SWIMMING
CONTENTSCONTENTS
What is swimming?
Equipment
Types of pools and measures
Types of Strokes
Summary
Question
What is swimming?
Swimming is the action or activity of making
progres unsupported trough water using the arms
and legs, whether for pleasure, exercise, or sport.
Materials used in competitive swimming;
Swimming cap
Swimming googles
Body tights
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There are six lane pools
There are eight lane pools
Types of Strokes
•Butterfly
•Breaststroke
•Backstroke
•Freestyle
Butterfly Stroke
• The most difficult and exhausting stroke.
• The body is in a prone position.
• Involves the dolphin kick with a windmill like movement of both
arms in unison
Breaststroke
• The body is in a prone position
• Involves frog kicking
alternates with a simultaneous
movement of the arms from a
point in front of the head to
shoulder level.
Backstroke
• Involves alternate over-the-head arm
strokes and a flutter kick in a supine
position.
• When swimming competitively, only
15 meters can be spent underwater
from the start or from each turn.
Freestyle
• Swimming where any stroke is
used.
• When swimming competitively,
only 15 meters can be spent
underwater from the start or
from each turn.
SUMMARY
• Swimming is the action or activity of making progres
unsupported trough water using the arms and legs,
• Swimming equipments are Swimming cap,
Swimming googles and Body tights,
• There are two different types of pools; six lane polls
and eight lane pools,
• There are four main strokes in swimming; Butterfly,
Breaststroke,Backstroke,Freestyle.
QUESTION ?

Swimming

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