AQUATICS WATER POLO SCUBA DIVING

-also known as water sports, or

anything played in water.
-Other importance of water sports
include the inculcations of competitive
values, therapeutic values,
psychological values and safety.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF WATER SPORTS
SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING
SWIMMING
FREE DIVING

SNORKELING
TRIATHLON

SPORTS PLAYED IN WATER

BOATING

WATER AEROBICS
UNDERWATER SPORTS
DIVING

WATER GYMNASTICS
CANOEING

KAYAKING
DRAGON BOAT RACING WAKEBOARDING  Reduces the risks of developing
heart diseases, and other
illnesses and ailments.
 Decrease stress
 Provides life – long satisfaction
and competitions
 Helps one to live longer and
fuller life

ROWING BENEFITS OF SWIMMING

 Provides the overall fitness

 Increases alertness and
improve self-esteem
 Delays the aging process
 Develops the maintenance
of vital organ

SAILING

SURFING
 Gives us a special refreshing and PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
sensual experience
 Gives us a hydrotherapy exercise
 Gives buoyancy support and
cushions to the entire body LIFE JACKETS
SUBMERSIBLE
 Helps build muscle strength and
HELMET
tone
 Stimulates the circulation and
increases the flow of oxygen
 Controls weight and percentages
of body fat GLOVES
SWIMMING SAFETY TIPS
 Learn to swim LIFE PRESERVERS/ PFD
 Swim near a lifeguard
 Never swim alone
 Lookout for children closely, do
not pass the responsibility to life
guards
 Don’t rely on floating devices. BOOTIES/
Personal Floating Device (PFD) SWIM FINS
are not substitute for swimming
ability
DROWNING
- defined as the process of GOGGLES/
experiencing respiratory FACEMASK
impairment
submersion/immersion in liquid.
OTHER DANGER

 Cramps o electric shock

 Panic
 Exhaustions
 Hyperventilation
 Inappropriate clothing SNORKEL
 Animals in the area
 Uncontrolled long hair
 RESCUE TECHNIQUE TYPES OF WATER ENTRIES
1. Non swimming technique 1. Wade-in
2. Swimming technique
2. Slide-in
TALK – the safest form of rescue
REACH – both effective and safe to 3. Step-in
rescuer
THROW – used by weak or non 4. Compact jump
swimmer 5. Dive
WADE – used when there is permissible
safety depth 6. Stride entry
ROW – using small craft
DIFFERENT TYPES OF STROKES

FOUR GENERAL CATEGORIES OF 1. FREESTYLE – known as “front

PEOPLE DIFFICULTY crawl”, the fastest stroke for
TALK
approaching
NON SWIMMER – vertical in the water, 2. BACKSTROKES – breathing is
only concern in breathing not interrupted, has low
WEAK SWIMMER –head may have resistance, fast stroke
submerge periodically
INJURED PERSON – awkward position 3. BREASTSTROKE – survival and
UNCONSCIOUS – completely limp REACH rescue stroke adaptable for
underwater swim

SOME WATER SAFETY TIPS 4. BUTTERFLY STROKE –

competitive stroke (strength and
 Call or wave your hands for help THROW endurance)
in trouble
 Observe beach/pool regulations 5. SIDESTROKE – both personal
and life guard directions and survival breathing is not
 Swim parallel and near to shore interrupted.
 Scuba dive only if trained and 6. SURVIVAL BACKSTROKE
certified within the limits of your WADE – referred to as a rescue
experience and training backstroke
LIFE SAVING TECHNIQUES
LIFE SAVING – immediate assistance
rendered to a person in actual distress.
ROW
  Approach the victim
 Defenses against victim
 Carries for victim
 Releases and escapes
SWIMMING RESCUE

FRONT APPROACH
-maintain proper distance
-Talk to the victim
-use of timing when approaching

UNDERWATER APPROACH
-5ft apart to start swimming underwater
-safest approach

BACK APPROACH
-advantageous to the rescues
-easy maneuverability

TYPES OF RELEASE
DEFENSES – techniques to prevent the
victim from grabbing the rescuer

BLOCK – prevent the hands of the victim

from holding or grabbing the rescuer
- Push the victim away and make
another approach

BLOCK AND CARRY – when the victims

grasp your hand, immediately carry either
of your hand straight to the victim’s chest.

-let him hold your hand while you swim to

the surface

BLOCK AND TURN – when victim tries to

grab you, block his hand and turn him
around.

-immediately use one of the carries.