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Main Menu -Click on a topic to go to that slide! What is swimming?

Main Menu -Click on a topic to go to that slide! What is swimming? Why learn to swim? What is water safety and why is it important? Final quiz What is the history of swimming? Meet the USA Olympic swim team! How to get started in swimming! Or click here to get started at the beginning!

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What is swimming? • Swimming is a water based physical activity and competitive sport.

What is swimming? • Swimming is a water based physical activity and competitive sport. • It is composed of four main strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. Main Menu

Freestyle • In freestyle, your arms will reach forward above the waters surface and

Freestyle • In freestyle, your arms will reach forward above the waters surface and pull back under the water in an hourglass figure. • For your legs, you will do a flutter kick which are powerful but small kicks under the waters surface. • Most swimmers will breathe every three strokes for freestyle. Main Menu

Backstroke • For backstroke your arms will move like a windmill. • The legs

Backstroke • For backstroke your arms will move like a windmill. • The legs will be the same as freestyle, a flutter kick. • This stroke is nice because you have the ability to breathe entire time. Main Menu

Breaststroke • For breaststroke your arms will start by you chest, you then thrust

Breaststroke • For breaststroke your arms will start by you chest, you then thrust them forwards and pull them in a circular motion towards your waist and back up to your chest. • For the legs, you do a frog kick. They will be brought up to your waist, and kicked outwards and brought together and back up to your body. Main Menu

Butterfly • This is the most difficult stroke to learn/perform. • The arms in

Butterfly • This is the most difficult stroke to learn/perform. • The arms in butterfly will rotate all the way around the shoulder joint and into the water where the hands will make a key hole figure before coming back out of the water and repeating the process. • The legs will stay together and will move like a dolphin or mermaid tail would. Main Menu

Instructional videos… Click on each stroke to see a demonstration of it! Freestyle Backstroke

Instructional videos… Click on each stroke to see a demonstration of it! Freestyle Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Main Menu

Practice question one What are the four main strokes of swimming? a. Freestyle, corkscrew,

Practice question one What are the four main strokes of swimming? a. Freestyle, corkscrew, elementary backstroke, breaststroke. b. Freestyle, corkscrew, elementary backstroke, breaststroke c. Breaststroke, butterfly, backstroke, freestyle. d. Dog paddle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke. Main Menu

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Practice question two • Which stroke is pictured here? a. Freestyle b. Backstroke c.

Practice question two • Which stroke is pictured here? a. Freestyle b. Backstroke c. Breaststroke d. Butterfly Main Menu

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Why learn to swim? • Swimming is a fun and easy way to stay

Why learn to swim? • Swimming is a fun and easy way to stay healthy, physically fit and active. • For some people, knowing how to swim could be very important for their survival, especially if they live near a body of water! • “It’s great for mental health. Studies have shown swimming improves psychological well being. Female swimmers in particular have been shown to experience significantly less tension, depression and anger after exercising than before. ” Main Menu

What are some facts about swimming? • 65% of people in the United States

What are some facts about swimming? • 65% of people in the United States do not know how to swim. • Swimming strengthens the heart and lungs. • Elephants can swim as many as 20 miles a day. They use their trunks as natural snorkels! • Swimming is the third most popular recreational sport in the United States. Main Menu

Practice question three What is one benefit of learning to swim? a. It increases

Practice question three What is one benefit of learning to swim? a. It increases blood pressure. b. It helps to keep you healthy and in shape! c. Swimming is the most active sport! Main Menu

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Practice question four • How many people in the U. S. cannot swim? a.

Practice question four • How many people in the U. S. cannot swim? a. 90% b. 30% c. 55% d. 65% Main Menu

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What is water safety and why is it important? • “Drowning is the second

What is water safety and why is it important? • “Drowning is the second most common cause of death from injuries among kids under the age of 14. ” • If the water is too cold, don’t swim in it. The coldness makes your muscles weak and can prevent you from swimming or getting out of the water. • Knowing the depth of the water you will be swimming in is important. You would not want to jump into the water and hit the bottom surface, a rock, or get trapped in seaweed. Main Menu

Drowning prevention • Always have an adult supervising you while you are swimming. •

Drowning prevention • Always have an adult supervising you while you are swimming. • Do not swim in water that you cannot touch the bottom of (don’t swim in the deep end of pools, etc. ) • Swim at your own pace! Main Menu

Practice question five • Why is water safety important? a. Drowning is very common

Practice question five • Why is water safety important? a. Drowning is very common among children. b. What is water safety? c. To save lives of children and adults! d. Both a and c. Main Menu

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What is the history of recreational swimming? • Swimming has been found to date

What is the history of recreational swimming? • Swimming has been found to date back to about 6000 B. C. • The ancient Greeks held swimming in high regard. • Plato thought that swimming was an essential part of proper education. • Early swimmers were the Egyptians, the Phoenicians, and the Persians. Main Menu

What is the history of competitive swimming? • The Japanese were the first to

What is the history of competitive swimming? • The Japanese were the first to hold competitive swimming races, in 1603. • The British first championed swimming as a competitive sport in Europe in the 1800’s. • Swimming was introduced as an Olympic sport in 1896 in Athens, Greece. • It was not until 1912 that women were allowed to compete in the Olympics. Main Menu

Practice question six • Plato thought… a. Swimming was an important of education. b.

