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- 3. Swimming Strokes What is a Swimming Stroke?
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Editor's Notes
- Swimming is the action or activity of making progress unsupported through water using the arms and legs, whether for pleasure, exercise or sport. It is said that you burn 700 calories in an hour when swimming.
- A swimming stroke is a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward.
- The body is in a prone position. Insolves frog kicking alternates with a simultaneous movement of the arms from a point in front of the head to shoulder level.
- Insolves alternatee over-the-head arm troke and a flutter kikc in a supone position. When sswimming competitively, only 15 meters can be spent underwater from the start or from each turn.
- Swimming where any stroke is used. When swimming competitively, only 15 meters can be spent underwater from the start or from each turn.
- The most difficult and exhausting stroke. The body is an prone position. Involves the dolphin kick with a windmill-like movement of both arms in unison.
- Swimming is a good all-round activity because it:keeps your heart rate up but takes some of the impact stress off your body builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness helps maintain a healthy weight, healthy heart and lungs tones muscles and builds strength provides an all-over body workout, as nearly all of your muscles are used during swimming.