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What is Swimming?
It is an individual or team sport that involves using arms and legs to move the body through water
A Brief History of Swimming

Swimming is an ancient activity that has taken place since both water and humans were on the earth. Prehistoric drawings from the
southwestern part of Egypt show original documentation of people swimming. The images seem to show the dog paddle or breaststroke, but
these may have been more ritualistic than anything. Of course, anciently, swimming was done because it was necessary for survival. Whether
people needed to cross a river to safety on the other side or simply know how to tread water to prevent drowning, swimming has certainly come
a long way since its ancient days. Here is the history of swimming in a competitive sense as it is known today.
Olympic's Pool Dimension
Competative Styles of Stroke
To swim freestyle, you assume a
prone position in the water. Your
arms execute alternating movements.
One arm moves backward in the water

from an overhead position towards
the hip and provides propulsion. The
other arm recovers above water from
the hip towards the overhead
position.
1. FREESTYLE
Afterward, your arms switch roles.
• Freestyle swimming implies the freedom to
choose any stroke style for competative Your legs do the flutter kick, which
means they are extended and kick
swimming. this style is generally the fastest.
downwards and upwards in the water
• The freestyle stroke, also known as front with pointed feet. This is a simple
crawl, is the fastest and most efficient of the and efficient kicking technique.
competitive swimming strokes.

In terms of speed, it is slower than
front crawl or butterfly but faster
than breaststroke.
The arms execute alternating
movements: while one arm sweeps
underwater from an overhead position
backward to the hips, the other arm
recovers above water from the hips to
2. BACKSTROKE the overhead position, and vice
Is one of the four swimming styles in versa.
Competative events regulated by FINA, and
The legs do a flutter kick: they move
the only one of these styles swum on the upward and downward in alternation,
back. This swimming style has the advantage with some flexion at the hips and
knees, and with feet pointed.
of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of
swimmers not being able to see where they
are going.
The breaststroke is without a doubt one
of the most popular swimming strokes.
In fact, many recreational swimmers are
perfectly happy using this swimming
stroke all the time.
Because it is so popular, we consider

it as one of the basic swimming
strokes.
The breaststroke is swum in a prone
3. BREASTSTROKE
position.
Is the swimming style in which the
swimmer is on their chest and the torso Both arms move synchronously and
does not rotate. It is the most popular execute short, half-circular movements
recreational due to the swimmer's head underwater. The legs also move
being out of the water a large portion of synchronously and execute a whip kick.
the time, and that it can be swum
comfortably at slow speeds.
Step 2: Arm movement
Similar to the front crawl, there are three steps in the arm
movement - the Catch, Pull and Recovery.
Catch - With arms out straight, shoulder width apart and palms
facing downwards, press down and out at the same time with
both hands.
Pull - Pull hands towards your body in a semicircular motion
with palms facing outwards, keeping your elbows higher than
your hands.
Recovery - Once both hands reach the upper thighs at the end of
the pull, sweep both arms out and over the water
4. BUTTERFLY simultaneously and throw them forwards into the starting
position. Make sure your palms are facing outwards so your
It is a swimming stroke swum on the chest, with both thumbs enter the water first.
arms moving symmetrically, accompannied by the
butterfly kick (also known as the “dolphin kick”) Step 3: Breathing Technique
Breathing can be challenging as it has to be timed and
5 easy steps that teach you how to master this technique.
completed quickly. The correct time to take a breath is during
Step 1: Body position the start of the recovery phase when the arms are just
Keep your body flat and lie facing down in the water starting to come out of the water. Raise your chin above the
with your body kept in line with the water surface. water whilst looking straight making sure not to turn to the
side.
Step 4: Leg Action
The best way to learn the leg action for butterfly is to imagine yourself as a dolphin or mermaid
with only a tail! With both legs together and toes pointed, kick downwards at the same time.
The first kick is a small one to balance your body position after your arms enter the water
The second kick is a big one, performed during the recovery phase when your arms are over the
water. The big kick is to continue to propel your body forward as momentum is lost during
recovery.
Step 5: Move your body in a wave-like fashion
Be one with the wave. Your whole body should have an undulating S-shape as you swim. Similar
to dancing, let your instincts take over and go with the flow of the motion. If you manage to pin
down your rhythm and synchronize both body movements with your limbs, your strokes will be
more efficient and less tiring.
Individual Medley
 It consists of a single swimmer swimming equal distances of four different strokes within one race
 It consists of four strokes. The swimmer will swim one quarter of the race in each style, in a certain
order. The strokes are swum in this order:
1. Butterfly
2. Backstroke
3. Breaststroke
4. Freestyle(this can be any stroke except the butterfly, backstroke, or breaststroke; most swimers use
the front crawl)
Medley Relay
• It consists of four different swimmers in one relay race, each swimming one of the four stroke.
• It is swum by four different swimmers, each swimming one of the four strokes. The order of the strokes is as
follows:
1. Backstroke
2. Breaststroke
3. Butterfly
4. Freestyle - the only limitation being that none of backstroke, breaststroke, or butterfly stroke may be used
for this leg. Most swimmers use the front crawl.
Swimming Officials
REFEREE
The referee has full control and authoity over all officials. the referee will enforce all rules and decisions of FINA
and shall decide all questions relating to the actual conduct of the meet, and event or the competition, the final
settlement of which is not otherwise cvered by the rule.
STARTER
The starter has full control of the swimmers from the time the referee ts the swimmers over to him/her until the
race commences.
CLERK OF
COURSEE
The clerk of course (also called the”bullpen”) assembles swimmers prio to each event, and is responsible for
organizing (“seeding”) swimmers into heats based on their times.
TIMEKEEPERS
Each timekeeper takes the time of the swimmers in the lane assigned to him/her.
INSPECTOR OF TURNS
Each inspector of turns ensures that swimmers comply wth the relevant rules for turning as well as the
relevant rules for start and finish of the race
JUDGES OF STROKE
They follow the swimmers during their swim back and forth across the pool. They ensure that the rules related to
the style of swimming designated for the event are being observed, and observe the turns and the finishes to
assist the inspectors of turns
FINISH JUDGES
Finish judges determine the order of finish and make sure the swimmers finish in accordance with the rules (two
bonds simultaneously for breastroke and butterfly, on the back for backstroke, etc.)
Presented By:
 Jazmine S. Supnet
 Hannah Rose. Ancheta
 Gia Emmanuel Lazarte
 Camille Grace Campanilla
 John Alfred Gatchalian
 Christopher Cadano
 Ronel Ian Cabanas
Quiz Time
1. It is an individual or team sport that involves using arms and legs to move the body through water
2. Swimming official who has full control and authoity over all officials
3. Swimming official who ensures that the rules related to the style of swimming designated for the event
are being observed, and observe the turns and the finishes to assist the inspectors of turns
4-7) Give the 4 Competative Style of Strokes
8. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being
able to see where they are going.
9. also known as front crawl, it is the fastest and most efficient of the competitive swimming strokes.
10. Is the swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate.

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S W I M M I N G

A Brief History of Swimming

One arm moves backward in the water

competitive swimming strokes.

Because it is so popular, we consider

Step 5: Move your body in a wave-like fashion

4-7) Give the 4 Competative Style of Strokes

able to see where they are going.

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