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1
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It shows some carving on the walls about swimming.

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9000 BC

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Swimming is part of their training.

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Greek, Roman warriors
Middle Ages

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The first stroke in swimming known as the “crawl” stroke was used.

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South Pacific and Europe
Several 100 years ago

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They traveled to England to compete and won and become national celebrities.

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Flying Gull and Tobacco (Native American Ojibwa)
1844

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The first competitive swimming was introduced.

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England

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Swimming was included in the first modern Olympic game.

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Olympic Game (Athens)
1866

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The first swimming Olympic game for women.

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Olympic Game (Women), Stockholm
1912

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Developed the American crawl

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Charles Daniels
1906

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He perfected the underwater dolphin technique.

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David Berkoff
1980’s

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The first person who swam the 169 km straight between Havana and Cuba and Key West, Florida.

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Susie Maroney
1997

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Swam across England channel using breaststroke.

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Capt. Matthew Webb (England)
1875

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12
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who wasthe most-decorated athlete in Olympic history with 28 medals, which included a record 23 gold. He became the first athlete to win eight gold medals at a single Olympics.

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Michael Phelps

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she has won seven Olympic gold medals and 21 world championship gold medals, the most in history for a female swimmer.

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Katie Ledecky

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First dual swimming competition; swimming as a competitive sport.

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1910
YMCA (Young Men Christian Association)

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First swimming championship meet

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1911
Manila, YMCA, American Columbia Club

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Filipino participated in the second championship meet.

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1912
Conrado Benetiz (Most outstanding Filipino swimmer)

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Philippine Team composed of C. Benitez, J. del Pan, C. Alville and L. Cristobal won the championship meet.

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1913
Far Eastern Games

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US Army won recognition as the greatest Filipino swimmer.

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1924
Teofilo Yidefonso

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6th Formosa-Philippines Biennial Swimming Championship meet

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1951

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First swimming competition for women

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1931
National Women’s Swimming Championship

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First Asian games competition wherein Filipino swimmers participated

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New Delhi
1951

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Held in Manila, Philippines

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1954
2nd Asian Games

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Held in Tokyo, Japan

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1958
3rd Asian Games

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Held in Jakarta, Indonesia where Filipino swimmers won as second place.

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1962
4th Asian Games

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The first Asian Age group were founded hosted by Singapore

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1970
1st Asian Age Group (Philippine Amateur Swimming Association)

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Registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission

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Present
Philippine Swimming with the creation of Aquatics Sports Association

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swimming skills for them are the most important factor because they are responsible for the safety of other people in the swimming areas

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Lifeguards

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they must be prepared and assist anytime if an emergency occurs.

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Scuba Diving and Snorkeling Instructor

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29
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They must know how to swim well to teach their students.

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Physical Education teachers

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they are not required to swim as part of their job but they need to learn how to swim in case of an accident because they work on water.

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Sailors and offshore workers

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is a structure designed to hold water to enable swimming or other water leisure activities.

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Swimming pool

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32
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is an item of clothing designed to be worn by people engaging in a water-based activity.

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Swimwear
Swimsuit for female and swimming trunk for male

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It is considered a protective gear to support area of the eyes to prevent water or chemicals to settle in this part of the body.

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Goggles

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34
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It is a silicone, latex or lycra cap worn on head of the swimmer to prevent falling hair and other dirt that may settle in the pool. It serves also as a control for hair to settle in the face or eyes of a swimmer.

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Swim cap

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It is a buoyant board use to develop correct kicking mechanism.

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Kickboard

36
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It is a figure-eight shaped piece of foam used in swim workout. Swimmers can place the bouy between the legs thighs or ankle to support the body while not doing a kick in the legs.

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Pull bouy

37
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It is a colored plastic device that is worn on the swimmer’s hands during swimming practices to develop and enhance speed. It is also used to develop arm strength.

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Hand paddles

38
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It is a shaped tube use for the practice of swimming underwater equipped with diving mask.

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Snorkel

39
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It is made of fin-like rubber worn on the foot to aid movement through the water activities.

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Training fins

40
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SAFE PRINCIPLES MEANS:

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S- slow along with easy movements for energy conservation.
A- apply natural buoyancy, allow the water to support your body weight.
F- full lung inflation this will help maintain buoyancy.
E- extreme relaxation it allows and ensures control and composure.

41
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when one or more of the involuntary muscle contract. (Leg, Stomach and Back)

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Muscle Cramps (Charley Horse)

42
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it is a state of being exhausted, fatigues, energy depleted or energy consumed.

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Exhaustion

43
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is very important and a must before getting into any physical activities such as swimming to improve fitness and health.

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Physical conditioning

44
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it is the first step in any physical activity that prepares the body for physical exertion.

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Warm – up

45
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Warm – up and stretching movements should always start in slow and controlled pattern. Exercise can be done in a series of repetition.

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Warm – up and stretching movements

46
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is important after swimming. The body must take some adaptations during the recovery period before it returns to normal.

