Step 1: Body Position First, ensure your body is flat and facing down, parallel to the waters surface. During the stroke, keep the body as horizontal as possible to avoid water resistance. Hips should remain in line with the shoulders, while the head should remain central. Avoid over exaggerated movements, keeping strokes smooth and well-timed.
Step 2: Arm Action
The stroke requires three different steps. First, the catch - Put your arms out straight, shoulder width apart and palms facing downwards, and then press down and out at the same time with both hands. Next is the pull - pull your hands towards your body in a semicircular motion with palms facing outwards, keeping your elbows higher than your hands, and pushing the water underneath
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With both legs together and toes pointed, kick downwards at the same time, similar to the way in which a dolphin swims. There should be two kicks throughout your stroke; the first kick is a small one to realign your body position as you start the catch, and the second kick is large, performed during the recovery phase when your arms are above the water. The big kick is timed to propel your body forward as momentum is lost during recovery.
Step 4: Breathing
Breathing should be completed during the start of the recovery phase when the arms are just starting to come out of the water. Raise your chin above the water, keeping your head straight and quickly inhale; do so quickly in order to complete a smooth recovery. A breath should be taken every other stroke to avoid a decrease in speed, if possible.
Step 5: Timing:
Timing and coordination are essential for a smooth easy swimming stroke.Both breathing and limb motions must be synchronised accordingly in order to execute the butterfly effectively.Specifically, the downbeat of the first leg kick occurs at the catch; both arms will have been in the air during recovery, causing the hips to sink. The second kick should be strong enough to counter-balance this hip
One way is called a beach start and the first thing a person should do to perform this type of start would be to strap themselves to the board. The boat drives away from the beach you hold onto the rope you’re your knee boarding. The second way is the most used and I call it a deep water start. The deep water start begins with me laying on the kneeboard with the strap to my side and holding the rope out at the edge of the board. As the boat starts to pick up speed the kneeboard begins to lift up higher out the water. This happens because the tilt of the board pushes on the water causing the water to push back which gives the board its lift. While the boat is still speeding up I begin my move up the board by pulling my knees up toward my chest. As I am pulling up my knees, I slowly start to lean back on the board. This is to keep the right amount of lift while I am still getting up to speed. Now that I have my knees in the knee slots I grab the strap and secure myself to the board so I don’t fall off. Once I am settled in on the board and have the boat running about 25 mph the kneeboard and I have no problem with balance. Because of my new speed I can knee on the board and not worry about fall over. The reason behind this is simple, speed, without moving across the water kneeing down on the board was nearly impossible. Now that I am traveling across the water I have the lift from the water and a small amount of drag. In
Wiggle your fingers and toes. Open your hands...then close them... and open them once again.
The angle of entry of the hand is important in improving drag force and propulsion. This is because the hand controls entry into the water and flow of water over the hand. Drag propulsion can be used effectively to improve my paddling technique, by making my strokes longer and larger, similar to the “S” stroke. Instead of them being short and wide, causing little propulsion because of this propulsion principle.
Lift through the arches of the feet as you bend your front knee so that it is parallel with the earth and the knee bends until it is directly over the right foot. 5. The back leg remains straight, and weight should be through the middle to outsides of each foot. 6. Once you are balanced through the legs, center yourself by breathing slowly and mindfully.
William Shakespeare’s seventeenth century tragedy, Macbeth, tells the story of Macbeth, whose ambition leads him to murder his close friends. In the play, he is told that he will become king, but to speed up the process he is convinced to kill the current king, Duncan. Although he is portrayed as a vile, evil character, the scene before he murders Duncan, his thoughts after the murder, and his encounters with his friend’s ghost show that Macbeth truly is a man of conscience.
However, during the front sweep of the arms, the swimmer’s legs are simultaneously kicking in a dolphin kick to help the swimmer’s momentum and acceleration through the water in a wave movement. The feet are extended and toes pointed replicating that of a dolphin tail and have a wave-like a leg kick. The knees have a slight bend and the hips initiate the wave - like movement that continues through the swimmer’s torso. The front sweep is the beginning of the swimmer’s hand momentum through to the back sweep. The hand momentum is very significant in butterfly stokes and all swimming strokes as hand momentum consist of drag and lift forces moving in the opposite direction to the fluid motion of the
“Here, hold it under its gill with your right hand then support the fish with your left hand,” Aaron explained.
Granted, I only did it one time, I just couldn’t seem to get the hang of it. My family even tried to help me by going towards a beach so I could sit on the kneeboard before hand instead of having to get up after the boat takes off. I was able to stay on the board that way and have a quick ride, but it didn’t feel as though I accomplished anything since I couldn’t do it on my own. Since I was unsuccessful in my own accomplishments, I was determined to try again the next time (which ended up being the following
Deborah, worked as a bar tender in Ajax, Ontario. The sixty-six year-old owner began to show interest quickly and sexual advances began. Deborah was frequently asked on dates, slapped on her bottom, and received unwelcoming comments about her body. As the advances continued, the owner began to describe what he would sexually do to her, such as to “bend her over the pool table and smack her bare ass” (Hunter 2014). Deborah was fired after testifying to the sexual harassment charges. After, the bar owner delivered letters to Deborah’s home that said how he wished they could have had a relationship. This directly violates principle eight of ethical conduct as the owner did not act appropriately when
As you are making your way out, you may encounter some large waves. These waves occasionally seem impossible to get around, but there is a way to dodge them. As you see a wave coming, wrap your arms tightly around the board, then flip you and your board over, therefore placing you underwater and your board turned upside down. Because the nose of the board is now pointed downward, the wave will smoothly bypass over you. When you see the wave disappear, you can then flip back over! It is also tricky knowing where to stop paddling and when to start waiting. You don't want to be too close to the shore, yet you don't want to be too far either! Positions change daily, and there are multiple ways on figuring out where to position yourself. One is to know where the current is the strongest and how far apart the waves are from one another. For now, follow other present surfers or ask a lifeguard.
First you’ll need to know how to tread water, and be able to do it for extended periods of time. What you’ll need to do is a technique called egg beater. What you’ll do is spin each leg in a circular, clockwise motion. If your do it correctly, then while one leg is under you body, the other should be outside his body. Also you’ll need to get you hands involved. You’ll do something similar to egg beater but it’s called skulling. You’ll move both hands in and out, while both hands should be in and out at
There are many different varieties of swimming strokes; a freestyle stroke, a breaststroke, butterfly stroke, back stroke, side stroke, as well as a elementary side stroke. Each of these range in proficiency. Beginning with the freestyle stroke, you must first begin concentrating on each and every specific aspect of your stroke, You find your head position, reach forward, rotate
Throughout human history we have learnt that power in the wrong hands can lead to devastating effects. Take North Korea for instance. North Korea is a prime example of power being in the wrong hands. Korea used to be one nation, but now it is split into two. The government has restricted its own country and corrupted the nation, and dire consequences await those who dare to speak out against its dictators.
As I previously mentioned, I will describe the four basic strokes that swimming consists of, such as the freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly
The head is important. If the head is pressed down, the lower body will stay afloat. In our first few days, our class practiced 6’ foot and 9’ vessels. We had a small competition that checked to see which person could glide the furthest. The typical goals for the vessel competitions were 4 feet and 4.5 feet. This taught our class how to properly use our body in the freestyle stroke to eliminate drag. Another lesson we learned was to swim with high elbows. The pull of the water causes a lot of frontal drag and keeping closer to the water surface reduced the amount of drag. This was another way to reduce drag.