Detailed Lesson Plan

In Swimming and Aquatics

2nd Year

Name of Student: Gladys Dechosa

Date: September 16, 2021

I. Objectives
At the end of the discussion the students should be able to:
 Discuss and define the different swimming strokes.

II. Subject Matter

a. Topic: Swimming Strokes
b. Materials: Laptop, Projector

Values Integration: Interaction

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

III. Learner’s Procedure

a. Pre-activities

Good day class!

Good day ma’am!

This is teacher Gladys your PE teacher

for today.

1. Prayer

“Before everything else, let us

first have a prayer followed by our short
morning program.”

Dear Lord,
Thank you for giving us another chance
 to witness such a beautiful day. Thank
your for the opportunity that you have
given. May You forgive all of our
shortcomings and lapses. Please
continue to guide us. In Jesus’ name we
pray, amen.

2. Classroom Management

So how was your weekend?

It was great Ma’am!

“That’s nice! Did you enjoy your weekend

with your family?

“Yes Ma’am! It was a lot of fun!”

“That’s good to hear! You really have to

make your family moments count
because we never know what will happen
the next moment so as long as you can,
spend your free time with them.”

“Yes Ma’am!”
Everyone, upon entering our classroom,
kindly arrange your chairs and pick-up the
pieces of trash if there are any.

(Students pick up the pieces of paper)

Before we proceed to our discussion, I
just want to remind everyone of the house
rules.

1. Make it a habit to be in the classroom

before the class starts.
2. Always be prepared when attending
the class.
3. Put your assignments on the front desk
before we begin the discussion, late
notebooks will be deducted.
4. Always practice integrity.
5. Be prepared in learning.

Get it?
Yes Ma’am!

3. Checking of Attendance (Students raise their hand and say

present as the teacher calls their name)
(Checking of Attendance) “Raise your
right hand and say “present” when your
name is called.

Anne Cruz

“Present Ma’am!”

Ysabel Dedil

“Present Ma’am!”

Very good class! I commend this

class for always having a perfect
attendance during my class.
4. Review

“Before we proceed to our new topic, who (A student will give a recap of the
among you here can give a recap of what previous discussion)
we have discussed last meeting?”
“Ma’am, we have discussed about the
nature of swimming.”
“Very good! You may now take your
seat.”
“Thank you Ma’am”

“Last meeting, we have discussed the

nature of swimming and how important
swimming is when it comes to being
physically fit. Do you have nay questions
or clarifications regarding the previous
topic?”

“None Ma’am!”

“Very good! Shall we proceed to our new

discussion?”

“Yes Ma’am!”
b. Motivation

Before the lesson proper, I want you to

stand-up and move around the classroom
as if you are in the swimming pool using
the styles that you have watched in the
television or in videos before.

Everyone will stand-up and participate in

the activity.

Good job class! You did great! Let’s get

started!

c. Lesson Proper

Activity

As you can see in the screen, in

the Column A there are pictures of the
different swimming strokes while on the
next column are the swimming strokes.
Now, I want you to match the pictures on
the Column A to the names in the Column
B. Did you get it?

Yes Ma’am!
Very good!

Picture:
1. Freestyle
2. Backstroke
3. Breaststroke
4. Butterfly

Perfect class!
Well done!

Analysis

Today we will discuss about the different

swimming strokes. In swimming, it is
important that we know what are the
different swimming strokes or styles
because it equips us with the ability to
conserve energy and reduces the chance
of drowning from physical fatigue. Who
among you here have tried any styles in
swimming?

A student will raise his/her hand.

“I have tried it before Ma’am when my

mother enrolled me in a swimming class
way back in my junior high school.”

That’s good to hear! Maybe because of

the you will find our next topics easy. You
may now take your seat.

Thank you Ma’am!

Who else have tried it? None? Okay let’s

proceed.

I guess everyone of you here knows that

there are different styles in swimming,
namely - freestyle, backstroke,
breaststroke and butterfly. Do you want to
share somethings about these strokes?

(Some students will raise their hands.)

Yes Kean?

“Ma’am, I watched a television series that

is all about swimming and I am interested
in learning all of those styles and actually
perform it in the real-life scenarios.”

Thank you Kean. You may now take your

seat. Now, let’s start talking about the
freestyle.

