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General Orientation and

Fundamentals of Swimming
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SET OF GOALS
AT THE END OF THIS LESSON, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO:
• Discuss the history, benefits, terminologies, facilities, equipment,
kinds of floats and guidelines in swimming pool.
• Participate actively in different activities and drills.
• Lecture and demonstrate rhythmic breathing and floating skills.
• Swim the freestyle with ease and confidence.
• Acquire knowledge about the skills in backstroke.
• Perform the survival swimming with ease and confidence.
• Swim with confidence, endurance, and efficiency that will help
ensure safety in cases of emergency.
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COURSE KEY TOPICS/CONTENT

• 1.History/benefits/definition of terms
• 2. Swimming attire, facilities, accessories and equipment
• 3. Rules safety, measures and guidelines in the use of
swimming pool
• 4. Familiarization with the water
• 5. Basic skills research
• a. bobbing
• b. breath holding
• c. floating
• 1. mushroom float
• 2. star float
• 3. jelly fish float
• 4. push off and glide
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VALUES INTEGRATION

• Punctuality
• Understanding
• Cooperation
• Appreciation
• Teamwork
• Camaraderie

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HISTORY
• Prehistoric man learnt to swim in order to
cross rivers and lakes – we know this due to
cave paintings from the Stone Age.
• Paintings found in Egypt depict people
swimming back in 2500 BCE.
• Swimming became an Olympic sport in
1896. The very first Olympic events were
freestyle (crawl) or breaststroke. Backstroke
was added in 1904.
• Women only started competing in the
Olympics swimming competitions in 1912.
• The first ever swimming race was held 2055
years ago in Japan.

KEY STAGES IN HISTORY

1884
•Pre-Olympic: there was the 1st swimming competition in London on 1844

1896
•Alfred Hajos of Hungary won the first gold medal in Swimming, in the 100 m freestyle.

1912
•Women were first allowed to swim in the 5th Olympic Games in Stockholm.

1943
•US ordered the reduction of fabric due to wartime shortages, resulting in the 1st two piece swimsuits.

1982
•Kristin Otto from East Germany won six gold medals, the most ever won by a woman.

2012
•Michael Phelps, an American swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 22
medals.

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BENEFITS OF SWIMMING
• Recreational swimming can provide you with a low-impact
workout and it’s also a good way to relax and feel good.
• Swimming improves coordination, balance and posture
• Provides good low-impact therapy for some injuries and
conditions
• Health benefits include:
– keeps your heart rate up but takes some of the impact stress
off your body
– builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness
– helps maintain a healthy weight, healthy heart and lungs

DEFINITION OF TERMS

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ACTIVITY
LECTURE DISCUSSION BY GROUP
Group 1 – Rules, safety and guidelines in the use of swimming pool,
facilities and equipment in swimming
GROUP 1: Afable, Arellano, Balcos, Barraca, Bermas, De Vega
Group 2 –Swimming attire and accessories; first aid in swimming
GROUP 2: De La Cruz, Dona, Enriquez, Guiuan, Jovero, Mahmoud
Group 3 – Bobbing, Breath holding, and Floating (mushroom float only)
GROUP 3: Montaril, Nadala, Nuesca, Opina, Palabrica, Pana, Quiano
Group 4 – Floating (star float, jelly fish float, push off and glide)
GROUP 4: Rabago, Sagun, Santiago, Santos, Sibulo, Sola, Velasco
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CRITERIA FOR PRESENTATION POINTS

Completeness of report 10 pts.

Clarity 10 pts.

Relevance 10 pts.

Creativity 10 pts.

Overall Impact 10 pts.

TOTAL 50 pts.

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