PE Flashcards
For ancient Greeks, swimming
was a measure of culture (plato)
First swimming style
Breastroke
Ladies were allowed to swim first in Olympics in year
1912
FINA
Federation internationale de natation
- July 19, 1908
- London, Manchester hotel
- now WORLD AQUATICS
known as front crawl
Freestyle
stroke characterized by alternate stroking of the arms over the water surface and alternating flutter kick
freestyle
In freestyle swimmers may rotate to the ____ and perform a ____and some part of this viewer must touch the wall. The swimmer must finish on the ____
stomach; flip turn; back
This swimming stroke require simultaneous movement of the arms on the same horizontal plane
Breaststroke
The hands are pressed out from in front of the breast in heart shaped pattern and recovered under or on the surface of the water. the kick is a simultaneous somewhat circular motion like the action of a frog
breaststroke
This stroke features a simultaneous recovery of the arms over the water combined with an undulating dolphin kick.
Butterfly
In the individual medley, the swimmer begins with a ____, then changes after one fourth of the race to _______, then ____and finally ____
Butterfly-backstroke-breaststroke-freestyle
For the relay medley what is the order of strokes?
Back-breast-fly-free
Competitive swimwear must be _____and _____
skintight and lightweight
prevents water from getting in the ears
ear plugs
prevent water from getting in the nose
nose clips