SWIMMING

Sports

Is an activity the requires physical actions and skills were individual or teams compete under a set of rules

Types of Sports

Individual

Dual

Team sports

Some of the important parts in sport

History, court dimensions, venue

Equipment and gear, technical and tactical skills

Aquatics

Word aquatic comes from the latin word aqua which means water

Swimming

The proportion of the body through water by combined arm and leg motions

1800’s

Swimming emerge as a competitive recreational sport in England

The competetive sswiming first emerged in England

1828

First indoor swimming pool called st George Baths

Great Baths

Is the oldest swimming pool in the world

1837

National swimming society was holding regular swimming competition in six artificial swimming pools, built around London

1873

John trudjen introduced frontrow to the britain used with scissor or flutter kick

1896

The olympic games were held in the city of Athens,

were swimming was introduced

1907

The year where the first swimming pool was constructed in the philippines, fort mckinley YMCA

Michael Phelps ( 2008 )

American competitive former swimmer

28 medals

Blowing bubbles

Get her through your mouth down under the water, release air through your nose

Floating technique

First step in learning how to swim freestyle

Dead man's float

Lying on the prone face down in the water

Stay float and rest

Starfish float

Most relaxing of all, once maintained it takes a little effort float

Jellyfish float

The ankle with hands, dangled head and upper body downward, relax 10 secs

Turtle egg float

The knees e raised to the chest and circled by arms

Kind of flutter kick

Front ( Backstroke ) Back ( Freestyle)

Doggy Paddle

Basic kicking with paddling arms

Drown proofing

Subjects relaxing and near vertical posture

Top of the head just above the surface