Basic Skills in
Swimming
FLOATING
• Helps you get used to moving through water
• Helps you conserve energy
• Helps you stay afloat if you fall into the water
TYPES OF FLOATING
1. The Prone Float
The prone or dead man’s float is executed by
starting from a prone position with the face in the
water, arms extended forward and both legs together.
It is a position that exactly looks like a dead body
floating in forward position in the water.
Prone or Dead Man’s Float
• The body floats when the
lungs are full of air
• Requires you to float on
your stomach with your
face down in the water
• Necessary to learn this skill
to learn the crawl and
breaststroke in swimming
2. The Jellyfish Float
- executed by taking a
deep breath first before
placing the face in the water
and grasping the toes and
legs below the knees.
3. The Fetus, Egg or Turtle
Float
- similar to the jellyfish
float. The only difference is
that the knees are fully bent
because the lower legs are
held tightly.
4. Back Float
-this is opposite to prone
float or dead man’s float.
This skill may also save your
life in case of an aquatic
emergency.
BREATHING
• Take a full breath before putting your head
underwater
• Maintain a rhythm of breathing
• Exhale underwater to avoid slowing down
BREATHING
This is difficult to do while swimming. You can
inhale only when your mouth is above the
water, and exhale through your nose or mouth
when your face is submerged underwater.
BREATHING
❖ Bubbling as Relaxation
❖ Breath Holding
❖ Breath Control
❖ Pulling and Breathing
SCULLING
A continuous arm-and-hand movement
helps you move in the water. The main action
is a continuous catch, pulling and pushing on
the water surface. This skill is commonly used
in all competitive swimming and synchronized
swimming stunts and figures.
KICKING
• Helps you stay above the water
• Helps you move your hands
simultaneously
• You can practice kicking with a
kickboard
KICKING
❖ Flutter Kick- is the leg movement used in
front crawl. It is characterized by an
alternating, continuous undulating action of
the legs. The object of the kick is to push
the water backward with each leg swing.
The leg movement originate from the hip
joint.
COORDINATION
• Move your lower back, abdomen,
and hips in a synchronized manner
• Improve the coordination of your
arms and legs
TYPES OF SWIMMING
STROKES
The Front Crawl or Freestyle Stroke
-performed in the prone position with the
face in the water.
- uses an over water recovery of the arms
along with an up and down action of the legs.
- fastest and most efficient stroke
TYPES OF SWIMMING
STROKES
The Breaststroke
Forward start. Swimmer permitted one full arm pull
(beyond hipline) and one kick while submerged at start
and after turns; head must surface by the widest part of
the 2nd stroke (before hands turn inward). Arm pulls
shall be in same horizontal plane (parallel to water
surface).
TYPES OF SWIMMING
STROKES
The Butterfly
(shortened to fly) is a swimming stroke swum on
the chest, with both arms moving symmetrically,
accompanied by the butterfly kick (also known as
the "dolphin kick") along with the movement of the
hips and chest.
TYPES OF SWIMMING
STROKES
The Backstroke
•
performed on the back in which the swimmer
alternates raising each arm over the head and
uses an up-and-down flutter kick.
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