1. Abbey S.

2. Swimming
What do I need?
What do I do?
How do I swim?
Why swimming?

3. Materials
Tight swimsuit
Swim cap
Goggles
Swimming pool
Necessary equipment
(paddles, kickboards, fins)

4. Practice Structure
Include the correct components in
the program to structure a serious
competitive swim practice.
It is important to practice
swimming fast with correct
technique.
Balance power and speed.

5. Warm Up
An extra gentle, easy swim
Grasp a good feel for the water
Adapt your body to exercise for that
session

6. Drills
Practice perfecting your technique
and form
Additional warm up
Improve your feel for the water

7. Set
Set: different distances of
swimming intersperse with periods
of rest
Swim with better form at a higher
intensity
Builds endurance

8. Cool Down
Helps cool down body so that
muscles do not become shocked by
ending an intense workout too
quickly

9. Muscles Used
Swimming is great for using all
muscles in the body
Muscles in the upper
back, arms, shoulders, and chest
are the primary pulling muscles.

10. Muscles Used
The core muscles are very
important in swimming
(rolling, flip-turns, and kicking).
Muscles in the lower body, hips and
legs, are the primary movers in the
various types of kicking.

11. Benefits
Stay in shape and burn calories
Improve cardiovascular health
Tone and strengthen muscles
Gain endurance and stimulate
circulation
Increase flexibility

12. Swimming
Swimming is a vigorous but low-
impact exercise.
With sophisticated
techniques, correct equipment, and
a beneficial workout, you will be on
the right track to competitive
swimming.