 25m (50m, 75m, finish) scissor (or dolphin) kick asymmetrical arm pull alternating arm movements arm pull past hips failure of head to surface during each stroke failure of head to surface at end of propulsion phase of second arm stroke on start (or turn at 25m, 50m, 75m) Butterfly:non-simultaneous touch at 25m (50m, 75m, finish) one hand touch at 25m (50m, 75m, finish) flutter kick scissor kick underwater arm recovery uneven arm pull (asymmetrical arm pull) failure to surface by 15m after the start (or turn at 25m, 50m, 75m) in the butterfly

Individual Medley:strokes swum in wrong order (should be: fly, back, breast ,free) roll more than 90 degrees before touching on the change over from back to breast Relays#___ swimmer left the blocks before #___ swimmer touched relay strokes swum in wrong order (should be: back breast, fly, free)

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