Floating in swimming.pptx

Floating in swimming

1. Floating in swimming Physical education Exact colleges of asia

2. What is floating? Float is what you do when you’re lying on the water. Floating equips students the ability to roll to their back and stay at the water’s surface, which places them in an ideal position to breathe. Floating also helps the swimmer to conserve energy, which reduces the chances of drowning from physical fatigue.

3. What is difference between floating and swimming? swimming is the process in which we voluntarily move our hands and legs to go through water whereas floating is the process through which we do not do anything other than floating above the water without drowning.

4. 3 TYPES OF FLOAT SURVIVAL FLOAT BACK FLOAT TREADING

5. SURVIVAL FLOAT SOME CALL THIS TURTLE FLOAT OR JELLYFISH FLOAT. swimmer reaching down, wrapping the arms around the knees and holding them and bobbing to the surface.

6. BACK FLOAT 1. . Go to the side of the pool where the water is about belly deep. 2. Hold onto the poolside with both hands. 3. Lower your body into the water. 4. While still holding on to the side of the pool, gently lean back. Let your head be carried by the water as if it was a pillow. Relax even more into the water. If you have a spotter she could gently place her hand under your upper back for support. 5. When you are ready your hands can let go of the poolside, your body drifting ever so slowly on the surface of the water. Notice how the water is carrying your head, torso, and arms. Your feet may still touch the bottom of the floor – that’s fine.

7. TREADING Treading water or water treading is what a swimmer can do while in a vertical position to keep their head above the surface of the water, while not providing sufficient directional thrust to overcome inertia and propel the swimmer in any specific direction. As it expends less energy than traditional strokes, it is often used by swimmers to rest in between periods of exertion without having to leave the water.