swimming

elementary backstroke

-is a recovery or resting stroke -head and ears are in the water, but the face is out -it uses a whip kick it uses the "chicken, airplane, pickle" or "tickle, T, Touch" arm movement -it has a glide -it is a symmetrical stroke

side stroke

-is a recovery or resting stroke -it has a glide -it is the only stroke performance,ed on the side of the body -it uses a scissors kick -one ear should be in the water - the lead arm is closest to the bottom of the pool- the trail arm is closest to the surface - arms and legs shouldn't break the waters surface -the top leg kicks forward- the bottom leg kicks backwards, the legs never cross during the scissor "snip" - it is an asymmetrical stoke

butterfly

-it evolved out of the breaststroke -both arms recover above the water at the same time -most swimmers breath forward, although breathing to the side can occur -it used a dolphin kick, which is more like a body movement -it is a symmetrical stroke

what is a safe minimum diving requirement from the pool deck?

9 feet

combined stroke on the back

- it uses the "chicken, airplane, pickle" or "tickle, T, Touch" arm movement -uses a flutter kick, starting from the hip -it is easy for most beginners to learn

back crawl: or back stroke

- most competitive stroke swum on the back -arms move in opposition with each other -thumb exits the water first- pinkie enters water first -recovery happens when arm is extended high in the air -legs use a flutter kick from the hip -body position is horizontal at the surface of the water -head and ears are in the water, but the face is out

front crawl: or commonly called freestyle

- normally considered the fastest competitive stoke -arms move in opposition with each other -the index finger of the hand enters the water first -arm recovery occurs when the hand is out of water -legs use a flutter kick from the hip -body position is horizontal at the surface of the water -breathing occurs to the side during arm recovery TECHNICALLY THE FREESTYLE COULD BE CONSIDERED THE "SWIMMERS CHOICE" STROKE. however, the most competitive swimmers normally choose the front crawl as their freestyle

breaststroke

-oldest known swimming stroke -commonly the slowest competitive stroke due to the glide in it -only competitive stroke where the recovery happens underwater -the stroke is symmetrical -has a pull, breathe, kick, glide sequence -it uses a whip kick - the kick generated more power than the arms

swimming

A lifetime activity

what do fins help with?

strengthening legs and kick improvement of certain strokes

what do pull buoys help with?

stroke improvement- normally providing leg support so the swimmer can concentrate on the pull