REC R E A T I O N A L

A C T I V I T IE S
ACTIVITY # 1

•IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITY IF THEY

ARE INDOOR OR OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL
ACTIVITY.
1.SKIING 10.KAYAKING & VIEWING OTHER
2.SCUBA DIVING 11.SURFING AMUSEMENTS

3.SAILING 12.CAMPING 17.VISIT AN

AMUSEMENT PARK
4.ICE SKATING 13.CYCLING
5.BOWLING 14.GOING FOR A 18.FISHING
6.SKY DIVING MORNING WALK 19.RIVER RAFTING
7.SWIMMING 15.OUTDOOR 20.HIKING
8.YOGA PHOTOGRAPHY 21.PARACHUTING
9.GARDENING 16.ONLINE GAMING 22.ARCHERY
WHAT IS RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY?

•RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY MEANS PARTICIPATING

IN AN ORGANIZED OR SOLITARY INDOOR OR
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY FOR PLEASURE, EXERCISE,
INSTRUCTION, OR SKILL DEVELOPMENT.
OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY
• OUTDOOR RECREATION OR OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY REFERS TO RECREATION DONE OUTSIDE,
MOST COMMONLY IN NATURAL SETTINGS. THE
ACTIVITIES THAT ENCOMPASS OUTDOOR
RECREATION VARY DEPENDING ON THE PHYSICAL
ENVIRONMENT THEY ARE BEING CARRIED OUT IN
EXAMPLES OF OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

• HIKING • CAVING • SKY DIVING

• CAMPING • KAYAKING • SURFING
• MOUNTAINEERING • ROCK CLIMBING
• CYCLING • RUNNING
• DOG WALKING • SAILING
• CANOEING • SKIING
INDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY
•INDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE THE
THINGS THAT YOU DO FOR FUN AND
ENJOYMENT IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR
HOME, THE GYM, OR ANY OTHER COVERED
AREA.
EXAMPLES OF INDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

• COOKING • KARAOKE • CLEANING HOUSEHOLD CHORES

• CARD GAMES • YOGA
• BOARD GAMES • WATCHING MOVIES
• DANCING • CHESS
• READING • DRAWING
• ARCADE • MARTIAL ARTS
BRIEF HISTORY OF SWIMMING

• ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND OTHER EVIDENCE SHOWS

SWIMMING TO HAVE BEEN PRACTICED AS EARLY AS
2500 BCE IN EGYPT AND THEREAFTER IN ASSYRIAN,
GREEK, AND ROMAN CIVILIZATIONS. IN GREECE AND
ROME SWIMMING WAS A PART OF MARTIAL TRAINING.
WHY IS RECREATIONAL SWIMMING SO IMPORTANT?

• RECREATIONAL SWIMMING IS THE FOURTH MOST POPULAR SPORT IN

AMERICA WITH WELL OVER 91 MILLION PARTICIPANTS ACCORDING TO THE
CDC. SWIMMING IN A LAKE, RIVER, OCEAN, OR RECREATIONAL SWIMMING
POOL IS A GREAT WAY TO SPEND TIME.

• RECREATIONAL SWIMMING CAN HELP YOU MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE,

AND GIVE YOU SOMETHING FULFILLING TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME.
BENEFITS OF SWIMMING
• MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS - STAYING ACTIVE IS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR
OVERALL MENTAL HEALTH. GETTING LOST IN VIGOROUS EXERCISE ALLOWS YOU TO FORGET YOUR
TROUBLES AND FOCUS ON SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE.

• GREAT FOR HEART HEALTH - SWIMMING IS ONE OF THE BEST FORMS OF CARDIOVASCULAR
EXERCISE.

• SWIMMING HELPS YOU BUILD LEAN MUSCLE - UNLIKE LIFTING HEAVY WEIGHTS OR ENGAGING
IN OTHER STRENGTH-BASED EXERCISES, SWIMMING HELPS YOU BUILD LEAN MUSCLE. YOU CAN SHED
POUNDS AND DOWNSIZE YOUR WAISTLINE MUCH EASIER PARTICIPATING IN SWIMMING THAN OTHER
SPORTS.

