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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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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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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Hobbies Many people have hobbies some might have boring hobbies and others might have fun hobbies. Well today I am explaining my 6 favorite hobbies. Many people have different interests of what they like doing and what makes them happy. Without all these hobbies life would not be fun these things make me happy. One of my favorite hobbies is shopping‚ I love shopping! Shopping usually gets my mind off things! Its a great way for spare time. I usually shop with my friends but its better to shop with
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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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KEBANGSAAN TEMBAK‚ 09300 KUALA KETILTHEME : WORLD OF SELF‚ FAMILY AND FRIENDSTOPIC : FAVOURITE PASTIMEMY FAVOURITE HOBBY Good morning to all judges‚ teachers‚ fellow contestants andaudiences. I would grasp this honour today to tell about my favourite hobby.A hobby is a kind of amusement‚ an interesting pursuit which fruitfullyoccupies our leisure hours. There are many kinds of hobbies like collectingthings‚ games and sports‚ photography‚ painting‚ reading or even gardening.Hobbies may be constructive
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My Hobby- Kayaking Ladies and gentlemen‚ I have come here to talk to you about one of my hobbies‚ kayaking. A common misconception is that a kayak is the same as a canoe‚ but this is not the case. There are a number of differences between a kayak and a canoe‚ the main difference is that in a kayak‚ you are enclosed‚ unlike in a canoe‚ whose cockpit is much like a boat. Also‚ a kayak is normally for one person only and a canoe is for a number of people. Finally‚ in general‚ a canoe has only one paddle
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Hobbies Preferred By The Women Can you imagine the women walking into each shop in the megamall and try every shoes‚ clothes‚ and handbags for 8 hours straight without even feeling tired? Even Haile Gebrselassie‚ world’s best long-distance runner can’t do that! According to the research done by a group of students from the University of Melbourne‚ women love to go shopping‚ grooming‚ go for a massage or spa‚ reading‚ singing‚ cooking‚ art &craft and so on. Despite being so passionate
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different levels of thinking? One could argue that there are five levels or another could argue that there is only one. In William Golding’s narrative‚ "Thinking as a hobby"‚ Golding illustrates his three levels of thinking and justifies why grade one thinkers are superior when compared to grade 2 and 3 thinking. In "Thinking as a Hobby" written by William Golding‚ Golding presents to the reader about how a grade 3 thinker thinks like through a flashback to his children years. In his flashback or
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Swimming was a part of my life even before it even began. My dad had worked as the local high school’s swim coach for many years before I was born‚ not to mention that his dad (my grandpa) has also served as a swim coach before his retirement. Needless to say‚ I foreseeably grew up both in and around the pool. I learned to embrace the constant smell of chlorine‚ scream as loudly as the surrounding crowd during especially intense races‚ and tame the inevitable frizziness of my dry hair as naturally
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