Practice question six • Plato thought… a. Swimming was an important of education. b. Swimming should not be a part of education. c. He did not care about swimming. Main Menu

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Practice question seven • Which nationality held the first competitive swimming events? a. Japanese

Practice question seven • Which nationality held the first competitive swimming events? a. Japanese b. British c. Greeks Main Menu

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Meet the USA Olympic swim team! • Men’s • Nathan Adrian http: //en. wikipedia.

Meet the USA Olympic swim team! • Men’s • Nathan Adrian http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Nathan_Adrian • Matthew Grevers http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Matthew_Grevers • Cullen Jones http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Cullen_Jones • Ryan Lochte http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Ryan_Lochte • Michael Phelps http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Michael_Phelps Main Menu

Meet the USA Olympic swim team! • Women’s • • Jessica Hardy http: //en.

Meet the USA Olympic swim team! • Women’s • • Jessica Hardy http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Jessica_Hardy Dana Vollmer http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Dana_Vollmer Rebecca Soni http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Rebecca_Soni Allison Schmitt http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Allison_Schmitt • Missy Franklin http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Missy_Franklin Main Menu

How to get started in swimming! • Find swimming clubs in your area! •

How to get started in swimming! • Find swimming clubs in your area! • Check your school’s athletic office to see if your school has a swimming team. • Check if the local YMCA has a swim team! Main Menu

Practice question eight • What is one way to get started in competitive swimming?

Practice question eight • What is one way to get started in competitive swimming? a. Go swimming in your pool at home. b. Go running. c. Join a swimming club/team. Main Menu

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Final quiz question one • What are the four main strokes of swimming? a.

Final quiz question one • What are the four main strokes of swimming? a. Freestyle, corkscrew, elementary backstroke, breaststroke b. Freestyle, corkscrew, elementary backstroke, breaststroke c. Breaststroke, butterfly, backstroke, freestyle d. Dog paddle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke Main Menu

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Final quiz question two • Who is this USA Olympic Athlete? a. Ryan Lochte

Final quiz question two • Who is this USA Olympic Athlete? a. Ryan Lochte b. Cullen Jones c. Matthew Grevers d. Michael Phelps e. None of the above Main Menu

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Final quiz question three • How many people in the U. S. cannot swim?

Final quiz question three • How many people in the U. S. cannot swim? a. 15% b. 65% c. 70% d. 75% Main Menu

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Final quiz question four • Why is water safety important? a. Safety isn’t important!

Final quiz question four • Why is water safety important? a. Safety isn’t important! b. Being safe is super fun! c. To save lives of children and adults! d. What is water safety? Main Menu

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Final quiz question five • What is one benefit of learning to swim? a.

Final quiz question five • What is one benefit of learning to swim? a. Staying physically fit! b. To look like this guy -------- c. It is a fun life-long skill. d. It is a life-saving skill. e. Answers a, c, and d. Main Menu

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Final quiz question six Which one of these is NOT a rule for drowning

Final quiz question six Which one of these is NOT a rule for drowning prevention? a. Never get into the water unless under adult supervision. b. Do not swim in areas that you cannot touch the bottom. c. You can be in the water without adult supervision if you know how to swim! d. Swim at your own pace. Main Menu

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Final quiz question seven • Who is this USA Olympic Athlete? a. Rebecca Soni

Final quiz question seven • Who is this USA Olympic Athlete? a. Rebecca Soni b. Dana Vollmer c. Missy Franklin d. Jessica Hardy Main Menu

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Final quiz question eight • Plato thought… a. Swimming was an important of education.

Final quiz question eight • Plato thought… a. Swimming was an important of education. b. Swimming should not be a part of education. c. He did not care about swimming. Main Menu

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Final quiz question nine • Which nationality held the first competitive swimming events? a.

Final quiz question nine • Which nationality held the first competitive swimming events? a. British b. Americans c. Greeks d. Italians e. None of the above Main Menu

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Final quiz question ten • What is NOT a way to get started in

Final quiz question ten • What is NOT a way to get started in competitive swimming? a. Join a swim club in your town. b. Go swimming in your backyard pool. c. Check if your local YMCA has a swim team. d. Join your school swim team. Main Menu

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