Drowning It’s always sad when you hear about a child drowning or when there was a person found dead around a bunch of water. There are many different ways to die but we will only be covering one of them in this essay and that would be drowning. The definition of drowning is “death from asphyxia due to suffocation caused by water entering the lungs and preventing the absorption of oxygen leading to cerebral hypoxia.” (Wikipedia) Asphyxia means that there is not enough or lack completely thereof
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My Favourite Sport Swimming Swimming has been my favourite sport since I was very small. I learnt to swim when I was just 5 years old. Swimming is a very popular sport; furthermore‚ it provides individuals with several physical and mental benefits. There are some reasons why swimming is popular. Firstly‚ swimming is a sport for all age groups; besides‚ it is a lifetime activity. People can learn to swim as young as 4 or 5 years old or as old as 60 or 70. All it takes is the right instruction
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their enemy. It is their friend. It is unpredictable and wild‚ yet it is tame and inviting. Water… so undefinable. But to me‚ the pool is my home‚ the water is my best friend‚ hard work is my passion‚ and swimming is my life. An outsider to the sport would call us insane for staring at a black line for hours on end‚ but really it’s much more than that. I began swimming two years ago. I thought it would be fun and great exercise‚ little did I know that I would soon be addicted to it and never turn
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Do you know how to swim? Unfortunately 1 in 5 Australian children who graduate from primary school have never been taught to swim‚ and consequently are not prepared if faced with life threatening situations in the water. By introducing compulsory swimming lessons the Government of South Australia would be benefiting all primary school children by ensuring they obtain adequate water safety skills‚ whilst also encouraging physical activity and the development of social skills and self-confidence.
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History of Swimming The sport of swimming has been recorded since prehistoric times; the earliest recording of swimming dates back to Stone Agepaintings from around 7‚000 years ago. Written references date from 2000 BC. Some of the earliest references to swimming include theGilgamesh‚ the Iliad‚ the Odyssey‚ the Bible‚ Beowulf‚ Quran and other sagas. In 1778‚ Nikolaus Wynmann‚ a German professor of languages‚ wrote the first swimming book‚ The Swimmer or A Dialogue on the Art of Swimming (Der Schwimmer
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Introduction Scenario 1 There has been a fatal accident- a student has been found drowned in hydro pool. What is the procedure? When a person is drowning‚ the air passages close to prevent water from entering the lungs. This also prevents air from entering the lungs‚ and therefore depriving the victim of oxygen and eventually leading to unconsciousness and death. As in all first aid‚ the key rule is to protect yourself. The student who is drowning can strike out and pull down even the
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Swimming with the stingrays The boat slowly pushes its way through the crystal clear salt water channel. With the blistering heat beating down on us. We were going to swim with the stingrays I knew This is gonna be the one of the best day ever. I call out to the captain “How long is the boat ride.” “About 10 to 15 minutes at the most” the captain said. “So not to long” I just had to ask I couldn’t wait to get to the sand bar about 10 miles out.”yes I think I see it”there were about 20
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how to learn swimming Swimming is a skill that can help keep you fit and can be a good exercise for your muscles. You burn many calories when swimming and it can be useful during emergency situations. It can also prevent drowning from happening. Floating‚ dog paddling and the different swimming techniques are the basic lessons you need to learn in swimming. The basic lesson swimming institutions teach students to learn how to swim is floating. For you to be able to swim‚ you need to relax
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water lost in thought. She cannot stop focusing on all the negative things that might happen during her race. Little does she know that those will affect the outcome of her race. The mind controls everything: from walking‚ talking‚ and thinking. Swimming is sport where an athlete’s mindset will determine the outcome of their performance. Without mental strength athletes cannot perform to the best of their ability. Training hard makes swimmers competitive‚ but they must have a mental strength to achieve
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Basic Swimming Skills From your work toward Second Class rank‚ you know that a rescuer often does not need to enter the water to save someone from drowning. Reaching or throwing rescue devices usually work‚ but sometimes a rescuer must swim a float to an active victim‚ or swim out and tow an unconscious person to safety. Such cases require strong swimming skills. First Class rank requirements start you on your way to becoming a good swimmer‚ but you need additional skills to begin training for the
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