Swimming Greats: Skills, Versatility & History

• Gayle Anne DC. Cariazo is the teacher, her code is GDC. She is 24 years old and holds a Bachelor of Secondary Education with a major in Social Studies.
• Class rules include:
  • Participation
  • No cheating
  • Respect
  • Comply
• Class requirements include:
  • Quizzes
  • Attendance
  • Recitation
  • Homeworks

Objectives of the lesson:

• Discuss the nature of different recreational activities.
• Enumerate the different types of aquatic activities and water sports.

Swimming History

• Evidence suggests swimming was practiced as early as 2500 BCE in Egypt, later in Assyrian, Greek, and Roman civilizations.
• Swimming was part of martial training in Greece and Rome.
• The Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) was founded in 1908 to unify swimming rules.
• Women's events were introduced at Stockholm in 1912.

Aquatic Recreational Activities

• Aqua Jogging.
• Diving.
• Scuba Diving.
• Snorkeling.
• Synchronized Swimming.
• Water Aerobics.

Aqua Jogging

• Aqua jogging is a cross-training and rehabilitation method using low-impact resistance training.
• It trains joints without impacting them.
• Participants wear a floatation device and run in deep water.

Diving

• Diving involves jumping headfirst into water with arms held straight.
• It also involves moving quickly down through water or air.

Snorkeling

• Snorkeling is an activity or pastime of swimming using a snorkel.

Scuba Diving

• Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving.
• Divers use a Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (Scuba).
• This breathing apparatus is independent of a surface air supply.

Swimming Synchronized

• Synchronized swimming is a sport.
• A team of swimmers perform coordinated or identical movements in time to music.

Water Aerobics

• Water aerobics (waterobics, aquatic fitness, aquafitness, aquafit) involves aerobic exercise in water, like a swimming pool.
• Done mostly vertically without swimming, typically in waist-deep or deeper water.
• It is a type of resistance training.

Other Aquatic Activites

• Water polo involves two teams of seven people in a pool, attempting to score points by throwing a ball into the opponent's goal.
• Canoe-kayak includes:
  • Whitewater
  • Rowing and sculling
  • Flatwater racing
• Water skiing

Kayak vs Canoe

• Kayaks typically have a cockpit where the paddler sits, providing an enclosed experience that keeps the user dry and allows for better control
  • Use a two-bladed paddle
• Canoes typically has a higher, more stable design with open tops, making them easier to enter and exit, especially for larger groups or families
  • Usually use a one-bladed paddle

Types of Water Sports

• Swimming is moving through water using arms, legs, and body motions, like backstroke, breaststroke, and crawl.
• Surfing
• Waterskiing
• Canoeing and Kayaking
• Rowing
• Fishing
• Sailing

Top Olympic Swimmers of All Time

• Michael Phelps
  • Most decorated Olympian of all time with 28 medals.
  • Holds all-time records for Olympic gold medals (23), Olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and Olympic medals in individual events (16).
• Katie Ledecky
  • Won gold in the women's 800-meter freestyle at the 2012 Olympics at age 15.
  • Earned a gold in the 400-meter freestyle and as part of the 4 × 200-meter relay.
  • American competitive swimmer with five Olympic gold medals and 15 world championship gold medals.
• Mark Spitz
  • Between 1968 and 1972 won nine Olympic gold medals, a silver and a bronze
  • Also won five Pan American gold medals, 31 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) titles and eight National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) titles.
  • Set 35 world records during those years.
• Matthew Biondi
  • Won 24 U.S. Championships in the 50, 100, and 200-meter freestyle events and the 100 butterfly.
  • During two world Championships, he won 11 medals including six gold.
• Ryan Lochte
  • Won three golds (200-metre IM, 200-metre backstroke, and 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay) and one silver (4 × 100-metre freestyle relay) at the 2013 FINA world swimming championships.
  • Two years later he won a world-championship gold medal in the 200-metre IM and a silver in the 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay.

Explore the success factors in competitive swimming by examining the careers of Katie Ledecky, Mark Spitz, and others. The quiz also covers the history of swimming, diving techniques, aqua jogging and snorkeling.