Swimming Instructional Manual

Swimming Instructional Manual
Name
Institution
Introduction
Swimming action revolves about the center of buoyancy unlike walking on dry land which revolves around the center of gravity. While swimming, there is an increase in movement friction and resistance. The body also feels lighter while in water as compared to when on land but inhaling becomes more difficult. To overcome these challenges and become good at swimming, people need to be trained how to breathe, think, move and act effectively while in water. Swimming instruments also aid the swimming process and some of these instruments include; swim suit, swim cap, swim goggles, swim fins, tempo trainer and swim noodles (Edson, n. d; Rew & Bullock, 2011). This paper is an instructional manual for swimming.
Leg kicks: Make gentle rhythmic leg kicks so that you can improve body position and not tire your muscles through generating propulsions. This can be achieved through;
1 While kicking, ensure that the big toes tap against each other in a consistent manner.
2 Keep the legs working closely together and in a relatively straight manner, without locking the knee.
3 Keep your ankles relaxed, your big toes turned inward while kicking your feet above the surface of water without splashing.
4 Initiate the kick at hip level and not at the knee level so that your legs can remain straight.
5 Kick at a high frequency but with a small range of motion maintaining a rhythm of 123,123 (Rew & Bullock, 2011).
* Note that if you go backward, it means your kicks are incorrect.
Arms Kicks: maintain long strokes that move...