BORROMEO, FRANCES CAMILLE I. IPE 501A PE 23 ASSIGN.

1 PROFESSOR CANCIO
ASSIGNMENT NO.1
A. DEFINITION OF AQUATICS AND SWIMMING
1. AQUACTICS
-sports or pastimes performed in or on the water.
-the art and exercise of water sports.
2. SWIMMING
-in recreation and sport, the propulsion of the body through the body of water by combined arm and leg motions
and the natural flotation of the body.
B. HISTORY OF SWIMMING
◘ 2500 BCE – in Egypt and thereafter in Assyrian, Greek, and Roman civilizations.
◘ Greece and Rome – swimming was a part of martial training.
◘ 1st century BCE – evidence of swimming races then in Japan.
◘ 17th century – imperial edict made the teaching of compulsory in the schools.
◘ 19th century – organized swimming events before Japan opened to the Western World.
◘ Peoples of the Pacific – and their children evidently learned swimming by the time they were able to walk, or even
before.
EARLY SWIM
◘ The earliest instruction programs were in Great Britain in the 19th century, both for sport and for lifesaving.
◘ In the mid-19th century, the world’s first swimming organization was formed in London in 1837.
COMPETITIVE SWIM
◘ April 5, 1800, competitive swimming starts in Europe, mostly used the breastroke.
◘ In 1846, the first swimming championship was held in Australia.
◘ In 1896, swimming has been part of the Olympic event, since their very first modern Olympic Games.
C. SWIMMING IN THE PHILIPPINES
◘ American military men introduced swimming as a comparative sport.
◘ 1910 – formal inception in the Philippines of swimming as a competitive sport.
◘ Condrado Benitez – the most outstanding Filipino swimmer in the 1912 2nd championship meet.
◘ 1913 - During the Far Eastern Games held in Manila, Philippine Team won the championship against China and Japan.
◘ 1920 - water sports were opened to Filipinas when the University of the Philippines and Philippine Women's College
began training students in competitive swimming as part of their Physical Education subjects.
◘ 1924 - Teofilo Yldefonso, a Philippine Scout soldier of the US Army won recognition as the greatest Filipino swimmer
for his feats in national championship meets, the Far East, and Olympic Games.
- He was a Filipino breaststroke swimmer. He is the first Filipino and Southeast Asian to win an Olympic medal,
and the only Filipino to win multiple medals. He was named as part of the Hall of Fame by the International Swimming
Federation in 2009.
◘ 1931 - National Women's Swimming Championship meet at the Rizal Memorial Pool where the University of the
Philippines won.
◘ 1934 - The PWU Women's team won the championship. Women's participation in swimming competitions were held
yearly since then.
◘ 1962 - the Federation System under Republic Act 3135 was inaugurated.
◘ 1970 - the First Asian Age Group was hosted by Singapore. This is the first age group swimming team sent by the
Philippine Amateur Swimming Association. Powerhouse Japan and China were included in this yearly swim event. The
Philippines came in second behind host Singapore which had more swimmers than any of the participating teams.
◘ 1977 - the Southeast Asian (SEA) Age Group was born, hosted by Singapore, and later on, the ASEAN.
◘ 2005 - the Philippine Amateur Swimming Association, headed by its President Mark P. Joseph and other ex-national
swimmers is setting the foundation for a stronger PASA with an expanded role. With its slogan "Swimming is Life" and
in partnership with Arena, PASA unwraps its National Plan for Teaching Swimming (NPTS).
◘ At present, the Philippine Amateur Swimming Association, now Philippine Swimming Inc. is headed by its president
Ma. Lailani Velasco. The federation continued their programs on their promotion and propagandizing the sport including
the sending of the national teams in international swimming competitions.
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D. PHYSICS OF SWIMMING
Newton’s Law of Motion
The First Law of Motion
This law states that an object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
In relation to swimming, this means a resting body wants to stay at rest, and it takes energy to get moving. Newton's First
Law of Motion is manifest in the way that swimmers must jump or push off the side of the pool to get going.

The Second Law of Motion

The Second Law of Motion states that force = mass x acceleration. This means that if two swimmers of the same mass
(weight) push off the wall at the same time but do not make any strokes, the one who used the most force will go the
farthest. This person had greater acceleration, and therefore exerted greater force. Newton's second law explains why
some swimmers are faster than others.

The Third Law of Motion

Newton's Third Law of Motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Thus, swimmers must
stroke downward in the water to stay afloat and propel forward. This movement is equal and opposite to the force the
water exerts against the swimmer to stop them from moving.

REFERENCES:
https://olympics.com/en/news/the-history-of-olympic-swimming
https://swimjim.com/blog/the-physics-of-swimming/
https://www.britannica.com/sports/swimming-sport
https://www.philswimming.com/philippine-swimming-history/
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/aquatics
https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/timeline-of-swimming