Aquatics- may refer to: Aquatic sports in the Olympics and other international should engage in a flutter kick.
a flutter kick. Your face should be above the surface as you look straight
competitions, including the disciplines of swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water
polo, and open water swimming. Water-related sports more broadly (including boat racing,
water skiing, swimming, etc.
Swimming- is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body
to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water.
Kinds of Strokes in Swimming.
- The different types of swimming styles and strokes mainly include the freestyle stroke,
backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly stroke, and sidestroke.
1. Freestyle/Front Crawl Stroke
- The most common swimming stroke is the freestyle or front crawl stroke. It is the most
natural to perform of all the different swim strokes and can be performed in a swimming
pool or other bodies of water. Body position is important to the freestyle swim. Your back,
neck, and head should be relaxed and in line with each other in order to reduce any
resistance. The freestyle stroke allows you to swim straight on your stomach by kicking your
legs and rotating your arms over your head. However, it is important to become
comfortable with the breathing technique, as your face will stay submerged for a few
strokes.
- Whether you want to learn how to swim for competition, exercise, or safety, it's best to
learn several different swimming strokes as each offer different advantages in different
situations.
- For competition, the versatility will allow swimmers to compete in multiple events. For
exercise, different muscles are used for different strokes, so learning all of the strokes
provides a more comprehensive workout. For safety, different strokes can be used
depending on the dangers of a particular situation.
2. Backstroke
- The backstroke requires similar movements to the front crawl, but it is done, as the name
suggests, on your back.
- Doctors often recommend this stroke to individuals with back problems as it provides a
great back workout.
- To perform the backstroke, while floating on your back, alternate your arms with a
windmill-like motion to propel yourself backwards. Like the front crawl, your arms should
start the circular motion by pushing underwater and recovering above water. Your legs
up.
3. Breaststroke
- The breaststroke is the slowest competitive swimming stroke, and it is the most commonly
learned stroke. It's often taught to beginner swimmers because it does not require putting
your head underwater. However, in competitive swimming, swimmers do submerge their
head and breathe at designated points in the stroke.
4. Butterfly
- The butterfly is an advanced swimming stroke that provides an excellent workout. It can
be more difficult and tiring to learn, but it is also a lot of fun. It is the second fastest
competitive stroke, and the favorite stroke of Olympic legend Michael Phelps.
- To perform the butterfly stroke, start horizontal with your stomach facing the bottom of
the pool. Bring your arms simultaneously over your head and push them into the water to
propel you forward and bring them up out of the water again to repeat. As you move your
arms into the water, you will push your head and shoulders above the surface of the water.
5. Sidestroke
- This is an older swimming style that is not typically used in swim competitions, but is still
an important stroke to learn for safety reasons. It is most commonly used by lifeguards
when they rescue someone, as this stroke most easily allows you to pull something along
with you. It involves swimming on your side, as the name implies, propelling yourself
forward with a scissor kick and alternating arm movements. It's one of the easier strokes to
learn, and can be a nice break from the more popular swim strokes if you're looking to add
more variety into your routine.
6. Elementary Backstroke
- This is a variation from the typical backstroke you see. It uses a reversed breaststroke kick
while your arms move in sync beneath the water. It's called "elementary" because of its
simple technique that's easy to pick up, and is often one of the first swim strokes taught to
new swimmers for this reason.
- This stroke is often taught to children using fun nicknames for the parts of the movement.
Bring your hands to your armpits like a monkey, spread your arms like an airplane, then
push them down to your sides like a soldier.
7. Combat Sidestroke
- Efficient and energy-saving, the combat side stroke is a kind of a combination of
breaststroke, freestyle, and, obviously, sidestroke. It reduces the swimmer's profile in the
water, making them less visible while allowing them to swim with maximum efficiency-two
critical criteria for combat operations that require swimming on the surface. You will focus
on balance, length, and rotation. The combat side stroke is a relatively complicated stroke 6. Don’t distract your self
to learn. - When you want to win any game, then don't give importance to the people around you-
even if it is your near and dear ones. They can distract your mind, and you will start
8. Trudgen thinking about what will happen if you fail. So, focus on the target with a positive attitude
- This stroke evolved from the sidestroke and is named after the English swimmer John and win the race.
Trudgen. You swim mostly on your side, alternating lifting each arm out of the water and
over your head. It uses a scissor kick that only comes in every other stroke. When your left
arm is over your head, you spread your legs apart to prepare to kick, and then as the arm
comes down you straighten your legs and snap them together for the scissor kick. This
stroke is particularly unique because your head remains above the water for the entirety.

Basic Skills of Swimming

 Breathing Technique
 Gliding with your face in the water
 How to coordinate various body parts during movements
 Stroke styles/swimming techniques
 Diving

6 Mental Training Tips That Will Help You Swim Better

1. Enjoy and celebrate while practicing swimming
- Give your best in the long hours of training and celebrate even your small success. Make
up your mind in such a way that it provides you with the confidence to win. In this, your
trainer will play a significant role as he will always motivate you to do the best and with a
positive attitude.
2. Master emotions while training
- Mastering your swimming techniques and strategies is essential to winning. But side by
side, give proper attention to your emotions also which will be very helpful while
swimming. Learn what motivates you a lot and work on them.
3. Slap the negativity from inside
- Negative thinking turns all your efforts towards failure. When it seems that you are going
to a low point, change your focus towards positivity. This will be helpful in turning failure
into a win. Staying positive will solve all your issues while swimming.
4. Give importance to time
- Time is indispensable when it comes to swimming. To illustrate, a swimmer is practising
one stroke for long 8 hours but is still not able to finish it. And after some time, he is able to
finish that. So for him, that time doesn't matter because he has mastered the stroke.
5. Your inner voice will help you to be successful
- When you are swimming, tell yourself that "I am the best swimmer", "I always feel great
in the water", etc. Give your inner voice a chance to crawl to your mind. Swimming is a
game of consciousness, which we can win the game.