TODAY!

swimming is the second most popular

exercise activity in the UnitedStates,
with approximately 360 million
annual visits to recreational watervenues.
 They emphasize that parents should not feel secure
that their child is safe in water or safe from drowning
after participating in an aquaticprogram.
They state, "Whenever infants andtoddlers
are in or around water, an adult should be within an arm's length,
providing 'touch supervision.'"
Similar to the freestyle in that you use an alternate
windmill arm stroke and flutterkick.

Two keys to a proper backstroke are that your arms

move with equal strength, otherwise you will swim
off to one side, and that your body rolls from side to
side so that your arms catch enough water to propel
you forward.