Swimming

Swimming is a skill most learn as means for pure survival. However, some people take the skill to the next level, and participate in the sport of competitive swimming. Ranging from local neighborhood summer swim leagues to the world broadcasted Olympics, competitive swimming has participants of all levels. Among these levels is the high school team level, which is commonly found among the many sports on most high schools lists. At any level of competitive swimming, the swimmers showcase their

Swimming is a sport that can be swum individually or as a team. It’s typically swum in filtered swimming pools, but sometimes competitions can take place in open bodies of water. The overall objective is to swim faster than your competition. The race can be swum in different forms; the butterfly stroke, backstroke, breaststroke, front crawl, freestyle, an individual medley, and a relay race. Swimming each stroke requires specific techniques, and in competition, there are specific regulations concerning

me as I crouch forward on the swimming starting platform. Every muscle in my body is tingling and aching to dive forward and to feel the cool water swallow me before I race forward. When I was younger, my father would enter me into any triathlon that was available for my age. I would travel all around Georgia and South Carolina competing in the straining contest of swimming, biking, and running. As my life progressed, I focused more on the sport of competitive swimming. While growing up, I swam for

Advantages of Swimming “Only 56 percent of American can perform core swimming skills” (Feeney). These skills include things like jumping or stepping water over one’s head, returning to the surface to tread water or float for one minute, circling around and identifying an exit. Swimming 25 yards to that point and then exiting the water. Than there are stories of people who are 70 plus getting in the pool and learning to swim for the first time and how its helping them live longer and happier lives

improvise, adapt, and overcome. Swimming is an integral part of my life—between training at swim practice, lifeguarding and teaching swimming lessons, I rarely spend any time on land. Swimming for the Allen High School; Varsity Team has

After these slothful thoughts past my body is finally able to resist my bed’s clasp over me. Every Morning do the same thing, and go through the same thoughts. I do all this just to jump into a cold pool, and tire myself out before the day starts. Swimming is the sport that everyone pokes fun at, but not everyone can do. Nor is everyone willing to

As a collegiate swimmer, doing anything in my power to improve my times in order to help the team succeed is a crucial part of my day-to-day activities. Based on this article, one thing that I can add to my routine is using imagery to visualize my events. Visualization is defined as creating/re-creating the experience of activity in the mind (Post, Muncie, & Simpson, 2012). Previous research proposes that creating these experiences facilitates skill acquisition, performance, motivation, confidence

sanctioning swimming in Idaho? Mr. Bright: Well, I do believe that it should be sanctioned in Idaho, I have seen a lot more swimmers this year then I think that I have seen in previous years. Me: Oh yes! This year is our biggest team that we have had in the entire history of the Kimberly swim team, with about twenty seven kids in total. Mr. Bright: Yes, that is right I remember now that this year we had a huge number of kids join. That is another reason that I want to sanction swimming in Idaho is

Swimming is a sport where most people, like myself, start young. I started when I was seven years old, now bringing me to my eleventh year in the pool. My dad always told people how I went through every sport and hated them all until i tried out for swimming and I just “fell in love”. Whenever I would hear him tell people this I always though, “No, swim was just the one I hated the least.” I liked the pool and all the friends I made, but swimming back and forth watching the black line for two straight

Chapter 1 – What Is Swimming? Swimming is a physical activity that can help you reduce your body weight, build muscle strength, and improve your overall stamina. Additionally, it can aid in maintaining a healthy cardiovascular system and keeping yourself fresh during summer. It is a safe sport that can be done even by people with an advanced age. This eBook is designed to help you become an excellent swimmer in a short period of time. However, let us discuss some basic information regarding this