because it splits the plastic cover into two. Backstroke HISTORY OF BACKSTROKE Backstroke is an ancient style of swimming, who owes most of what it has to Harry Hebner. It was the second stroke to be swum in competitions after the front crawl. The first Olympic backstroke competition was the 1900 Paris Olympics men's 200 metre. Backstroke has a similar speed to butterfly. Race times for the butterfly are superior to those for the backstroke mostly because the former allows a racing start from
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MALLORY WEGGEMAN Weggemann has been a competitive swimmer since the age of seven. After her injury at the age of 18, Weggemann chose to return to the pool. In April 2008, her older sister found an article in the local newspaper discussing the Paralympic Swimming Trials. The meet was being held at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Still coping with her new disability, Weggemann found one thing unchanged, her love for swimming. While attending the meet as a
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Narrative Report : University Athletic Association Philippines (UAAP) Season 76 Swimming Competition 2013 at TRACE College Submitted by: Yuri L. Matias BSHRM - 4th yr. TRACE College Los Banos, Laguna, 1st Semester School Year 2013 - 2014 University Athletic Association Philippines (UAAP) Season 76 swimming competition was held at TRACE College, Los Banos, Laguna Acquatic Sports Complex where an olympic size swimming pool is located. The compettion was
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project is all about Advance swimming and explanations every step of swimming technique and each phase/skill. Advance Freestyle Advance Breastroke Video (explanation) * Right arm pull 3 counts * Right arm pull 2 counts * Basic backstroke Advance swimming: * Advance Freestyle A competition in which the contestant is given more latitude than in related events, “especially “ swimming competition in which the swimmer may use any stroke. The freestyle stroke, also known as front
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WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY LA PAZ, ILOILO CITY I. INTRODUCTION SWIMMING Swimming is an aquatic sport which is based on the human act of swimming. Basically, the goal of swimming sport is to complete a given distance in the smallest time. Different swimming competitions are held which are totally based on speed and endurance such as crossing an English Channel. Swimming as a sport, is different from other aquatic sports like diving, synchronized swimming and water polo that involves
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Let go of your fear. A lot of people put off learning how to swim because they're afraid of drowning. While drownings do occur, most of them could have been prevented by simple safety measures. Follow these guidelines whenever you're swimming, and the odds of drowning will decrease dramatically: • Never swim alone. Always go swimming with one other person who is a strong swimmer, if not several other people. • Don't start out swimming in moving water. If you're learning to swim in an ocean or
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SEMESTER 1 2015/2016 Co-cu No: MPU-24L2 LOG BOOK CO-CURRICULUM SWIMMING |photo | Personal Information Name : NG JU YI Student’s Reg. No : 14ABD00994 I.C No : 961210-33-5013 Telephone No : 012-2281306 E-mail : jy_1210@outlook.com Course of study : DMK Current address : NO.Block C-308,Taman Kolej Perdana
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Everyday people all over are dealing with conflicts and their so called enemies. An instance where I dealt with a conflict is when the swimmers at prospect high school were judging me based on my speed. They created their opinions with out meeting me or finding out who I was. This was a conflict I had to deal with and many of the girl who were judgmental became my enemies.This is a topic that affects many, not only fictional characters in a book. This is why it is worth reading. Some may understand
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Ricky Frey Oct 18th ELEMENTARY BACK STROKE STARTING POSITION -Push off the wall backwards and get into a upward position, on your back -Your face clears the water and you stare directly up -Your arms are at your side. -Your legs are out and together. -Your head is in line with your feet FIRST STARTING PHASE -At the same time, bend your knees and bring your feet towards your butt. Still keep your legs together while bending your knees. -If
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The Challenges of Swimming Most everyone has been swimming at least once in their life, but competitive swimming is more than just floating in water. Competitive swimming, from the inception in 1896, has greatly evolved to the sport it is today. It includes four strokes which are; Front stroke, Back stroke, Breast stroke, and Butterfly. Swimming is one of the hardest sports in the world because of the mental and physical attributions. On the mental side of swimming, there are many factors
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