PATHFIT 4 London.

Early English swimmers used the

breaststroke and the sidestroke.
Swimming
➔​ Derived from the old english term In 1844
"swimmin" ➔​ North American Indians entered swimming
➔​ Swimming is a recreational activity since meet in London. Flying Gull defeated
then.
●​ Tobacco by swimming the length of a
➢​ Pre historic drawing from south western part 130-foot pool in thirty seconds. The style of
of egypt show documentation of swimming swimming used by the Indians was similar
through drawing " show casing dog to a windmill action. Each arm thrashed the
paddle" although it is connected to some water violently in a circular motionwhile the
sort of ritual, swimming is a must for feet beat the water in an up and down
survival. action. This type of action was a form of
crawl stroke.
➢​ First competitive swimming began in 1837
in a manmade pool in london / using only Swimming
breast and side stroke. ➔​ Is an ancient activity that has taken place
since both water and humans were on the
In 1844 earth.
➔​ NA Indians Flying gull defeated tobacco
(first competitor compt swim.) in ●​ Prehistoric drawings from the southwestern
swimmong a 130 foot pool. part of Egypt show original documentation
of people swimming.
➢​ They used windmill trashing the water
violently in a circular motion. ●​ The images seem to show the dog paddle
or breaststroke, but these may have been
➢​ The very first indoor pool was constructed in more ritualistic than anything.
1862 in England, then by 1880 more org
are built. ●​ Of course, anciently, swimming was done
because it was necessary for survival.
➢​ By that the Amateur swimming Ass of
Great Britain where built. Main swimming ●​ Whether people needed to cross a river to
style emphasize breast and side stroke. safety on the other side or simply know how
to tread water to prevent drowning,
In 1873 swimming has certainly come a long way
➔​ Arthur Trudgen intro overhand stroke since its ancient days.
combining with a scissor kick known as "
Trudgen crawl" he swam a hundred yards Here is the history of swimming in a competitive
in 60 sec for a world record. sense as it is known today.

In 1878 How did people recognize Swimming?

➔​ Frederick Cavill, an English man went to
austrilia to observe the native flutter kick, ➔​ England is recognized as the first country to
resulted in exceptional speed, he combined participate in swimming as a recreation and
overhand stroke then the "Australian competitive sport.
Crawl" was introduced.
In 1837
➢​ He Set a new world record in 1902 ➔​ Competitions were held in man-made pools
swimming a hundred yards finishing at in London.
58.3 sec
●​ The National Swimming Society in England
In 1905 organized the competitions which grew
➔​ Charles M. Daniels, a swimming from New quickly in popularity.
York Athletic Club, Introduce "American
Crawl" ●​ The very first indoor pool in the history of
swimming was constructed in 1862 in
➢​ He set a new world record in a hundred England. Soon, more pools were built and
yard swim finishing at only 54. 8 sec. another swimming organization was
established in 1880.
➢​ Diff from Austrilian, 1 stroke and 6
revolution of kick ●​ It was known as the Amateur Swimming
Association of GreatBritain, an organization
Historical Background of Swimming with more than 300 member clubs. The
main swimming styles utilized in
The word “swimming” is derived from the Old competitions were the breaststroke and the
English term “swimmin.” Although the origin of recently-developed sidestroke.
swimming is not really known, people probably
learned how to swim from watching animals.
In 1873
➢​ Records show that the competitive ➔​ Arthur Trudgen introduces an overhand
swimming began about 1837 in stroke using the scissors kick which was to
become known as the “Trudgen crawl”. J. H
 Derbyshire uses the “Trudgen crawl” and
swam 100 yards in sixty seconds for the In 1954
world record. This stroke has recently been
restored to competitive swimming, and
some modern distance swimmers have set ➔​ The emergence of outstanding Filipina
new records using it. swimmers were remarkable, Haydee Coloso
and Jocelyn Von Giese both winning gold
medals. The programs that provided
In year 1878
opportunities for Pinoy swimmers to develop
➔​ Frederick Cavill, an Englishman, went to and enhance their skills were organized and
Australia. After observing that the native promoted.
flutter kick leg action resulted in
exceptional speed, he combined it with the
double overhand stroke, and this stroke is ●​ Unfortunately, the performance of Filipino
known as the “Australian Crawl.” He set a swimmers before, particularly in the 1950’s,
new world record of 58.4 seconds for 100 has been unmatched since. In fact, since
yards in the 1902 world championships the 2002 Asian Games, not a representative
using this stroke. has taken home any medal for the sport.

