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Aquatics Lesson

Aquatic sports encompass various activities in or on water, emphasizing the importance of water safety to prevent drowning, a leading cause of accidental death. Key aquatic activities include swimming, diving, surfing, canoeing, and snorkeling, each with specific techniques and benefits such as full-body workouts and stress relief. Lifesaving techniques, including CPR and recognizing drowning signs, are essential for ensuring safety in aquatic environments.

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Aquatics Lesson

Aquatic sports encompass various activities in or on water, emphasizing the importance of water safety to prevent drowning, a leading cause of accidental death. Key aquatic activities include swimming, diving, surfing, canoeing, and snorkeling, each with specific techniques and benefits such as full-body workouts and stress relief. Lifesaving techniques, including CPR and recognizing drowning signs, are essential for ensuring safety in aquatic environments.

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AQUATICS

HEALTH OPTIMIZING PHYSICAL EDUCATION 154

MR. ARNEL BARDON


WHAT IS AQUATIC SPORT?

• SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT


TAKE PLACE IN OR ON WATER.
IMPORTANCE OF WATER SAFETY

• DROWNING IS A LEADING CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH


WORLDWIDE.

• KNOWING BASIC WATER SAFETY CAN PREVENT ACCIDENTS.

• ESSENTIAL SAFETY MEASURES: RECOGNIZING SAFE


SWIMMING AREAS, WEARING LIFE JACKETS, AND AVOIDING
SWIMMING ALONE.

• UNDERSTANDING EMERGENCY RESPONSES LIKE CPR AND


RESCUE TECHNIQUES.
WATER HAS:
• BUOYANCY – REASON WHY AN OBJECT OR
PERSON FLOATS.
• HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE – PRESSURE
EXERTED AND HELPS BALANCING IN WATER.
HISTORY

• 19TH CENTURY WAS THE PEAK OF MANY DIFFERENT


AQUATICS SPORTS:
SURFING WAS INVENTED IN HAWAII
DIVING BECAME A COMPETITIVE SPORT IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM
WATER POLO WAS FIRST PLAYED

SWIMMING WAS ALREADY ENJOYED FOR RECREATIONAL


DURING MIDDLE AGES, AND WAS PART OF THE FIRST
MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES IN 1896 IN ATHENS.
EXAMPLES OF AQUATICS

CANOEING SURFING
SNORKELING

DIVING SWIMMING
• SNORKELING : PEEKING THROUGH LIFE UNDERNEATH
WATER BY SWIMMING WITH THE AID OF A SNORKEL.
• CANOEING : PADDLING A CANOE WITH A SINGLE-BLADED
PADDLE.
• SURFING : SPORT CONSISTING OF RIDING THE SIDE OF A
BREAKING WAVE ON A SURFBOARD.
• DIVING : SPORT CONSISTING OF EXECUTING SIMPLE TO
COMPLEX DIVES INTO THE WATER FROM A PLATFORM OR
SPRINGBOARD.
• SWIMMING : SPORT CONSISTING OF SWIMMING A DISTANCE
(WHICH VARIES A DEPENDING ON THE FOUR RECOGNIZED
FOUR STROKES OF SWIMMING:
BASIC SWIMMING TECHNIQUES

• FLOATING: ESSENTIAL FOR WATER SURVIVAL.

• BREATHING TECHNIQUES: PROPER INHALATION AND EXHALATION


FOR ENDURANCE.

• FREESTYLE: FASTEST SWIMMING STROKE WITH FLUTTER KICKS.

• BACKSTROKE: PERFORMED ON THE BACK WITH AN ALTERNATING ARM


STROKE.

• BREASTSTROKE: A SLOWER, MORE CONTROLLED STROKE USING A


FROG KICK.
BENEFITS OF SWIMMING:
WHOLE BODY WORK-OUT : CONDITIONING THE ENTIRE
BODY.
PREVENT OVERHEATING : WATER DISPERSE HEAT BETTER
THAN AIR.
LOW RISK OF INJURY : NO NEED TO STRESS BONES AND
JOINTS DUE TO WATER’S BUOYANCY.
PREVENT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE : LOWERS BLOOD
PRESSURE BECAUSE OF WATER’S RELAXING QUALITIES.
STRESS RELIEF : MEDITATIVE PROPERTIES OF WATER
PROMOTE STRESS RELIEF.
LIFESAVING AND FIRST AID TECHNIQUES

• RECOGNIZING A DROWNING VICTIM: SIGNS INCLUDE SILENT


STRUGGLING AND HEAD TILTING BACK.

• REACHING AND THROWING RESCUES: USING A POLE, ROPE, OR


FLOATING DEVICE INSTEAD OF DIRECT CONTACT.

• CPR FOR DROWNING VICTIMS: PERFORMING CHEST COMPRESSIONS


AND RESCUE BREATHS.

• HYPOTHERMIA AWARENESS: UNDERSTANDING THE DANGERS OF


COLD WATER EXPOSURE.

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