Concept Note No.

4
SWIMMING
Swimming is an individual or
team sports that uses arms and legs to move
the body through water. HISTORY They
found that swimming was started in
prehistoric times, with the earliest dating to
Stone Age paintings from around 10,000
years ago. • Dog paddle is the earliest form of
swimming stroke. • Federation Internationale
De Natacion (FINA) is the highest governing
body in swimming. In year 1930 Filipino
swimmers joined the Far Eastern Olympics in
Shanghai.
The Worlds Aqua Man is Michael Fred Phelps
II. Also known as "Flying Fish". He holds the
most decorated Olympian of all time, and also
holds the all-time records for Olympic gold
medals (28). • Teofilo E. YIdefonso (nov.5,
1903-june 19, 1942)-Was a Filipino
Breaststroke swimmer. He is the 1s Filipino
and Southeast Asian to win an Olympic medal
and the only Filipino to win multiple medals.
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SWIMMING
BASIC DRILLS IN SWIMMING
1. Breath holding - to inhale and hold the
inspired air for a certain time before exhaling.
2. Bobbing - breathe out the air through the
nose under water.
3. Floating - extend the legs and arms, like
lying in the water.
4. Water Balance - to maintain the position of
the body in the water.
5. Rhythmic Breathing - the process of
inhaling above the surface of the water
through the mouth and exhaling below the
water surface through the nose.
6. Synchronized Swimming - an artistic form
of rhythmical activity in water with definite
pattern to follow.
7. Treading Water - to maintain the body
erect in water with the head above the
surface.
8. Sculling - to propel oneself in the water by
using hands in figure of eight.
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SWIMMING
4 TYPES OF SWIMMING STROKES • Freestyle/Front
Crawl - commonly called the freestyle stroke as most
swimmers choose to use this stroke in freestyle events as
it is the fastest. •
Backstroke - competitive swimming stroke that is swum
on the back. It uses alternating and opposite arm
movements and a flutter Kick •
Breaststroke - the slowest competitive swimming
stroke, and it is the most commonly learned stroke. It's
often taught to beginner swimmers because it does not
require putting your head underwater. •
Butterfly - is an advanced swimming stroke that provides
an excellent workout and a swimming stroke in which the
arms are thrown forward together out of the water while
the feet kick up and down.

4 TYPES OF SURVIVAL FLOAT: • Pronation or Dead

Man's Float- a prone floating position, used especially by
beginning swimmers, with face downwards, legs extended
backward and arms stretched forward.
Back Float- a floating position on one's back with arms
extended out to the sides and face upward. • Turtle
Float- the swimmer reaching down, wrapping the arms
around the knees and holding them. •
Jellyfish Float- take a breath and hold and hold your
ankles.