HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF SWIMMING IN THE PHILIPPINES The Filipinos needed motivation to appreciate swimming as a competitive sport. This is due to the fact that their ancestors were sea-faring people owing to the more than 7‚100 islands which compose this country. The American military men introduced swimming as a comparative sport in the country. Through the pioneering efforts of YMCA leaders working among the American Military forces‚ the rudiments of
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YEAR 9 SWIMMING ASSIGNMENT 2014 NAME:______________________ DUE DATE:___________________ CLASS:______________________ P.E. TEACHER:________________ TOPIC: WATER RESCUE PRINCIPLES REFERENCES: -book: THE MANUAL - SWIMMING AND LIFESAVING pages 82-112. -textbook Quest for Good Health level 5 pages 207-209 -website: www.watersafety.vic.gov.au www.royallifesaving.com.au http://www.royallifesaving.com.au//resources/documents/2013_Drowning_Report.pdf INSTRUCTIONS:
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The Challenges of Swimming Most everyone has been swimming at least once in their life‚ but competitive swimming is more than just floating in water. Competitive swimming‚ from the inception in 1896‚ has greatly evolved to the sport it is today. It includes four strokes which are; Front stroke‚ Back stroke‚ Breast stroke‚ and Butterfly. Swimming is one of the hardest sports in the world because of the mental and physical attributions. On the mental side of swimming‚ there are many factors
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Emily Chuang Mechanics of Swimming The crawl‚ also known as freestyle‚ is often regarded as the fastest swimming style. The legs perform a fluttering movement called the flutter kick to propel the body from behind while the elbows take turns moving in a semicircle movement in the swimming direction. One arm relaxes while the other is driven forward. The head is to be kept down in the water when not breathing. To breathe‚ the head turns sideways out of the water and air is to be taken in by the mouth
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go and cool off at the local swimming pool. It was so hot that day‚ when you stepped outside you instantly felt the heat and started to drip sweat. The sun was so hot you could feel the heat on your skin trying to turn it red. When we got to the swimming pool you could hear the children laughing and splashing in the water. You could smell the chlorine in the water from the parking lot. Walking up to the red brick building with the tall fence surrounding the swimming pool‚ we hurried to get inside
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Sylvia Sarisly. I love swimming. April 1‚ 2009 Finally the warm days are here! Waiting for them meant an eternity for me‚ because I love swimming‚ but I don’t like to swim in the cold weather‚ and finding a pool‚ big enough for lap swimming‚ that is really WARM – 80 degrees at least- is very hard to find. Here in California‚ just few pools have warm (more then 80 degrees) water‚ and needles to say‚ the beach is a fridge-cold water place for me. I go to enjoy the sun‚ but nothing like the
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History of swimming One of the most unique characteristics of humans amongst most animals is our ability to adapt to our environment. And because of this ability‚ our species were able to survive since the beginning through the ice age and although out the internet age. And since time immemorial‚ we have known that humans already acquired the ability to swim. Although humans were not designed to move in the water‚ yet somehow we found ways for us to move ourselves from point A to point B in water
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TERM PAPER FOR SWIMMING (PE 2) SUBMITTED BY: KEVIN P. ACUÑA AB COMMUNICATION SUBMITTED TO: MR. MICHAEL HINGPIT INSTRUCTOR Swimming as a sport Swimming is a water-based sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA). History of Swimming Swimming has been recorded since prehistoric times; the earliest recording of swimming dates back to Stone Age paintings from around 7‚000 years ago. Written references date from 2000 BCE. Some of the earliest references
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Swimming General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose Statement: To inform my audience about the history and development of swim along with its applications. Central Idea: Swimming has a long and rich history that dates back way before our generations and is not always as beneficial as we may think. Method of Organization: Topical Introduction I. (Gain attention and interest) I remember joining the high school swim team back in my sophomore year. I remember struggling to catch
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as much strength as I had and glided through the water. I came up for another breathe of air and even though my arms ached and my heart was pounding for me to take a breathe‚ I knew if I took a breathe I’d falter and fall behind so I kept right on swimming. Kicking my feet as hard as I could and slamming my hands into the board so I could make the timer go off‚ I saw that I had come in first. 27.29 seconds. A new record for myself! My coach was waiting for me when I got out of the pool and told me
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