SWIMMING

- A sport or activity of moving through water by moving your arms and legs.
- A self-propulsion of a person through water or other liquid, usually for the purpose of recreation,
exercise, or survival.

HISTORY of SWIMMING

 2000 BC – a drawing is found in the cave somewhere in Europe known to be the “Cave of Swimmers”.
 1538 – Nicolas Wynnman (a German professor) wrote the first swimming book.
 1800 – Competitive swimming started (only Breaststroke).
 1828 – the first indoor swimming pool “St. George’s Baths” was opened to the public.
 1873 – front crawl or commonly known as Freestyle was introduced by John Arthur Trudgen.
 1896 – swimming became a part of Summer Olympic Games.
 1900 – Backstroke was included as an Olympic event.
 1908 – World Swimming Association Federation International de Natation was formed.
 1930s – Butterfly was developed.
HEALTH BENEFITS

1. Helps you manage your weight.

VALUES of SWIMMING

1. Competitive Values
2. Therapeutic Values
3. Recreational Values
4. Physiological Values
5. Safety Values

ADJUSTMENT SKILLS for BEGINNERS

1. Entering the water

Captain Matthew Webb

Richmond Cavill (Australian, 1902)

Michael Phelps
- World record holder and Olympic Gold Medalist.
International Olympic Committee
- Recognized individual swimming events in the pool but only 32 of them.
Federation Internationale de Natation Association (FINA) or International Swimming Federation
- The international governing body for competitive swimming.

KINDS of FLOATING
1. Front/Prone float
2. Back/supine Float
3. Turtle Float
4. Jellyfish Float

TYPES of KICK
1. Flutter kick
2. Frog kick
3. Dolphin kick
 SWIM STYLES or STROKES
- In competitive swimming, four major styles have been established.

1. FREESYLE
- Commonly referred to as the front crawl. Majority of swimmers used this kind of stroke for it provides the most
speed.

2. BACKSTROKE
- Is similar with freestyle except that you float on your back.

3. BREASTSTROKE
- This stroke is also known as a frog stroke for it it uses frog kick.

4. BUTTERFLY
- it uses dolphin kick.
5. SIDESTROKE
Definition:
 Swimming is an art of self-support or self-movement by means of hands and feet; generally practice as sport of
recreation.
 David and Mathur(1994)- swimming as a wonderful art of moving through water.
 Webster(1997)- it is to propel oneself in water by the use of arms and legs; to float in a liquid; to do smooth
gliding motion in water.

HISTORY
 Dog Paddle- the earliest form of swimming stroke.
 For life preservation and comfort are reasons why our ancestors learn to swim.
 In 1980 – English people organized swimming competition in England.
 Federation Internationale De Natacion Amateur (FINA) - highest governing body in swimming.
 In 1930- Filipino swimmers joined the Far Eastern Olympics in Shanghai.
 Jikirin Addjaluddin – represented the Philippines in the Los Angeles World Olympics in 1932.
 Teofilo Ydefonso - won two Olympic medal in 200 meter breast stroke.
 Coloso Espino – won several medals (gold,silver and bronze) during the ASIAD in 1954,1958 and 1962.

FACILITY
THE POOL
 Length – 50 meters
 Width – 25 meters
 Depth – 1.8 meters
 No. of Lanes – 8 lanes
 Width of lanes- 2.5m. each with 2 spaces

Swimming Accessories
 Cap- made up of latex, silicon; traditional cap (chinstrap) made of heavy weight rubber.
 Goggles- used to protect eye from chlorinated water.
 Nose plug or nose clip – use to avoid panic especially for new swimmers.
 Earplug - protect the ear from water.

Swimming Equipment
 Kickboards – approximately 22’x1’ with one rounded end; support upper parts of the body and allows normal
breathing.
 Pull Buoys – used in supine kicking drills. Made of Styrofoam and composed of two 6’ to 8’ long cylinder shaped
with adjustable nylon cord.
 Fins- help to develop muscles in our thighs, calves and abdomen.
 Hand Paddle – use to overload the arms during pulling by creating extra resistance.

Terminologies
 Breatholding – to inhale and hold the inspired air for a certain time before exhaling.
 Bobbing- to take through the mouth above the surface of the water and breathe out the air through the nose
under water.
 Floating- to extend the legs and arms with the face pointing downwards.