PE Flashcards
-french author
-wrote a book ( The Art of Swimming in 1696), highlighted an early version of the breastroke
Melchisedech Thevenot
-wrote a book in German
-English translated(Small Study Book of the Art of Swimming for Self-Study), became a standard teaching device
GutsMuths(1798)
-signs of swimming as a competitive sport, shown in England.
Early 1800’s
-opened as the first public swimming pool in 1828
St.George Baths
- hold consistent swimming competitions around London.
National Swimming Society
-International swimming competition was held
- two Native Americans entered as participants, named; Flying Gull
1844
-defeated the British competitor
-he used a Front Crawl Stroke, faster than British traditional breastroke
Flying Gull
-first person to succesfully swim the English Channel betw. France and England
- He used breastroke
- he completed almost 22 miles in less than 22 hours.
Captain Matthew Webb
-Germany, France, and Hungary founded national swimming federations
-Scotland, held its first women’s swimming competition in 1892.
Late 1800’s
held its first women’s swimming competition in 1892.
Scotland
founded national swimming federations
Germany, France, and Hungary
-made women’s swimming a legitimate sport
Nancy Edberg
signs of swimming as a competitive sport, shown in
England
- first Olympic swimming competition was held in Athens
- 4 swimming events took place; 100m, 500m, 1200m freestyle, 100m for sailors
- Hungarian, took the first gold medal
- Austrian, won the next.
1896
Olympic sized swimming pool
Dimensions
50 meters or 164 feet in LENGTH
25 meters or 82 feet in WIDTH
2 meters of 6 ft in DEPTH
LENGTH size in pool
50 meters or 164 feet
WIDTH size in pool
25 meters or 82 feet
DEPTH size in pool
2 meters of 6 ft
FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT
SWIMSUIT- fabric designed
GOGGLES- protect eyes from chlorine
BATHING CAPS- keep hair dry, protect hair from chlorine
FLOATATION DEVICES and other equipment
KICKBOARDS
PULL BUOYS
FINS
HAND PADDLES
GLOVES
WATER DUMBBELLS
NOODLE
AQUA JOGGER
ATER TREADMIL
made of latex or silicone, neoprene(keeps u warm)lycra as well.
BATHING CAPS
made of foam
purpose; to hold on and stay afloat while legs do all the work
-coordinating your kicking, gives u arm rest
made of foam
purpose; to hold on and stay afloat while legs do all the work
-coordinating your kicking, gives u arm rest
KICKBOARDS
- like kickboards, placed betw. legs to keep the legs afloat w/out kicking
-excellent training devices for building upper body strength, endurance and cardiorespiratory fitness
-help you work on your form
PULL BUOYS