Swimming

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Student in Swimming II

Swimming: An Excellent exercise for Health

Surprisingly, swimming is mostly an upper-body exercise. It uses the small muscles of the arms more than the large muscles of the legs. Doing a variety of swim strokes is a great way to stretch and tone.

Adults should get at least 30 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise most days of the week, preferably daily. Doing less than this will minimize your health benefits. Moderate aerobic exercise is generally defined as requiring about as much energy as walking 2 miles in 30 minutes. Swimming is an excellent aerobic activity and burns fat calories.

Exercising in the water is good for people who are overweight, pregnant, older, or suffer from arthritis. It is also good for people recovering from an injury. The buoyancy of the water relieves weight on the joints. Professors Karen Clouser and Scott Heilman are nationally recognized experts in swimming and are here to introduce you to a healthy and enjoyable exercise which can change your life. Swimming I will teach non-swimmers how to swim.

Course Description
HEHP 150 Swimming I 1 s.h. (0 + 2)

For the student who has no knowledge of swimming techniques. Designed to assist in overcoming the fear of water. An elective course designed to orient the student to the water and instruct in propulsion across and through the water. Instruction in elementary forms of rescue, flotation and buoyancy, body position, artificial respiration, pool orientation and safety, ocean swimming (tides, currents), lake and river
swimming (polluted water, submerged objects, currents), care of eyes, ears and skin, diving and simple games.

HEHP 151 Swimming II 1 s.h. (0 + 2)

For the student who can swim at least twenty-five yards comfortably in deep water. An elective course designed to instruct the student in the four basic strokes: elementary
backstroke, sidestroke, breast-stroke and American crawl. Included is instruction in elementary forms of rescue, body position, artificial respiration, pool orientation and safety, care of eyes, ears and skin, diving and simple games.

HEHP 152 Lifesaving 2 s.h. (1 + 2)

Designed to develop skill in personal safety as well as rescue procedures, with achievement of the following:

1) Perform standing front dive, with reasonably good form.
2) Swim 400 yards continuously using American crawl.

3) Dive from surface to minimum depth of six feet and swim two body lengths under water.
4) Tread water one minute.

5) Float motionless or rest in a floating position with minimum movements of arms and legs for five minutes.