Swimming

• Swimming


  Indiv or team sport that involves using arms and legs to move the body through water
• Swimming strokes


  • Butterfly
  • Backstroke
  • Freestyle
  • Individual medley
• Health benefits of swimming


  • Keeps your heart rate up but takes some of the impact stress of your body
  • Builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness
  • Helps maintain healthy weight, healthy heart and lungs
  • Tones muscles and builds strength
  • Provides an all-over workout as nearly all of your muscles are used during swimming
• Common swimming injuries


  • Irritation and inflammation in the shoulders
  • Rotator cuff tendonitis or tears
  • Shoulder impingement syndrome
  • Tears in the cartilage around the shoulder socket
  • Neck and low back pain
  • Bicep tendonitis
• Causes of common swimming injuries


  • Over training
  • Not enough rest periods
  • Poor stroke mechanics
  • Poor breathing technique
  • Poor flexibility or range of motion
  • Decreased rotator cuff or shoulder blade strength
  • Poor core strength or stability
  • Decreased hip muscle strength
• Types of swimming pool dangers


  • Drowning
  • Diseases
• To minimize drowning


  1. Install pool safety fences and covers to limit pool access

  2. Arrange swimming lessons for everyone who will use the pool

  3. Always supervise children while the pool is being used

  4. Be aware of the pool depth and follow "no diving" restrictions in shallow pools

  5. Keep lifesaving equipment close to the pool at all times

  6. Stress proper pool behaviour and limit horseplay

  7. Avoid swimming when you are drunk or eaten a heavy meal

  8. Do not call for "help" for fun

  9. Proper stretching exercises should be observed before getting in the pool

  10. Wear proper attire

  11. Wait for the instructions of the Instructor
• To avoid diseases


  1. Keep the pool water properly filtered and chemically treated at all times

  2. Refrain from using a pool if you are sick or have an open wound

  3. Do not allow children wearing diapers to use the pool unless they are wearing swim diapers

  4. Keep pets out of the pool

  5. Use a shower or hose to rinse your entire body before and after using the pool

  6. Do not swallow pool water

  7. Avoid swimming pools that appear to have questionable cleanliness standards
• Written references to swimming date from

  2000 BC
• Early references to swimming


  • The Iliad
  • The Odyssey
  • The Bible
  • Beowulf
  • The Quran
• Nikolaus Wynmann, a German professor of languages, wrote the first swimming book, "The Swimmer or A Dialogue on the Art of Swimming"


  1538
• The first indoor swimming pool, St George's Baths, was opened to the public


  1828
• The National Swimming Society was holding regular swimming competitions in six artificial swimming pools, built in London


  1837
• The first national governing body, the Amateur Swimming Association, was formed, there were already over 300 regional clubs in operation across the country


  1880
• Captain Matthew Webb was the first man to swim the English Channel (between England and France)


  1875
• The first European amateur swimming competitions in Vienna


  1889
• The world's first women's swimming championship was held in Scotland


  1892
• Men's swimming became part of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens


  1896
• The world swimming association, Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA), was formed


  1908
• Classification of swimming

  • Competitive
  • Survival
• Swimming strokes

  • Freestyle
  • Backstroke
  • Breast Stroke
  • Butterfly
• Facilities and equipment


  • Pool
  • Swim Cap
  • Goggles
  • Swim Fins
  • Kickboard
  • Pull buoys
  • Fins Agility Paddles/ Swim Paddles
  • Tempo Traino
  • Ankle Band
• Kickboard


  A kickboard can be used to isolate and learn the leg movements, especially the flutter kick and the breaststroke kick. It makes less sense to learn the dolphin kick used in butterfly, as the kickboard limits the body undulation that is essential in that stroke.
• Pull buoys


  Figure-eight shaped flotation device made of solid foam and which you squeeze between your thighs. It supports your legs so you can focus on the arm stroke movements. It makes the most sense to use them when swimming front crawl.
• Fins Agility Paddles/ Swim Paddles


  Ergonomically advanced design that helps teach swimmers the correct palm positive hand position. Due to the paddles strapless design, incorrect technique will cause the paddle to fall off the swimmer's hand.