Swimming PE12

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TODAY!

swimming is the second most popular


exercise activity in the United States,
with approximately 360 million annual
visits to recreational water venues.
They emphasize that parents should not feel secure
that their child is safe in water or safe from drowning
after participating in an aquatic program.
They state, "Whenever infants and toddlers
are in or around water, an adult should be within an arm's length,
providing 'touch supervision.'"
Similar to the freestyle in that you use an alternate
windmill arm stroke and flutter kick.

Two keys to a proper backstroke are that your arms


move with equal strength, otherwise you will swim
off to one side, and that your body rolls from side to
side so that your arms catch enough water to propel
you forward.

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