Over the years, versions of freestyle

swimming have gone by many names,
including trudgen stroke, Australian crawl,
and front crawl. Competitive freestyle was
born in the late 1800s, when John Arthur
Trudgen witnessed native South
Americans swimming with an overhand
recovery and a wide, scissorlike kick. He
carried the stroke back to England, where
it took on his name despite being
characterized as un-European barbaric
thrashing. Around the turn of the century
in Australia, a similar stroke was used
with a flutter kick by a Solomon Islander
named Alick Wickham. That version was
developed further by coach Richmond
“Dick” Cavill into what we now recognize
as something closer to freestyle, which
was referred to as the Australian crawl. In
the modern era, coaches added a six-
beat (i.e., six kicks per one arm stroke)
kick, and the stroke became the front
crawl, which later came to be referred to
simply as freestyle. Technically speaking,
freestyle races can be swum using any
stroke, but the crawl stroke is the fastest
of the competitive strokes and therefore
has become synonymous with freestyle.

Good freestyle depends on the three Rs:

reach, rotation, and relaxation. Reach is
discussed with the catch and pull.
Rotation involves turning the body over
by rotating around the anchor point—the
hand. It is crucial to ensure that your hip
and shoulder stay in the same plane.
Relaxation involves learning to relax the
body parts that are not helping you swim
more efficiently. Good freestyle is efficient
and effective. Swimmers who master
freestyle find it is as easy as walking. To
that end, this step helps you develop the
following skills: Assigned Readings •
Horizontal body line • Rotation on a long
axis • High elbow catch • Pressure on the
water throughout the stroke • Kicking
rhythm • Effective breathing • Effective
timing Once you have mastered all of
these skills, you are well on your way to
an effective freestyle stroke. One key
element of effective freestyle is
maintaining a good horizontal position on
the water. As mastered in step 1
(specifically, floating on your front), the
basic position involves lying on the water
with your head, hips, feet, and hands all
at the surface of the water. As you remain
stretched out on the water, ensure that
your face is in the water and that you are
looking straight down at the bottom of the
pool.

Does anyone of you here wants to

demonstrate how freestyle is done?

(Jam raises her hand)

Yes Jam?

I know how to Ma’am.

(She then demonstrate how this style is
done.)

Thank you Jam! Very good!

(Discussion about the Freestyle continues

…)

Do you have any questions regarding

Freestyle? Free to raise your hands.

None Ma’am!

Good! Now let’s proceed to the

Backstroke. Are you perhaps familiar to
this?
“Yes Ma’am!”

Very good!
The modern backstroke was introduced
into international competition at the 1900
Olympic Games in Paris (freestyle events
were first contested at the 1896 Games).
This first appearance of what resembles
the modern backstroke led to several
technique changes, as well as revised
notions of how to swim the stroke most
effectively. The original backstroke was
performed with the arms straight
underwater and somewhat loose on the
overthe-water recovery, almost as if it
were the front crawl or freestyle turned
upside down. Later, Australian swimmers
used a bent-arm pull and developed a
stroke closer to what is recognized as
backstroke today. The great advantage of
backstroke over other strokes is that the
swimmer’s face is out of the water. In
addition, swimmers who master the
backstroke develop great balance on the
water, which also benefits their freestyle
stroke. In this step, you will develop the
following skills: • Horizontal body line •
Rotation on a long axis • Splashless entry
and effective catch • Pressure on the
water throughout the stroke • Kicking
rhythm • Effective breathing • Effective
timing Once you have mastered all of
these skills, you are well on your way to
an effective backstroke. A good horizontal
position is a key element of an effective
backstroke and also lays the foundation
for applying force to the water to achieve
propulsion. As mastered in step 1
(floating on your back), the basic position
involves lying on the water with your
head, hips, feet, and hands at the
surface. As you remain stretched out on
the water, ensure that you are
comfortable and balanced.

Can anyone demonstrate this style? Yes

Shane?

Shane demonstrates the Backstroke.

(Discussion on the Backstroke

continues…)

Do you have any clarifications about the

Backstroke?

None Ma’am!

Next style would be the Breaststroke.

