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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5 Benefits of Swimming Most of us know that swimming helps to tone our body and burn calories. However‚ beyond the perspective of losing a few pounds and helping us maintain our physique‚ swimming offers many other advantages. Some of the most significantbenefits of swimming have been listed below: Swimming Increases Cardiovascular ConditioningHeart diseases are among the most common of lifestyle illnesses. Contemporary work schedules and diets are such that heart diseases in the mid-30s are no
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Swimming was just not my strong point. As an adolescent‚ someone jumped onto me in a swimming pool‚ and it made me go under unexpectedly‚ and it scared the living daylights out of me. I tried to avoid going into any swimming pools in those days‚ so my intentions for this gathering was to just be a bystander. Several people were in the swimming pool and several people were sitting alongside the pool. Only a few of the toddlers were in the pool with a parent. Children were tossing the ball around
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2 Tips and Benefits of Winter Swimming Swimming is a great way to exercise. In the article‚ “Tips and Benefits of Winter Swimming” it states that winter swimming is referring to swimming outdoors. According to Pointing‚ “Winter Swimming is done outdoors in freshwater‚ and often resembles an ice cold bath”(Pointing‚ 2011). Most people would never think to try this exercise in the winter‚ but it does have benefits too. According to Pointing‚ “Winter swimming is very popular and possesses several
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This research paper will include the similarities between Human Development and Sports Psychology. I am a current college athlete and‚ I have been playing sports since I was five years old. While growing up and being active in sports as a child‚ I never understood why I could not play with older children. After going through ten chapters in this course‚ we touched on Erikson’s Eight Stages of Human Development and how that relates to a lot of things involving motor skills and maturity level. I got
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Hummel WHICH IS A BETTER WORKOUT: SWIMMING OR RUNNING? Every exercise has both its fan-boys and not so fan-boys‚ swimming and running being no exception. Most of the disagreements over running and swimming revolve around how the benefits of these exercises are measured. Some choose to measure in terms of calorie burn while others measure by the amount of time it takes to reach a specific goal. I have come to the conclusion that whether or not swimming is better than running‚ or vice versa
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Personal Statement I am currently studying the Foundation Degree in Sports Performance and Exercise Development at ………….. and it has confirmed to me that I would like to pursue a career relating to the sports industry. It is my ambition to continue my studies to gain a BSc (Hons) in Sports Development and Coaching from …………….‚ as there is a wide choice of module options which allow me to specialise in areas of study that may be of relevance to my future career‚ as well as progressing the knowledge
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Wellness 2 Essay on Why Swimming Should be Part of the Wellness Curriculum 10/09/2012 Swimming: An Important Life Skill Swimming is a very important and necessary life skill to have; for this reason it should be included in part of the wellness curriculum at Newington High School. If a person has the proper knowledge of life saving skills/techniques‚ he or she will be able to save his or her own life as well as other people. Swimming is also an abundant way of exercise. Lastly‚ it is a pleasurable
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Basic Swimming Skills From your work toward Second Class rank‚ you know that a rescuer often does not need to enter the water to save someone from drowning. Reaching or throwing rescue devices usually work‚ but sometimes a rescuer must swim a float to an active victim‚ or swim out and tow an unconscious person to safety. Such cases require strong swimming skills. First Class rank requirements start you on your way to becoming a good swimmer‚ but you need additional skills to begin training for the
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“How To” Speech Example Outline Introduction 1. Attention Getting Opener There is no other sport that is more enjoyable to me than swimming. For most people it is baseball‚ or football. For some people it may be running or yoga. For me‚ racing in the water is the best! It may not be a team effort‚ or have an outlined playbook‚ but swimming is still a very competitive sport. 2. Clear Topic and Main Points Today I’m going to tell you how to be a competivie swimmer (Topic). First we will look at
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