BASIC SKILLS IN SWIMMING 2.
CANNON BALL/TUCK FLOAT/TURTLE FLOAT
Learning Objectives
 To identify the different basic skills in swimming
 To describe the appropriate procedure in
executing the different swimming skills.
 To demonstrate the proper way of executing the
swimming skills.
 To enumerate and emphasize the importance of
each basic skill.
 To appreciate the benefits derived from using
the appropriate skills in swimming.
PROPER ENTRY AND PROPER EXIT
This will surely help the students in getting in and
get off the pool properly without fear, most
especially when they are not familiar with the depth
of the pool. Some students tend to get afraid with
the depth of the water.
PROPER ENTRY
 While sitting on the pool deck, place both arms
beside your legs, palms resting on the deck of
the pool.
 Slowly twist your body as you enter the water,
your body facing the wall of the pool.
 Both hands still holding the wall of the pool.
FOCUS POINTS
 Make sure not to release hands from holding the
wall of the pool to make sure you can hold unto
when the water is too deep.
PROPER EXIT
 Both hands rest on the wall of the pool.
 Lift your body up the pool with waist wall level.
 Twist your body to be able to sit at the deck of
the pool.
FOCUS POINT
 As you lift up your body, make sure not to
remove your hands off the deck to prevent from
sliding and falling back on the water.
TYPES OF FLOATS
1. DEAD SWIMMERS FLOAT OR STARFISH
FLOAT - to experience the natural buoyancy of the
body while the arms and legs are completely relaxed
PROCEDURE
 Position yourself in the middle of the lane.
 Arms upward and legs open like a starfish.
 Inhale deeply and hold your breath.
 Allow the body naturally float.
 Hold in this position for 5 counts.
 Blow bubbles before lifting the face up.
 FOCUS POINTS
 Be sure to inhale deeply and hold on your breath
so you can float easily.
 Keep your chin tucked in tight.
 Let the body float naturally and stay relaxed.
 Repeat this for as much as 10 counts or more.
 Ensure blowing bubbles before lifting the head
up.
– to give a sense on how the body floats naturally
and to help you feel the center of your buoyancy.
PROCEDURE
 Position yourself in the middle of the lane.
 Inhale deeply and hold your breath.
 Bend at the hips and knees and grab around your
ankles.
 Round your back and tuck your chin.
 Allow your body to naturally float.
 Hold this position as long as you can until you
need to exhale.
 Blow bubbles before lifting the face up.
FOCUS POINTS
 Be sure to inhale deeply and hold your breath
so you can float more easily.
 Keep the chin tucked in tightly.
 Feel which part of your back is floating highest
at the surface.
3. SUPINE OR ANGELS FLOAT
- to develop control of buoyancy while holding the
supine position.
PROCEDURE
 Position your body at the end of the lane, facing
the wall. Your hands hold on the gutter and your
feet are up, ready to push off.
 Inhale deeply and hold your breath.
 Push off from the wall with both arms relaxed
beside the body, palm facing the floor.
 Stop when you feel like your body is slowly
submerging in the water to avoid running out of
air.
FOCUS POINTS
 Make sure that the water is at ear level and you
are looking at the sky so body can relaxed while
of float.
BASIC MOVEMENT IN THE WATER
Basic movement in the water includes GLIDING,
FINNING, SCULLING and TREADING water. Learning
the skills gives swimmers the ability to move
efficiently through the water. FINNING AND
SCULLING are the basic skills necessary for creating
movements or staying in position.
GLIDING, SCULLING, FINNING and TREADING – are
essential survival skills. These skills use to move
through the water with direction and reach safety in
an emergency.
TORPEDO GLIDE OR SLIDING
PROCEDURES
 Position yourself in a streamlined, with back of
the body leaning from the wall.
 Inhale deeply and hold breath.
 Push off from the wall at the surface in a
streamlined position and point toes.
 Slide as far down the lane as possible.
 Give your body time to rise up to the surface and
avoid running out of breath.
 Blow bubbles before lifting the face up.
