Swimming Review PDF

**SWIMMING** - is recreation and sports, the propulsion of the body through water by combined arm and leg motions and the natural flotation of the body. - As an exercise is popular as an all-around body developer and is particularly useful in therapy and as exercise for physically...

**SWIMMING** - is recreation and sports, the propulsion of the body through water by combined arm and leg motions and the natural flotation of the body. - As an exercise is popular as an all-around body developer and is particularly useful in therapy and as exercise for physically handicapped persons. - It is also taught for lifesaving purposes. **TYPES OF STROKES** **FREESTYLE** The front crawl is the fastest of the competitive swimming strokes. **BACKSTROKE** is the only one of the four competitive strokes swum on the back **BREASTSTROKE** is the most popular swimming stroke of all. **BUTTERFLY STROKE** is the second fastest swimming stoke, and is also quiite exhausting to swim. **What is recreation?** ◼ Something people do to relax or have fun. ◼ Activities done for enjoyment. **Classifications of Recreational Activities** 1. Spectator type 2. Participant type **Type of Recreation** 1. Active 2. Passive 3. Physical 4. Mental 5. Public/Private 6. Commercial **Recreational Games** ◼ Laro ng lahi ◼ Team building ◼ Party **SWIMMING EQUIPMENTS** 1. **SWIMSUIT** - Competitive swimwear seeks to improve upon bare skin for a speed advantage and coverage. - In 2009, FINA rules and regulations banned suits which go above the level or below the knee for men and suits which extend past the shoulders or cover the neck for women. 2. **Goggles** - It keeps the water andchlorine out of the swimmer's eyes. - Goggles may be tinted to counteract glare at outdoor pools. 3. **Swim cap** - A swim cap keeps the swimmer's hair out of the way to reduce drag. - Caps may be made of latex, silicone, spandex or lyca. 4. **Earplugs and Nose Clips** **Tools for Training and Technique** **Swim fins** - Rubber fins are used to help kick faster and build strength and technique, but are illegal in a race. **Hand paddles** - Swimmers use these plastic devices to build arm and shoulders strength while refining hand-pulling technique. **Kickboard** - A kickboard is a foam board that swimmers use to support the weight of the upper body while they focus on kicking. **Pull buoy** - Often used at the same time as hand paddles, pull buoys support swimmer's legs (and prevent them from kicking) while they focus on pulling. - It is made of foam so they float in the water and swimmers hold them in between the thighs. **SWIMMING EVENTS** **Medley Swimming** Medley is a combination of four different swimming styles---butterfly, backstroke breaststroke, and freestyle---into one race. This race is either swum by one swimmer as individual medley (IM) or by four swimmers as a medley relay. 1\. **Individual medley** consists of a single swimmer swimming equal distances of four different strokes within on race. **Stroke order** It consists of four strokes. The swimmer will swim one quarter of the race in each style, in a certain order. The strokes are swum in this order: **Butterfly -- Backstroke -- Breaststroke -- Freestyle** 2\. **Medley relay** consists of four different swimmers in one relay race, each swimming one of the four strokes. **Stroke order** It is swum by four different swimmers, each swimming one of the four strokes. The order of the strokes is as follows: **Backstroke -- Breaststroke -- Butterfly -- Freestyle** **SWIMMING LAPS** A lap in swimming is one length. In an Olympic-size 50-meter pool, one lap is 50 meters.