Swimming Study Guide Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards based on the swimming study guide.

Cardiovascular fitness

Fitness to swim any event.

Muscular strength

Important in swimming against the water as resistance.

Muscular endurance

Exerting force against the water for extended periods.

Flexibility

Especially important in the upper body for each swimming stroke.

Body composition

Working out in a pool builds lean muscle mass.

Coordination

Coordinating arms, legs, and breathing while swimming.

Power

Important for starts and turns in swimming.

Speed

Needed for sprints and short relays.

Agility

Needed for turns.

Treading water

A skill using arm and leg movements to stay stationary and vertical with the head out of the water.

Sculling

A technique for moving through the water or staying horizontal using only the arms and hands.

Prone float

A stationary, face-down position in the water.

Supine float

A stationary, face-up position in the water.

Rotary kick

A kicking technique used for treading water; sometimes called the eggbeater kick.

Whip kick

Kick used during elementary backstroke and breaststroke.

Flutter kick

Kick used during crawl and backstroke.

Scissor kick

Kick used during the sidestroke.

Glide

The stage in a stroke after the power phase when the body keeps moving without any swimmer effort.

Back glide

A technique for moving through the water in a supine position.

Prone glide

A technique for moving through the water in a prone position.

Underwater arm recovery stroke

Strokes in which the arms do NOT come out of the water on the stroke.

Trailing arm

The arm that rests on the hip in the glide phase of the sidestroke.

Leading arm

The arm reaching beyond the head when in the glide position.

Out of water arm recovery stroke

Strokes in which the arms DO come out of the water on the stroke.

Swimmer in distress

A person who is trying to swim but is making little or no progress and ARE ABLE TO CALL FOR HELP.

Active drowning victim

Unable to move to tread water and CANNOT call for help.

Passive Drowning Victim

Not moving and floating face down.

HELP (heat escape lessening posture)

draw your knees up to your chest, keep your face forward and out of the water, hold your upper arms at your sides, and fold your lower arms against or across your chest.

Heat cramps

painful muscle spasms, usually in the legs and abdomen.

Heat exhaustion

cool, moist, pale, flushed or ashen skin. The victim may have the following other symptoms: headache, nausea, dizziness, weakness, or exhaustion.

Heat stroke

a change in the level of consciousness, high body temperature, red, hot skin that can be either dry or moist, rapid or weak pulse, rapid or shallow breathing.

Hypothermia

bluish lips, shivering, weakness, confusion, slow or irregular pulse, numbness, slurred speech or semi or unconscious.

Frostbite

a loss of feeling and sensation in the extremity of their body. The victim has discolored, waxy skin appearance which may include blisters and blue skin.

Rip currents

move water away from the shore or beach and out to sea beyond the breaking waves.