Erika Eissler February 18‚ 2010 How to Swim the Freestyle Stroke The freestyle is also known as the front crawl or the sidestroke. It is used in competitions but there are no real regulations on how it has to be swum. Most swimmers choose to swim front crawl during freestyle competition because it is the fastest technique. For individual freestyle competitions‚ however‚ a swimmer can use any stroke they want‚ but during medley competitions they cannot use the breaststroke‚ butterfly stroke
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swimming using the doggie paddle. Well‚ just so happens that my friend Chandler Lowrey needed some help with learning how to swim. The day I taught him how to swim was definitely the longest day of my life. One scorching July afternoon after a baseball tournament in Searcy‚ Arkansas‚ the whole team had stopped by the Holiday Inn where we had been staying for one last swim. As I looked around the inadequate pool I noticed everybody swimming in the deep end and having a blast except one person‚ Chandler
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time. But it took approximately 3 years to build. Next‚ the Titanic might have had several causes to sink. It definitely hit the iceberg and sunk. It might have had oil running into the coal burner and when they went to put the coal into it it blew up the hole in the side of it. Or they might have hit a sea mine and blew the side of it up. Maybe the kitchen stove blew up and let water rush in and sink
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Ronnie Cunningham Morse English 111 03 Oct. 2013 How I Learned To Swim Learning something new can be a scary experience. One of the hardest things I have ever had to do was learn to swim. I was always afraid of the water‚ but I decided that swimming was an important skill that I should learn. I also thought it would be good exercise and help me become physically stronger. What I did not realize was that learning to swim would also make me a more confident person. New situations
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and within a couple seconds‚ the buzzer went off and I dove into the water. Many memories such as this one come to mind when I think about my first swim meet. My first swim meet is an experience that is very meaningful to me because it reinforced the importance of good sportsmanship‚ perseverance‚ and determination. The minute I arrived at the swim meet‚ I was greeted with the sight of 400 or more swimmers all gathered around various
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“HOW THE PAPER FISH LEARNED TO SWIM” Jonathon A. Flaum Synopsis: About 500 years ago there was a young origami master named Daishinji who lived in a small fishing village in Japan. Daishinji was beginning to become well known for what she could do with a single sheet of paper. One day she decided to fold a sheet of paper into a fish. Amazed by her creation she then called it a masterpiece with its almost real-liked looked. After listening for a long time‚ the paper fish finally
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Winning a state level open water swim event was one of my proudest moments because it showed me that you should always try something even though you may not succeed; you might end up surprising yourself. Having confidence in yourself is important in anything you do whether you think you are adequate at it or not. Since I was nine years old‚ the youngest you can be to participate‚ I was in a day program at Castaic Lake called Junior Lifeguards. It is a program where‚ from the ages of nine to sixteen
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Chabot Swim Club Lifeguard Responsibilities And Expectations 2008 LIFEGUARDS Welcome to the Chabot Swim Club Lifeguard Staff. Splat! There’s some zinc/oxide on your nose. Now you are official. Below are a few of the rules and guidelines you will need to follow and enforce. Please use good judgment when enforcing pool rules and if there is ever a question‚ contact a board member. Phone numbers of the board members are posted in the lifeguard room. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
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Whites Swim in Racial Preference Tim Wise Ivy Tech Community College Whites Swim in Racial Preference Affirmative action was a policy set into place to even the playing field for all races‚ religion‚ gender or national origin. In his article “Whites Swim in Racial Preference” Tim Wise gives an in depth view of racial preference of Whites versus any other race. Even though affirmative action has been set into place‚ Whites still have the advantage to excel since they are given more opportunities
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When I was on the swim team during my sophomore year‚ I became a leader and lead our swim team to victory. The first few meets that buffalo grove high school participated in‚ victory did not seem like a possibility. Fortunately ‚ with intense training from our new coaches and leadership skills from the older swimmers‚ we were able to turn that losing streak around into a glamorous victory. When the time came around for the practice 5 days before the meet. Ultimately my strategy was the 100 x 100’s
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