AQUATIC ACTIVITIES

Water or Aqua
• Has special characteristics (buoyancy, hydrostatic pressure,
enhance cooling) that provide a unique environment for
activities and good workout.
• Helps people with balance and coordination.
• Can be a great venue to relax, workout, have fun, pump up
the adrenaline and challenge one’s limits.
• Has a certain unique attraction to people of all ages.
• Children love to engage in water to play
• Adults would get lured to take a dip at the sight of the pool
or beach
Aquatic Activities may done in water such
as:
•Swimming
•Snorkeling
•(Surface Water) surfing, whitewater
rafting
•(Under Water) Scuba Diving
SNORKELING
• One of the best way to see, discover, and appreciate the intriguing
underwater life
• Allows one not only to grasp the amazing beauty of marine life but
swim with them as well
• Peeking through life underneath water by swimming by aid with
snorkel and mask.
• One can observe the underwater attractions for a longer period of
time without the need to constantly resurface to grasp of air and with
relatively lesser effort
SNORKELING
• Not only used for recreational purposes but also used in water-based
search and rescue teams and in water sports such as underwater
hockey, rugby and spear fishing
• Helps the overall fitness of a person
• Builds greater lung capacity as one is forced to hold breath
underneath for sustained periods of time
• Increase the oxygen uptake (aerobic fitness)
• Good cardiovascular workout
How did Snorkeling begin?

•Need, creativity and technology have

allowed the ordinary hallow reed to
become modern-day snorkel.
•(AquaViews.com, 2010)
 Hallow Reed 3000 BC Skin divers of the island crete in the Mediterranean used hollow reeds to
breather while submerged in water as they collected sponge

Animal skins 9000 BC An ancient bass relief dating 900 BC depicted divers in Assyria using animal
filled with air skin filled with air to lengthen their stay underwater

Diving Bell 300 BC Alexander the Great encouraged the development of the first diving bell,
which was a cauldron designed to trap a pocket of air when it was lowered
into the water. This instrument allowed divers to take breathes without
needing to go all the way up to the surface of gulp air, but it also limit their
mobility.

Eye google from 1300s The shell of tortoise was used to develop a gadget to protect the eyes as well
shell of tortoise as to see more clearly in water. The shell was sliced very thinly until it became
translucent then polished for vision clarity. It was then used by Persian divers
Hollowed 1400s Leonardo de Vinci proposed and created the 1st
tube and contemporary snorkel, a hollow tube designed attached
sketch of to the leather-head helmet of the diver, allowing to
webbed breathe even when face was submerged underneath.
swimming He also had a sketch of webbed swimming gloves, an
gloves idea that led to the modern –day fins.

Wooden 1717 Benjamin Franklin came up with an idea of using wooden

Paddles paddles attached to the hand and feet to help swimmers
swim fast
Modern 1912 Modern Fins were invented by Frenchman Louise de
Fins Corlieu. Patent of this was obtained in 1933.
What are the basic equipment in
Snorkeling?
Mask
• Serves as viewing device in appreciating the world
beneath the water
• Without it everything viewed will be blurred or
distorted
• Nose being enclosed in the mask will have its special
function in equalizing the pressure during dives to
avoid “mask squeeze”.
Parts of the Mask
• Strap- holds the mask to the face underwater
• Mask Skirt- soft flexible material that seals the mask
around the face
• Nose Pocket- cushions and protect the nose. Some
masks have the purge valve, a little flat valve at the
bottom of the nose pocket that helps in removing the
water that has entered the masks
Snorkel
• A piece of equipment that makes it possible to
breathe at the surface while the face is submerged in
water.
• Basically composed of a tube (barrel) and
mouthpiece.
• Tube-end sticks out of the water while the
mouthpiece goes in the mouth.
• Has a clip so it can be attached to the mask.
Parts of Snorkel
- Dry Valve/ Splash Guard- special valve on top of the tube that completely
stops the water/air from entering the tube when a wave comes or when
diving
- Mask Strap Clip-
- Mouth Piece
- Flex Tube
- Purge Valve- small valve just lower the mouth that empties the collected
water that comes down the tube when one blows it outDry Valve/ Splash
Guard- special valve on top of the tube that completely stops the
water/air from entering the tube when a wave comes or when diving
Different Types of Snorkel
•Classic Snorkel
•Most basic part (solid tube and
mouthpiece). Sometime can be bent
to a specific shape
• Snorkel with a flexible tube
• Below the attachment point is more
comfortable. Flexible tube allows the top
and mouthpiece to rotate to different angles
to better fit the face. It can also be drop
away from the face when not in use
Snorkeling Fins
• It is this resistance that provides much of the propulsion by a moving
fin.
• Wider and thus have a larger surface area that the feet and therefore
encounter more water and produce more resistance, thus works better
than the bare foot
• Speed and efficiency is gained
• Provide the necessary locomotion to propel effortlessly in water
• Conserve more energy and allows the snorkeler to reach further
distances
• Protect feet from accidental contact with rocks and corals
Basic Kinds of Fins
• Full-foot fin- cover the heel and are put on like
slip-on shoes
• Adjustable fin- open at the heel and have
adjustable straps to secure the feet
• Paddle bladed fin- have a single, full blade
• Split fin- semi parted in the web
Snorkel Vests

•Small and inflatable which

provide more buoyancy while
floating on water.
•Help consuming less energy in
moving around
Skin Protection

•One may use biodegradable sunscreen

or long sleeve rush guards
•Provide sting protection
•If insulation is needed from the cold
waters, a wetsuit will be a better option
Swimming Cap

•A big help in keeping hair out of

the snorkel and face
•Help in preventing the scalp
from burning on a sunny day
Mask defogger

•Helps prevent the mask from

fogging up
•Choose one that is non-toxic,
biodegradable, and alcohol free for
one’s protection and protection for
marine life
How is snorkeling is done?
•Test and Practice
• Try the gears in shallow waters
• Adjust the strap when mask is leaking
water
•Floating Position
•Relax and practice breathing
evenly through the snorkel
•Kicking to move
•Do flutter kicks
•Diving deeper
•Feet First Dive
•Head First Dive
What should be done when following
problems arises?
•Water is filling the mask
• If it comes from the purge valve, blow air
through the nose while the mask is on
• When underwater, simply press the top of
the mask to the forehead and blow out
through the nose
•Water entered the snorkel
•Blowing out through the snorkel to
force the water out through the top
•Pressure is felt in the air
while diving
•Do the pinch-blow nose
•Wiggling the jaw
Important things to remember when
snorkeling
Stay close to shore when you are beginner
Never do it alone
One up, one down.
Rain check!
Know your surroundings
Energy retention. Do not overestimate yourself
Leave them alone!