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Cool Down

47
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3 stages in an exercise

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Warm-up, work out, cool down

48
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Short course pool:

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25m or 25yards
Four or more lanes

49
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Long course pool:

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50m or 54.6 yds

50
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Olympic events length:

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50m

51
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Other possible accident or danger in swimming

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Underwater holes, weeds, see urchin, jelly fish, cone shells, water currents, sting rays, irregular bottom, sharks, panic

52
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Warm-up exercises

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HASA
Head rotation
Arm Circling
Sideward bending
Ankle/Hip Rotation

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Stretching exercises

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NTLQ
Neck stretches
Tricep Stretch
Latissimus Dorsi Stretch
Quadriceps Stretch

54
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Cooldown exercises

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DAS
Deep breathing exercises (bobbing)
Arm and leg shake
Stretching exercises (low impact)

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“My attitude was anytime I had an opportunity to practice a start or a dive, I did it as well as I could. In training, you do a thousand turns in practice. You might as well do a thousand of them very well, rather than get lazy and get into bad habits.”

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Tracy Caulkins

56
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3 basic skills that need to be developed in swimming

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BPG
Breathing
Placement of the head
Gliding and landing

57
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is an important basic skill in swimming. It requires a small amount of air when you face is above the water and exhales by blowing out through mouth and nose.

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Breathing

58
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The first step to learn how to breathe while swimming is the ___. It prepares the swimmer to breathe in and exhale under the deeper water.

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Submerging (bobbing)

59
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It is the best way to conserve energy while swimming. Releasing the weight of the head into the waters is the main way to release tension of the body. It’s the first step in learning how to swim freestyle.

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Floating

60
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It is the first technique for beginners wherein the face is submerged in the water that allows the swimmer to see the bottom of the pool.

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Prone float (Dead man’s float)

61
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The swimmer’s face is in the water, lifts the feet off the bottom, arms hanging down, body bobs to the surface in a ball-like form and allows the water to support the body. The knees are raised to the chest and encircled by the arms.

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Jellyfish float

62
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It is a technique by hugging knees and tuck chin to chest, forming the shape of a ball. It can be done in a prone or supine position. Hold the ankles with the hands.

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Tuck float (Turtle float)

63
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It is one of the best relaxing float in swimming. It can be performed with legs together or apart and arms extended to the side or overhead.

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Horizontal survival float (Back Float)

64
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Keeps the swimmer afloat without the help of the feet. It helps the swimmer to control the body in the water in any position. When combined with threading, can help conserve energy. It develops the hands and arms muscles while pushing against the water.

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Skulling

65
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It is afloat in a vertical position woth your arms extended sideways at shoulder level and elbows slightly bent. Water is at shoulder level and use hands to scull back and forth.

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Vertical sculling

66
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Lie on your back and kick slowly up and down. The legs and feet are in knocked-knee and pigeon-toed position. Execute a slow sculling movement from the hips.

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Flutter-Back Sculling

67
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It is a smooth movement through water without using the arms or leg for propulsion. It helps you to get used to the water sensation of moving through the water headfirst. Movement of water without using too much effort.

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Gliding

68
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6 basic skills in swimming

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BGFTDF

breathing
gliding
floating
treading water
doggy paddle
flutter kick

69
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It is swimming kick in which the legs make rapid alternate up-and-down movements while the knees remain rigid, as in the crawl.

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Flutter Kick

70
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Type of Flutter Kick

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a. Front flutter – Freestyle ​
b. Back flutter – Back stroke

71
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Four Major Strokes in Swimming:

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Freestyle, Breaststroke, Backstroke and Butterfly stroke

72
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It is a common style in swimming and the preferred stroke of seasoned swimmers. It is also known as the front crawl. Most swimmer choose to use this style technique because it is the fastest style and is required and is regularly used in a competition. It uses alternating arms movements with above water recovery. The legs execute a flutter kick. It is fast and efficient.

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Freestyle

73
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It is a swimming style at slow speed and the most popular swim stroke at all. The stroke themselves are slowest strokes among the four. It is often the first swimming stroke taught to beginners.

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Breaststroke

74
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It is a stroke started from lying on your back with arms and legs stretched straight out. It uses alternating and opposite arm movement. As one arm pulls through the water from overhead to the hip, the other arm recovers above the water from hip to the overhead. In terms of speed, it is the slower than the freestyle and butterfly but faster than breaststroke.

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Backstroke or back crawl

75
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The most difficult among the four stroke to master, it requires synchronization between two main parts of the body, the arms and legs. A strong dolphin kick and the strength of the upper body are required to propel and pull the body through the water in an undulating water.

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Butterfly stroke

76
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It is one of the most exciting sports in the world. It involves leaping and springing into water, while trying to perfect a series of perfect body positions. But it is also very strictly controlled.

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Diving

77
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In diving positions:

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a. ‘Straight’ is where the body is kept in a fluid line, not being bent at the hips or knees.
b. ‘Pike’ is where the body is bent at the hips but not the knees.
c. ‘Tuck’ involves the body being bunched up tightly with the hands on the lower legs
d. ‘Free’ is only for twisting dives and can be a combination of at least two of the other positions. So a diver can bend their legs or bend their hips without being penalized

78
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The diver faces forward and rotates forward

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Forward

79
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The diver faces backwards and rotates backwards

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Backwards

80
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The diver faces forwards and rotates backwards

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Reverse

81
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The diver faces backwards and rotates forwards

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Inwards

82
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These dives can be performed forwards, backwards, reverse or inwards, and involves a lateral twist.

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Twisting

83
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These dives are performed only from platforms and begin from a handstand. They can be performed forwards or backwards, with forward, back or reverse rotation, and may include twists.

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Armstand

PATHFIT 4: Swimming (1 decks)

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