About 1905
Swimming Terminologies
➔​ Charles M. Daniels, a swimmer for the
New York Athletic Club, Introduced
the“American Crawl” and used it to set a Approach and hurdle
world record of 54.8 seconds in the 100
yard swim in 1910. The difference of
“Australian and American Crawl” was that ➔​ the walking steps (approach) and the jump
in the American Crawl the kick was timed (hurdle) to the end of the springboard in
to the stroking of the arms six beats of the diving. Competitively, the approach must
legs for every revolution of the arms contain at least four steps which includes
the hurdle. The hurdle consists of lifting one
Swimming History in the Philippines leg up until the thigh is parallel to the board
and the lower leg is perpendicular to the
The American introduced swimming as a sport to board, jumping off of the supporting foot and
the Philippines in the year 1900, and by 1912, a landing on both feet.
number of local swimmers had emerged from
different parts of the country who competed against
Aqua aerobics
each other in championships organized by the
Americans.
➔​ the performance of aerobic exercise
In the year 1928 activities in waist or chest deep water to the
➔​ Saw the greatest achievement of a Filipino advantage of water resistance and
in the sport. Teofilo E. Yldefonso also known buoyancy, and to prevent damage to the
as “Ilocano Shark”, won the Philippines its joints in the lower extremities.
first Olympic medal by winning bronze in the
200m breaststroke event at the 1928
Olympics in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Aquatics

●​ He repeated this feat in the 1932 Olympics

in Los Angeles, California, when he won his ➔​ pertaining to water or to activities performed
second bronze medal, becoming the first in water.
Filipino to win multiple medals in the
Buoyancy
Olympics. However, his performance
➔​ the upward force of water on a submersed
declined in the next games. He died fighting
object. See Archimedes’ principle.
for the country during World War II.
Butterfly
●​ The war brought a pause to swimming ➔​ a relatively new stroke used in competition
competitions but when it ended. The and considered the second fastest stroke.
Filipinos started another wave in its The arms work in a crawl action, but both hit
showcase of swimming excellence. the water and pull at the same time. The
kick is a dolphin kick similar to the flutter,
but both feet kick up and down together at
Artemio Salamat and Jacinto Cayco the same time.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR

➔​ had won gold medals for the 200m and ➔​ a means of external heart massage that
100m breaststroke events in the first Asian may be used to revive persons experiencing
Games that was held in New Delhi, India in heart failure.
1951.
Finning
➔​ an action of the arms like the fins of a fish,
resulting mostly from the movement of the
elbow and the wrist in and out from the
body, in a press and recovery action.
 Pike
Float ➔​ A body position with the knees straight, the
➔​ to be suspended in the water. hips bent, and the back rounded.The arms
may be touching the legs or extended out to
Tuck Float the side.
➔​ to float with your hips and knees flexed and
with your hands holding your shins,with your
head down in the water, and your rounded Pull
back bobbing above the surface. ➔​ An action of the arms imparting force on the
water toward the body to propel person
Prone Float through the water.
➔​ To float face down with arms and legs
extended. Push
➔​ An action of the arms or legs that propels a
Supine Float person through the water by imparting force
➔​ To float face up. Position of arms and legs, on the water away from the body.
and the degree of horizontal and vertical
positioning is determined by the density of Recovery phase
the floaters body. ➔​ That part of a stroke in which the arms or
legs have thrust the body through the water
Glide and are now returning to the position for
➔​ A period in which the body is moving in an another thrust.
extended position as a result of prior
propulsion through the water. The resting Resistance or drag
phase of the breast, elementary back, the ➔​ The greater the surface area that is
sidestrokes. The body is floating and gliding presented to the water, the greater the
through the water as a result of the last kick resulting resistance or “drag” on the body.
or pull of the arms.
Sculling
Gutter ➔​ A means of propelling oneself through the
➔​ The edge of the pool at water level. Water water with the hands and forearms
from the surface splashes over the gutter executing a figure eight action. Constant
and drained away. This helps keep the pressure is exerted on both of the in and out
water surface clean and less agitated. phases of the arms action.

Kick Snorkelling
➔​ To propel the body through the water with ➔​ To explore and dive in water using a face
legs. mask, a snorkel tube, and swim fins.

Dolphin kick Stretch

➔​ Both legs moving up and down together. ➔​ To extend the body into a straight line with
arms and legs extended, toes pointed, and
Flutter kick back straight.
➔​ Both legs moving up and down alternately.
Surfing
Scissors kick ➔​ To swim or glide with the waters at the
➔​ A bending of knees and extension of legs
beach and let them carry you the shore.
forward and backward in relation to the
body, then the hard squeeze to a stretch Board surfing consists of standing, kneeling,
position. Probably the most powerful but not or sitting on a long board and riding the
the fastest kick. While lying on the side in waves to the shore. Body surfing uses only
the water, if the top legs extends forward it the body and no board.
is called the regular scissors kick, but if the
back leg extends backward it is called the Synchronised swimming
inverted scissors kick. The inverted kick is
used for saving lifesaving techniques. ➔​ A form of swimming in which competitors
perform various strokes and water
Whip gymnastic figures to music. Many of the
➔​ A recovery or power kick in which the knees
are bent as the ankles are flexed, and the figures are extremely difficult to accomplish.
toes are rotated outward on the recovery, Competitors in this sport are judged on their
then the feet and legs press out and down form, execution, style, originality and the
into extension on the power phase. difficulty of the figures.

Mouth to mouth resuscitation

➔​ A form of artificial respiration that may be Tuck
used to revive a person who has stopped
breathing. ➔​ A body position with the knees bent, the
hips bent, and the chest on the knees. The
Natatorium
hands usually holding on to the shinbones.
➔​ A building where swimming and other water
activities take place. The head may be titled forward or
backward.