• EDUCATIONAL AND ATHLETIC OPPORTUNITIES - SWIMMING DURING HIGH SCHOOL OR

COLLEGE IS AN EXCELLENT WAY TO EARN A SCHOLARSHIPS.
 TYPES OF RECREATIONAL SWIMMING

•WATER POLO - IS A FUN SWIMMING-BASED

ADAPTATION OF THE CLASSIC EQUESTRIAN SPORT. IT
INVOLVES PITTING TWO TEAMS AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. IT
INVOLVES PASSING A BALL AND BETWEEN PLAYERS IN AN
ATTEMPT TO SCORE A GOAL MUCH LIKE SOCCER.
SWIMMING LAPS

•SWIMMING LAPS IS A GREAT FORM OF EXERCISE

FOR GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS. YOU CAN EITHER
COMPETE AGAINST OPPONENTS IN THE FORM OF
A RACE OR COMPETE AGAINST YOUR OWN TIMES.
 OCEAN SWIMMING
•SOME PEOPLE ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE OF SWIMMING
IN THE OCEAN. SALTWATER IS GREAT FOR YOUR SKIN.
WAVES, CURRENTS, AND MARINE LIFE ADD EXTRA
DYNAMICS TO THE ALREADY EXCITING SPORT OF
SWIMMING.
DOWN-RIVER SWIMMING
•SOME PEOPLE ENJOY THE THRILL OF SWIMMING DOWN
RIVER, MUCH IN THE SAME WAY THAT PEOPLE ENJOY
RAFTING DOWNRIVER. THIS REQUIRES HIGH LEVELS OF
SWIMMING EXPERIENCE AND ENDURANCE BUT CAN BE
EXHILARATING.
•AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF DOWN-RIVER SWIMMING,
PARTICIPANTS SWIM THROUGH OBSTACLES SUCH AS
RAPIDS OR RIFFLES.
COMPETITIVE SWIMMING
•SOME PEOPLE WHO ENJOY SWIMMING WANT
TO TAKE IT TO A COMPETITIVE LEVEL. THIS
CAN PROVIDE THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF A
VIGOROUS WORKOUT AS WELL AS THE FUN
AND THRILL OF COMPETITION.
 SWIMMING EVENT
• FREESTYLE: 50M, 100M, 200M, 400M, 800M AND 1500M
• BACKSTROKE: 100M AND 200M
• BREASTSTROKE: 100M AND 200M
• BUTTERFLY: 100M AND 200M
• MEDLEY: 200M AND 400M
• FREESTYLE RELAY: 4 X 100M, 4 X 200M
• MEDLEY RELAY: 4 X 100M (MEN, WOMEN, MIXED)
• OPEN WATER: 10KM
OLYMPIC POOL SIZE

•50 METERS LONG

•25 METERS WIDE
•2 METERS DEEP
EQUIPMENT/GEAR

•SWIM BRIEF
•SWIM TRUNKS
•JAMMERS
SWIM CAP
SWIMMING GOOGLES
MAIN STROKES USED IN COMPETITIVE SWIMMING

•BREASTSTROKE
•BACKSTROKE
•FREESTYLE
•BUTTERFLY
BREASTSTROKE
• IS A SWIMMING STYLE IN WHICH THE SWIMMER IS ON
THEIR CHEST AND THE TORSO DOES NOT ROTATE. IT
IS THE MOST POPULAR RECREATIONAL STYLE DUE TO
THE SWIMMER'S HEAD BEING OUT OF THE WATER A
LARGE PORTION OF THE TIME, AND THAT IT CAN BE
SWUM COMFORTABLY AT SLOW SPEEDS.
BACKSTROKE
• THEBACKSTROKE, OR BACK CRAWL, USES ALTERNATING AND
OPPOSITE ARM MOVEMENTS. AS ONE ARM PULLS THROUGH THE
WATER FROM AN OVERHEAD POSITION TO THE HIP, THE OTHER
ARM RECOVERS ABOVE THE WATER FROM THE HIP TO THE
OVERHEAD POSITION AND VICE VERSA.
• THE LEGS PERFORM A FLUTTER KICK, SIMILAR TO THE ONE USED
IN THE FRONT CRAWL.
FREESTYLE

•THE FREESTYLE STROKE IS SWUM IN A HORIZONT

AL POSITION WITH THE BODY FACING DOWN
. THE BODY ROLLS FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER,
ALWAYS TURNING TO THE SIDE OF THE ARM THAT
IS CURRENTLY PULLING IN THE WATER.
BUTTERFLY
•THE BUTTERFLY STROKE IS QUITE A
DISTINCTIVE SWIMMING STROKE. IT LOOKS
SPECTACULAR, BUT IS ALSO DIFFICULT TO
LEARN AND QUITE EXHAUSTING, EVEN FOR
ACCOMPLISHED SWIMMERS.
STROKE PHASES
1.THE BODY FLOATS IN A PRONE POSITION.
2.THE HEAD IS IN A NEUTRAL POSITION, FACE DOWN.
3.THE ARMS ARE EXTENDED FORWARD AND SHOULDER-WIDTH
APART. THE PALMS ARE FACING DOWN.
4.THE LEGS ARE STRAIGHT AND HELD TOGETHER.
5.THE FEET ARE EXTENDED.