SWIMMING

MS. LESLIE ANNE M.

FRANCISCO
INSTRUCTOR
 BRIEF HISTORY OF
SWIMMING
• Stone Age cave drawings depict
individuals swimming and there
are written references in the
Bible and the Greek poems "The
Iliad" and "The Odyssey" dating
back 1,500 to 2,000 years.
• The modern sport of
competitive swimming
began in Great Britain,
1837 to be exact.
 SWIMMING
• A survival skill which
developed as sports.
• Biologically propelled
motion  through a liquid
medium.
• An activity that burns lots
of calories.
• Builds muscular strength
and endurance.
•Improves cardiovascular fit
ness.
• Cools you off and refreshes
you in summer.
• One that you can do safely
into old age.
• Its primary uses
are bathing, cooling, fishing, r
ecreation, safety around
water, exercise, and sport.
 Aquatic locomotion- animal
movement through water
 Human swimming- human
movement through water
 Swimming as sports- the
competitive sport of swimming
 COMMON TERMS
• Cap- The latex or lycra covering worn
on the head of swimmers
• Chlorine- The chemical used by most
pools to kill the bacteria in water and
keep it clear and safe to swim in
• Dive- Entering the water fingertips
first.
• Diving Well- A separate pool or a pool
set off to the side of the competition
pool. This pool has deeper water and
diving boards/platforms
• Drills- A drill is used to break down
parts of a stroke in order to emphasize
certain aspect of the body movements.
Drills maybe used to learn a new stroke
or strengthen certain areas of a stroke.
• False Start- When a swimmer leaves
the starting block before the horn or
gun
• FINA- (Fédération Internationale de
Natation)The international rules
making organization, for the sport of
swimming
• Fins- Large rubber fin type devices that
fit on a swimmers feet. Used in swim
practice, not competition.
• Flutter Kick- The alternating kick used in
backstroke and front crawl, usually 6
kicks per cycle.
• Goggles- Glasses type devices worn by
swimmers to keep their eyes from being
irritated by the chlorine in the water.
• Kick Board- A flotation device used by
swimmers during practice. A lightweight
object used with great accuracy by
coaches
• Lane- The specific area in which a
swimmer is assigned to swim
• Lane Lines- Continuous floating markers
attached to a cable stretched from the
starting end to the turning end for the
purpose of separating each lane and
quieting the waves caused by racing
swimmers.
• Lap- One length of the course
• Lycra- A stretch material used to make
competitive swim suits and swim hats
• Nylon- A material used to make swim
suits.
• Parka- Large 3/4 length fur lined coats
worn by swimmers
• Paddle- Colored plastic devices worn on
the swimmers hands during swim
practice
• Pool- The facility in which swimming
competition is conducted
• Pull Buoy- A flotation device used for
pulling by swimmers in practice
• Race- Any single swimming
competition.
• Sculling- A technique executed for
balance or to stay in one place through
a back and forth motion of the hands
• S – Pull Pattern- A technique used in
front crawl that requires an outward
and inward sweeping motion of the
hand and arms rather than a straight
back motion.
• Suit - The racing uniform worn by the
swimmer
• Touch- The finishing point of a race
• Warm-up- The practice and loosing
session a swimmer does before the
meet or their event is swum.
• Warm-down The loosing a swimmer
does after a race when pool space is
available.  
STROKES
 FREESTYLE (CRAWL)
• Characterized by the altern
ate stroking of the arms ove
r the  water surface and an
alternating (up-and-
down) flutter kick.
 PHASES OF ARM PULL FOR FREESTYLE

• Glide: pushing the body through water

• Pull: using S pattern in pulling the
water
• Recovery: elbow goes out of the water
• Entry: index finger enters the water
first
 BREASTSTROKE

• The basics are that your

arms pull, you breathe,
you kick (arms alternate
with the kick), and you
glide.
 BACKSTROKE

• Similar to the
freestyle(crawl) in that you
use an alternate windmill
arm stroke and flutter kick.
 BUTTERFLY
• Legs move together in a dolphin
kick , the arms move together
to push the water downward
and backward, and the torso
undulates like an earthworm as
the body moves forward
through the water.
 SIDESTROKE
• Completely on one side,
one arm does upper half
stroke, other lower,
scissors kick.
 TRUDGEON CRAWL

•Same as
freestyle, but
with scissors
kick.
THANK YOU AND
GODBLESS❣