whom Michael grew very close. Phelps began swimming when his two older sisters‚ Whitney (born in 1978) and Hilary (born in 1980)‚ joined a local swim team. Whitney tried out for the U.S. Olympic team in 1996‚ at the age of 15‚ but injuries derailed her career. At age 7‚ Phelps was still "a little scared" to put his head under water‚ so his instructors allowed him to float around on his back. Not surprisingly‚ the first stroke he mastered was the backstroke. After he saw swimmers Tom Malchow and Tom
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performances in Olympic history. In his early life Michael Phelps had already started his rise to the top. When Michael was born he had two sisters already in the sport of swimming which he entered very soon. “As a seven-year-old‚ he refused to put his face in the water. Not surprisingly‚ the first stroke he mastered would be the backstroke” (“JockBio” 1). He started training in the North Baltimore Aquatic Club under training of Coach Bob Bowman. Under this direction he entered the U.S. National B team
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interception of casualty * Non-contact tow Tactical * Very good communication skills (calm casualty down)(good in long-term) * Kept distance from casualty (reduce risk on herself) * Used length of floatation device * Switched from LS Backstroke to side stroke (more efficient and faster) 3. Performing a reach rescue Skilful * Again quick to act * Good positioning Tactical * Again vocal in calming the casualty * Good position before handing reach pole to casualty
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Although he did not win any events‚ it motivated him to come back stronger than ever. In spring of 2001‚ Phelps set the world record for the 200m butterfly‚ being the youngest to ever set a world swimming record. He then broke his own record later that year at the 2001 world championships‚ obtaining his first international medal. He continued to set world records over and over in the next few years leading up to the next summer olympics. 2004 Summer
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lifetime activities. You will need to select three (3) skills that you wish to learn and demonstrate for each activity. Submit these in the “Dropbox: Topics” by the deadline. The file shall be brief. Example: Tennis: forehand‚ serve‚ lob Swimming: freestyle‚ breast stroke‚ back stroke You will then have until the next deadline to complete these projects. These Powerpoint slides are too large for a Dropbox‚ so you will submit them on CD‚ DVD‚ Flash drive‚ or other media to your teacher.
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public speaking competition back in grade 6‚ it really came as no surprise as everyone knew that I loved the sound of my own voice. One of the activities that I started back in grade one was swimming. It was something that I really loved and Inverloch and its teachers were always really supportive of my swimming and when it became pretty serious for me the school was
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PRE-SEASON TRAINING PROGRAM Duration: 6 weeks‚ 3 sessions per week. First competition game begins the day after the final training session in Week 6 (Saturday). Recovery sessions Sunday: 1hr acupuncture and a 3 km swim at 80% intensity. Green: GOOD Yellow: NEEDS IMPROVEMENT Red: TAKE OUT |WEEK |MONDAY (A) |WEDNESDAY (B) |FRIDAY (C)
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cross the lake as fast as possible. Princess Jennine decided that if she does the back stroke than she can make it all the way and maybe even make the best time. She tapped her magical shoes together 3 times and jumped in the water! she did the backstroke and made across the lake in four hours. The prince said "Great job! You made it all the way and 4 hours is very fast. I don’t think anyone can beat that!" Now it was time for princess Marineli to cross the lake as fast as possible. Marineli was
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Investigator: Lets do some light stretching; first‚ lets stretch your quads for 15 seconds. Good job. If you have anything else you would like to stretch please do so. After the participant is done stretching. Investigator: Before you leave‚ we will meet again after a minimum of 72 hours rest and repeat the entire session to ensure consistency and accuracy of measurements. I will be in contact. Participant understands. Investigator: Have a great day‚ I will contact you a day before our meet
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aquatic sports like sailing‚ yachting‚ regatta‚ water-skiing‚ diving‚ wind-surfing‚ wave-gliding and others‚ depend on weather and therefore can be practise mostly in summer. Swimming is also a typical summer sport but it is possible to practise it all the year round in indoor pools. Swimming includes breaststroke‚ backstroke‚ crawl and butterfly. In winter sportsmen go in for winter sports‚ such as skiing‚ skating‚ snow-boarding and tobogganing. Skiers can practise giant slalom‚ downhill race or
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