A 2 Hour Introductory Crash Course On

Swimming 101 :- Concepts , Ethics , Safety and Skills

On Developing A Life Long Skillset

KSP 1141 SWIMMING

1 Credit Hour
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS

Instructors :
Mr. Clement Leong Bachelor Deg. (Sports Science)
Majlis Sukan Negara , Perak State Coach

Engr. Aaron Lee

B.Eng (Hons) Civil (offshore)

AMIMarEST , Mem(MSSA), Grad. BEM IEM, NAUI, TDI, PADI

Course Formalities
PRE-REQ SPORTS SCIENCE

Coursework (Presentation, quiz and etc.) 40%

Practical Assessment 60%
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
Describe the practicality of swimming as a life enhancing tool.
Demonstrate proper freestyle and floatation techniques.
Interpret and appreciate swimming pool rules and safety of life at sea.
Organize a small scale swimming meet.
Once a week, 2 hour session
Attendance is compulsory. Class cancellation due to instructor unavailability
and bad weather will be disclosed to students through selected media (to be
decided).

Course SYLLABUS & OBJECTIVES

Trailing into the future ;

Crash Course : Introductory Swimming 101 : Need to Knows

Mastering basic Freestyle (Front crawl)
Mastering the art of being buoyant and exercise control in the water
Basic introductory pool swimming tricks and techniques
Swimming as a life enhancement tool
Demonstrate the basic techniques involved in Water safety awareness
Introduction to swimming competitions/ championships

With only two objectives in mind ;

i.
Learn the proper way to swim
ii.
Build water skill aptitudes

Generic Pool Regulations

DO s and DONT s

POOL TRAFFIC

Swimming Attire - YES

Swimming Attire - NO

Fundamental Water skill sets

THE FREESTYLE

SAVING YOURSELF

FLOATING , TREADING WATER

FITNESS SWIMMING

Health and fitness pre-requisite

Equipment I : Goggles, masks, fins, paddles,

snorkels, kick boards

Equipment II : Other Floatation Devices

Brief History of Swimming

Swimming emerged as a competitive sport in the 1830s in England. In 1828, the first indoor swimming pool,
St George's Baths was opened to the public.[7] By 1837, the National Swimming Society was holding regular
swimming competitions in six artificial swimming pools, built around London. The sport grew in popularity
and by 1880, when the first national governing body, the Amateur Swimming Association, was formed, there
were already over 300 regional clubs in operation across the country
In 1844 a swimming competition was held in London with the participation of two Native Americans. The
British competitor used the traditional breaststroke, while the Native Americans swam a variant of the front
crawl, which had been used by people in the Americas for generations, but was not known to the British. The
winning medal went to 'Flying Gull' who swam the 130 foot length in just 30 seconds - the Native American
swimming method proved to be a much faster style than the British breaststroke. The Times of London
reported disapprovingly that the Native American stroke was an unrefined motion with the arms "like a
windmill" and the chaotic and unregulated kicking of the legs. The considerable splashing that the stroke
caused was deemed to be barbaric and "un-European" to the British gentlemen, who preferred to keep their
heads over the water. Subsequently, the British continued to swim only breaststroke until 1873. The British
did, however, adapt the breaststroke into the speedier sidestroke, where the swimmer lies to one side; this
became the more popular choice by the late 1840s. In 1895, J. H. Thayers of England swam 100 yards (91 m)
in a record-breaking 1:02.50 using a sidestroke.[7]
Captain Matthew Webb was the first man to swim the English Channel (between England and France), in
1875. He used breaststroke, swimming 21.26 miles (34.21 km) in 21 hours and 45 minutes. His feat was not
replicated or surpassed for the next 36 years, until T.W. Burgess made the crossing in 1911. Other European
countries also established swimming federations; Germany in 1882, France in 1890 and Hungary in 1896. The
first European amateur swimming competitions were in 1889 in Vienna. The world's first women's swimming
championship was held in Scotland in 1892.[10]
The Olympic Games were held in 1896 in Athens, a male-only competition. Six events were planned for the
swimming competition, but only four events were actually contested: 100 m, 500 m, and 1200 m freestyle
and 100 m for sailors.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_swimming

Water Safety Awareness

Can you safe a life ?

Open water vs Coastal vs Pool vs

Closed

Anticipating dangers and hazards

Always be vigilant

Learning respect

Know your limits

CPR / EAR / AED

Get certified

19% of drowning deaths involving

children occur in public pools with
certified lifeguards present.
Drowning Prevention Foundation

Of all preschoolers who drown, 70 percent are

in the care of one or both parents at the time
of the drowning and 75 percent are missing
from sight for five minutes or less.
Orange County, CA, Fire Authority
Nearly 80% of people who die from drowning
are male
Laosee, OC, Gilchrist, J, Rudd, R. Drowning
2005-2009. MMWR 2012; 61(19):344-347.

A life long fitness tool

Why swimming ?
Writing your swim program
Focus on an outcome

Intro to cross fit

Intro to HIIT

Living the fitness lifestyle

Getting to know your body

Swimming , a bonus point for the Offshore Industry?

Save your life ?

1 minute may make the

difference between life and
death

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

SEA SURVIVAL : A VERY REAL THING

Ten Things for the Seamen

Source : Safety For Seamen , a manual published by the medical division of the war Shipping Administration during World War II

Keep physically fit

Know how to swim
Be expert in first aid
Make sure all emergency gear is okay and know how to use
it
Drill until action is automatic
Stay with your vessel your responsibility your best bet
unless there is no alternative
Take the lead if necessary. Get your bearings plan then
act.
Learn how to help survivors
Know how to live if castaway
Understand your fears and anger. Learn how to handle
them

Survival Steps
Source : The Pacific Vessel Owners Association Safety Equipment and Survival Procedures

Recognition dangers / source of emergencies

Inventory Stand back, take stock then act
Shelter Vessel to suit to life raft
Signal alert somebody ; VHF, beacons,smoke,
Water freshwater
Food do not eat without freshwater
Play keep morale up

General Issues for Survival at Sea

Source : Robert J.Merun , Survival Guide for the Mariner

EXPOSURE - hot cold

WATER desalting fish juice (myth) urine
. Seawater ?
SHARKS - a real threat ?
STARVATION food ration, birds, fish, .

Whats cooking in the pipeline ?

Simply just
having fun

Take home research ; to be submitted

within two weeks
Perform a literature review ( research) on the four strokes
of swimming. Compare and contrast them in terms of

Calorie burn rate

Effectiveness in propulsion
Effectiveness in getting fit and a great physique
World record for 50m events / any measure of speed

Think in terms of your own Personal Survival Kit. List

possible items to carry in a duffel size waterproof bag.
There are several methods of producing freshwater from
saltwater in survival conditions. Discuss one.

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SWIMMING

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