 FOCUS POINTS
 Be sure to keep chon tucked in as you push off
from the wall on the surface of the water not
below it.
 Make sure your head is tucked in underneath
your arms.
 Do not force the float or try to kick way up,
instead just let the water support your body.
 Keep your four buoyancy points at the surface of
the water.
 If the legs start to sink, tighten your back and
hips.
FRONT GLIDE
GLIDING involves moving through the water in a
streamlined position. The position places the body in
a narrow shaped, which reduces from drag. To
attain the streamlined position, swimmers extend
the arms overhead, press them against the ears, and
clasp the hands, then extend the legs and point the
toes.
PROCEDURES
 Begin in the front float position and push off the
side bottom with the feet to move forward in a
streamlined position.
 Glide until the momentum slows to swimming
speed and then start swimming.
PROCEDURES
BACK GLIDE
 Begin in the back float position and push off the
side or bottom with the feet to move forward in
a streamlined position.
 Glide until the momentum slows to swimming
speed and then start swimming.
FINNING
FINNING- is a way to move through the water using
a pushing motion with the arms. The technique can
also be used to help stay at the surface of the water
while floating on the back
PROCEDURES
 Move into a back float position with the head
back and arms at the side. The hands are
relaxed under the surface of the water with the
palms facing the bottom of the pool.
 Bend the elbows and slowly move the hands
out from the side.
 Flex the wrists and push the water with the
palms toward the feet in a short stroke. Arm
movements may be simultaneous or slightly
alternating.
SCULLING
SCULLING - refers to the movements of the arms
and hands that manipulates the flow of the water.
These movements create a force perpendicular to
the direction of motion resulting in lift.
- is an important skill for water
survival.
- this technique can help a
swimmer keep the mount above water while resting
or moving toward safety.
- is also a fundamental skill used in
synchronized swimming.
PROCEDURE
 Hold the hands just below the surface while
standing in waist deep water.
 Keep the palms flat, facing downward, and
rapidly move them side to side to create
whirlpools. While holding the elbows about a
tennis ball’s distance from the ribs, move the
forearms out and then back in. keep your upper
arms still while the lower arms and hands
maintain consistent water pressure.
STANDARD SCULL
The standard scull provides additional support
while on the back using only minimal movement.
To get into the sculling position on the back.
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ROCEDURES
• Move into back float, lean the head back and
place the arms at the side. Keep the hands
flat and the fingers and wrists firm.
• Press the shoulders down and back so that
the hips are at the surface. Bend the arms at
the elbows so that the hands are beside the
hips, keeping the point of the elbow away
from the body.
• Keep the palms flat, facing downward, while
moving the forearms away from the body
keeping the elbows wide.
• Bend the elbows and move the arms back to
the body so the hands are about 2 inches
next to and slightly below the hips.
• Continuously repeat step 3 and 4. from this
position, the headfirst and foot first sculls are
also possible.
HEADFIRST SCULL
Headfirst scull can be used with the back float. The
motion is similar to the standard scull, but the
fingers are lofted towards the surface so the palms
are flat and facing toward the feet.
FOOTFIRST SCULL
The foot first scull can be used also with back float.
To perform a foot first scull, start in the sculling
position on the back, then flex the wrist so that the
fingers point downward and the palms face towards
the head.
TREADING
It is an important personal safety skill that allows
swimmers to remain upright in deep water with the
head out of the water. Treading typically involves
scissors, breast stroke or rotary kick along with the
sculling and finning.
TREADING is a versatile technique.
PROCEDURES
 Stay nearly versatile, with the upper body bend
slightly forward at the waist and legs separate.
 Make continuous sculling movements with the
hands a few inches below the surface in front of
the body, with the palms facing downward and
elbows bent. Make sculling movements with a
much wider reach than used to hold position
during a back float.
 Kick with just enough thrust to keep the head
above water.
ROTARY, or “EGGBEATER”, kick is another effective
kick for treading. It has no resting phase, this kick
provides continuous support. This strong kick is also
used in water polo, synchronized swimming and
lifeguarding.