Gina Beach Evolution of Swimming Swimming was practiced by civilizations going back to the Egyptians. As long as there was a practice venue such as a river‚ stream‚ or pond‚ swimming is available to anyone willing to try (Clearly 52). Swimming has existed since the dawn of time for exercise and pleasure. Swimming has evolved into a popular fitness activity as well as a major competitive Olympic Sport‚ but what is some of the history behind this legendary sport? Swimming has been recorded since
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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF SWIMMING IN THE PHILIPPINES The Filipinos needed motivation to appreciate swimming as a competitive sport. This is due to the fact that their ancestors were sea-faring people owing to the more than 7‚100 islands which compose this country. The American military men introduced swimming as a comparative sport in the country. Through the pioneering efforts of YMCA leaders working among the American Military forces‚ the rudiments of
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Emily Chuang Mechanics of Swimming The crawl‚ also known as freestyle‚ is often regarded as the fastest swimming style. The legs perform a fluttering movement called the flutter kick to propel the body from behind while the elbows take turns moving in a semicircle movement in the swimming direction. One arm relaxes while the other is driven forward. The head is to be kept down in the water when not breathing. To breathe‚ the head turns sideways out of the water and air is to be taken in by the mouth
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go and cool off at the local swimming pool. It was so hot that day‚ when you stepped outside you instantly felt the heat and started to drip sweat. The sun was so hot you could feel the heat on your skin trying to turn it red. When we got to the swimming pool you could hear the children laughing and splashing in the water. You could smell the chlorine in the water from the parking lot. Walking up to the red brick building with the tall fence surrounding the swimming pool‚ we hurried to get inside
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10: The Ability to Do More with Less Swimming offers something no other aerobic exercise does: the ability to work your body without harsh impact to your skeletal system. When the human body is submerged in water‚ it automatically becomes lighter. When immersed to the waist‚ your body bears just 50 percent of its weight; dunk yourself to the chest and that number reduces to around 25 to 35 percent; with water all the way to the neck‚ you only have to bear 10 percent of your own weight. The other
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Experience of Swimming What is Swimming? Swimming is a sport or activity of moving one’s body through water. I will be writing about my experiences of swimming‚ good and bad. Personally‚ I love swimming because I love being in the water. I started swimming when I was 6 years old. And at first I thought that swimming was a scary thing to do‚ but it was a fun experience. First‚ I’m going to tell you about my bad experience about swimming. When I was about 4 years old; and it was the time that I didn’t
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Module 2 Honors Extension: The Physics in Swimming Physics is defined as the branch of science concerning the study of matter and energy and the interactions between the two. Physics tries to explain the nature of the world around us‚ how things happen and why. Swimming displays some physical properties‚ such as buoyancy‚ drag resistance and propulsion. We swimmers are at a constant battle to stay afloat‚ while fighting through the water and propelling ourselves forward‚ and we do so using technique
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YEAR 9 SWIMMING ASSIGNMENT 2014 NAME:______________________ DUE DATE:___________________ CLASS:______________________ P.E. TEACHER:________________ TOPIC: WATER RESCUE PRINCIPLES REFERENCES: -book: THE MANUAL - SWIMMING AND LIFESAVING pages 82-112. -textbook Quest for Good Health level 5 pages 207-209 -website: www.watersafety.vic.gov.au www.royallifesaving.com.au http://www.royallifesaving.com.au//resources/documents/2013_Drowning_Report.pdf INSTRUCTIONS:
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As we saw previously‚ the water in a swimming pool needs to circulate through a filtration system to remove dirt and debris. During normal operation‚ water flows to the filtration system through the main drains at the bottom of the pool and the skimmers around the top of the pool. Minimum 70% of the water should be taken through the skimmers. New European requirements are 100% if water is injected from bottom inlets. Diagram of a swimming pool system The main drains are usually located on the
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The Challenges of Swimming Most everyone has been swimming at least once in their life‚ but competitive swimming is more than just floating in water. Competitive swimming‚ from the inception in 1896‚ has greatly evolved to the sport it is today. It includes four strokes which are; Front stroke‚ Back stroke‚ Breast stroke‚ and Butterfly. Swimming is one of the hardest sports in the world because of the mental and physical attributions. On the mental side of swimming‚ there are many factors
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