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    Fat Girl Research Paper

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    choose to be on a diet to lose weight; however‚ going on a diet can be a threat to their health. Nevertheless‚ how on earth can fat girls lose weight healthily and effectively? Three good sports for fat girls to lose weight healthily are ice-skating‚ swimming‚ and yoga. First of all‚ ice-skating helps girls to strengthen the muscles and to reduce the body-fat percentage. Those professional ice-skaters always have perfect muscle tone on the legs because when ice-skating‚ ice-skaters use their leg muscles

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    religion Philosophy of science Political philosophy  Types of Swimming Pools In-ground Gunite Pools Fiberglass Pools Vinyl-Liner PoolsStainless Steel Pools Front Crawl Backstroke Butterfly Breaststroke Sidestroke 1) Whip Kick 2) Scissors Kick 3) Breast stroke Kick 4) Eggbeater Kick 5) Flutter Kick 6) Dolphin Kick 7) Piston Kick Butterfly Stroke‚ Breast Stroke ‚CrawlSidestroke‚ Backstroke ‚ Freestyle swimming ‚Dog paddle Bottom of Form Turtle foat

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    principals because I found that by combining both part and whole learning I was able to focus on the small movements and also the movement as a whole. Because I swim train 4 or 5 times a week‚ I was already at the autonomous stage for freestyle‚ backstroke‚ and breastroke so for these strokes I had very little to improve on. However I found that by breaking the movement down I was able to identify weaknesses in my technique and improve on them. An example of this is I focused on my breastroke kick

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    lived in a neighborhood called Rodgers Forge. In this ordinary place‚ Phelps’ started swimming when he was diagnosed with ADHD and didn’t know where to use all of his stamina: “...Phelps was directed towards swimming in 1992 at the age of just seven in order to provide him with an outlet for his unbounded energy” (5). Luckily‚ due to this disorder‚ he embarked on a path that would lead him to fame. His swimming career also started because of this terrible disorder that can affect a person tremendously

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    The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Gameplay involves swimming‚ players passing the ball while being defended by opponents‚ and scoring by throwing into a net defended by a goalie. Water polo‚ therefore‚ has strong similarities to the land-based game of team handball. The frequency of ’man-up’ (or ’power play’) situations also draws comparisons with ice hockey. Basic skills • Swimming: Water polo is a team water sport requiring an ability to swim. Field players must

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    Picnic by the Seaside

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    Banting for a picnic.       Reaching the beach‚ mom and dad spread out our belongings on a mat under a tree.   Quickly‚ changing into our swimming attire‚ Andy and I ran to the sea and waded through the warm blue- greenish waves of the sea.   The light breeze blew our hair back.   At the deeper part of the sea‚ Andy suggested we have a competition in swimming.       ‘Madame‚ shall we start with ze freestyle?’ Andy asked‚ trying to imitate a French accent.       I giggled‚ nodding my head

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    NASA spin-off technologies have had great impact on many people around the world‚ whether it be artificial limbs‚ cochlear implants‚ solar energy‚ GPS or water purifiers. But one particular invention has directly affected me and more than 25‚000 other people in the United States. NASA has also helped SpeedoUSA develop the LZR Racer‚ the world’s fastest swimsuit in 2007 and 2008. In fact‚ during the Beijing Olympics‚ every gold medal was a swimmer wearing a LZR Racer. (Gerbis‚ 2009) The suit helped

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    Michael Phelps

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    whom Michael grew very close. Phelps began swimming when his two older sisters‚ Whitney (born in 1978) and Hilary (born in 1980)‚ joined a local swim team. Whitney tried out for the U.S. Olympic team in 1996‚ at the age of 15‚ but injuries derailed her career. At age 7‚ Phelps was still "a little scared" to put his head under water‚ so his instructors allowed him to float around on his back. Not surprisingly‚ the first stroke he mastered was the backstroke. After he saw swimmers Tom Malchow and Tom

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    Michael Phelps

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    performances in Olympic history. In his early life Michael Phelps had already started his rise to the top. When Michael was born he had two sisters already in the sport of swimming which he entered very soon. “As a seven-year-old‚ he refused to put his face in the water. Not surprisingly‚ the first stroke he mastered would be the backstroke” (“JockBio” 1). He started training in the North Baltimore Aquatic Club under training of Coach Bob Bowman. Under this direction he entered the U.S. National B team

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    interception of casualty * Non-contact tow Tactical * Very good communication skills (calm casualty down)(good in long-term) * Kept distance from casualty (reduce risk on herself) * Used length of floatation device * Switched from LS Backstroke to side stroke (more efficient and faster) 3. Performing a reach rescue Skilful * Again quick to act * Good positioning Tactical * Again vocal in calming the casualty * Good position before handing reach pole to casualty

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