PE003

DUAL/INDIVIDUAL
SPORTS
Ms. Danica Shien A. Evardone
Instructor
 Dual/Individual Sports
Individual sports are those played by one person
against another or against a number of solo
players. Compete as an individual.
A dual sport (not to be confused with team sports)
is played by partners (two people) against another
set of partners or a number of sets of partners.
Requires two athletes to compete as a team and
win together.
Examples of Sports under Dual/Individual
 - archery, badminton, bowling, golf,
Ind. & Dual gymnastics, handball,
paddleball, racquetball, skating,
swimming, table tennis, and tennis
PRELIM:
SWIMMING
 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,
1830’s.
 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 fitness.
•Cools you off and refreshes you in
summer.
•One that you can do safely into old age.
•Its primary uses
are bathing, cooling, fishing, recreation,
 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
COMM
ON
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
•False Start- When a swimmer leaves the
starting block before the horn or gun
•FINA- (Fédération Internationale de Natation
Association )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.
FINS
• 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
Kick Board
LANE
LANE LINE
•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
PADDLES
•Pool- The facility in which swimming
competition is conducted
•Pull Buoy- A flotation device used for
pulling by swimmers in practice
•Sculling- A technique executed for
balance or to stay in one place through a
back and forth motion of the hands
Pull Buoy
Sculling
•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.