PURPOSES OF SWIMMING

• Survival


  • Skill in swimming is most effective way to save your life in a threatening situation involving water
• Search for Food


  • Swimming ability could be an additional instrument of a person whose source of living is in the water
• Safety in foreign environment


  • The ability to swim can make us feel safe in an area unfamiliar to us
• Improve Health


  • Swimming is considered as a very good form of exercise because it uses almost all muscle groups
• Participation in other aquatic activities


  • Swimming skills are a prerequisite in all aquatic activities
  • One enjoys more when one feels safe in activities in the water
• Fun and Fellowship


  • Swimming is a worthwhile activity during leisure hours
  • You enjoy being with other swimmers when you can swim with them