The breaststroke has gone through many

phases and holds a place in many
cultures around the world. Some theorize
that it was originated by mimicking the
motions of a frog, though the modern
version differs somewhat in terms of the
kick. In any case, it can be traced back at
least to the Stone Age, when cave
paintings were made in what is now
western Egypt to depict people using the
stroke. The breaststroke was also the
only stroke used for the first recorded
crossing of the English Channel by a
swimmer. There are several advantages:
It is possible to breathe after every stroke,
see where you are going, and use the
stroke for survival and safety once you
know how to do this stroke effectively.
Though it is technically the slowest of the
four competitive strokes, its subtleties and
nuances make it arguably the most
complex as well. Though everyone can
learn to do the breaststroke—and should,
since a slower variant of it is essential in
swimming long distances when
necessary—learning to swim it fast takes
a great deal of patience and time.
Breaststroke and butterfly are considered
“short-axis” strokes but are really timing-
and-rhythm strokes. Granted, you do
rotate on a shorter axis (i.e., through the
chest, laterally) rather than on a long axis
(down the spine), but the most important
elements to keep in mind with this stroke
are common to all of the strokes: • Good
body position • Effective catch • Pressure
on the water throughout the stroke •
Kicking rhythm • Effective breathing •
Effective timing
Once you have mastered all of these
components, you are well on your way to
an effective breaststroke. The
breaststroke is the only one of the four
competitive strokes that derives its
propulsive force equally from the pull and
the kick; therefore, you should give equal
attention to both elements. This double
focus is one factor that makes the
breaststroke so elusive for some
swimmers. At any level, if you look across
the race pool, you will find a greater
variety of styles being used for the
breaststroke than for any other
competitive stroke. Some swimmers use
a wider pull or kick, whereas others use a
quicker stroke rate and still others a
longer rate. Bottom line: there is no
agreed upon best way to do this stroke.
As with the other strokes, however, there
are certain basic movements that provide
propulsive force and minimize drag. More
specifically, though it is true that you can
have a weaker kick in the freestyle e or
backstroke and still muscle your way
through; the same cannot be said of the
breaststroke. Therefore, the first element
to focus on in the breaststroke is the good
kick.

Again, who would like to demonstrate this

stroke? Yes RJ?
RJ demonstrates the Breaststroke.

Thank you RJ!

(Discussion on the Breaststroke

continues…)

Do your have questions? None? Okay we

are down on the last swimming style
which is the Butterfly.

We often see butterflies flying around us.

Basically, this this stroke is just like how
the butterflies move its just that, you will
be doing it in the water rather than in the
air.

The butterfly is the fourth of the

competitive strokes recognized in
international competition. It was
developed in the 1930s as a way to
minimize the drag caused by underwater
recovery of the arms in the breaststroke.
Early variants of the butterfly (referred to
as the butterfly breaststroke) used an
over-the-water recovery with a
breaststroke kick. This technique was
much faster than the breaststroke but
required a great deal of strength. It was
not until the 1950s that the butterfly was
considered a separate stroke from
breaststroke, and the use of a dolphin
kick was added to the official competition
rules governing the new stroke. As
mentioned in step 5, the butterfly, like the
breaststroke, is considered a “shortaxis”
stroke but is really a timing-and-rhythm
stroke. It does involve rotating on a
shorter axis (i.e., through the chest,
laterally) rather than on a long axis (down
the spine), but the most important
elements to keep in mind with this stroke
are common to all of the strokes: • Good
body position • Effective catch • Pressure
on the water throughout the stroke •
Acceleration throughout the stroke •
Kicking rhythm • Effective breathing •
Effective timing Once you have mastered
all of these skills, you are well on your
way to an effective butterfly.

Who would volunteer in showing the class

how this stroke is done? Yes Miguel?

Miguel demonstrates the Butterfly stroke.

Very good Miguel!

Good job everyone! You all did a great
job in listening and interacting in the
discussion which only means that you are
all eager to learn our topic for today.
(Joan is raising her hand.)
Abstraction

The teacher will ask the students these

questions: “In swimming, it is important that we know

1. Why learning swimming strokes what are the different swimming strokes
important? or styles because it equips us with the
ability to conserve energy and reduces
Yes Joan? the chance of drowning from physical
fatigue.”

Very good! You may now sit down. Thank (Raine is raising her hand.)
you!

2. How is swimming important in our life

why? “Swimming is a good all-round activity
because it: keeps your heart rate up but
Yes Raine?
takes some of the impact stress off your
body. Builds endurance, muscle strength
and cardiovascular fitness. Helps you
maintain a healthy weight, healthy heart
and lungs.”

Very good! You may now sit down. Thank

you!

You all got a point! Thank you for your

cooperation.
 Application

To make sure that you understand our

discussion, I will show you again the
pictures of the four different strokes and I
want you to discuss what style is it and
how to do such style of swimming.

Pictures:
- Freestyle
- Backstroke
- Breaststroke
- Butterfly

Very good! You guys did a great job!

IV. Evaluation

Instruction: In a whole sheet of paper, thoroughly discuss all the swimming

styles and how a certain style is done.

1. Freestyle
2. Backstroke
3. Breaststroke
4. Butterfly

V. Assignment
Instruction: Research about some of the Filipino swimmers who were able to
compete internationally and discuss about the swimming styles they use in swimming
and how they done it. You may have it hand-written or encoded.

References
Mullen, John G., Christina, Robert W., SWIMMING SCIENCE Optimizing Training and
Performance, (2018), The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637 © 2018 by
Quarto Publishing plc.
Bay, Scott,THE SPORT OF SWIMMING, Copyright © 2016 by Human Kinetics, Inc.,
Human Kinetics P.O. Box 5076 Champaign, IL 61825-5076 800-747-4457