LESSON 6 Basic Skills Drills in Swimming

basic skills Drills in swimming

1. BASIC
SKILLS/DRILLS
IN SWIMMING
LESSON 6

2. 7 BASIC SKILLS/DRILLS IN
SWIMMING
Can you give one example?

3. 7 BASIC SKILLS/DRILLS IN
SWIMMING
Breath Holding
Bobbing
Floating
Sculling
Treading
Streaming
Kicking
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4. BREATH HOLDING
In breath-holding, the swimmer purposefully attempts
to hold his/her breath for as long as he/she is able,
either motionless or while swimming distances
underwater. This practice can be potentially
dangerous as it can starve the brain and body tissues
of oxygen causing hypoxia (low oxygen content in the
organ).

5. BREATH HOLDING

6. BOBBING
Bobbing is an aquatic form of trampolining. Swimmers
slowly blow bubbles which allows them to submerge
vertically, feet first to the bottom of the pool. Then,
they push off the bottom using their feet and "bounce"
up to the surface.

7. BOBBING

8. FLOATING
It means letting go of the railing, ladder, or instructor –
and that's unsettling to anyone who's not comfortable
in the water. Floating is an important skill, especially
for children. It can help even small children stay safer
in and around the water, and it's one of the most
critical water safety skills.

9. FLOATING

10. SCULLING
Sculling water is a basic swimming technique where
you use quick horizontal movements of the hands in
the water to maintain your head above the water's
surface. You float in a vertical position with your arms
extended sideways at shoulder level, elbows slightly
bent.

11. SCULLING

12. TREADING
Treading water is a technique that allows a swimmer
to remain upright in an essentially stationary position
with the head above water. The hands move in a
sculling movement, while the legs kick in a
breaststroke or scissors kick. Alternatively, the
eggbeater or rotary kick may be used.

13. TREADING

14. STREAMING
It is the fundamental body position in swimming.
Whether you swim long-axis strokes (freestyle and
backstroke) or short-axis strokes (butterfly and
breaststroke), there's some aspect of streamlining
involved no matter what, from your push off the wall to
your body position.

15. STREAMING

16. KICKING
Kick. The flutter kick begins at the hips and flows to
the feet. As one foot moves downward, the other comes
up in a fluttering rhythm. Kick from the hip and thigh,
not from the knee. During the downward part of the
kick, your ankle stays relaxed, toes are pointed behind
you, and your knee is slightly bent.

17. KICKING

18. THANK YOU!