Swimming

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Contents   (67 Pages in 4 Sections)

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1. Equipment
   The right equipment makes all the difference
1. Shop
   Your Shop for Lifesaving and Swimming Gear
2. Clothing
   Dress properly for existing and expected conditions
3. Lifejackets
   Whenever possible choose life jackets instead of a buoyancy aids
4. Pool Kit
   The purpose of clothing rules is to minimise the bacterial load
5. Survival Kit
   The clothes shown here are convenient for survival swimming
2. Lifesaving
   Lifesaving is a sport for everyone and a lot more fun than swimming up and down
1. Lifeguards
   Many people who become proficient lifesavers go on to become full time lifeguards
1. Beach
   Beach lifeguards provide a patrolling presence on beaches
2. Pool
   Pool lifeguards work in enclosed water like swimming pools
3. Surf
   Surf Lifesaving originated in Australia in 1906
4. Uniforms
   Team members on guard patrol should wear clothing suitable to the environment
5. Work Experience
   They put a high emphasis on realistic staff training
2. Rescues
   Your safety is of utmost importance and always comes first
1. Casualties
   Use a sequence of priorities to rescue multiple casualties
2. Land Based Rescues
   These rescues are the safest and can even be done by non-swimmers
3. Assisted Rescues
   Enter shallow water safely as near to the casualty as possible
4. Towing Rescues
   Only as a last resort should you enter the water
3. Test Initiaitive
   When setting up your initiative test make sure it is a realistic scenario
1. Rescue Scenarios
   Here are a few sample initiative tests for your class
3. Survival
   The objective is to be able to swim and survive in any condition
1. Safety
   This lesson gives an introduction into water safety
1. Beach Safety
   We've compiled the best beach safety tips we could find
2. Hypothermia
   You can develop hypothermia without immediately recognising it
3. Lightning
   Each year lightning claims many lives or causes injuries
2. Drownproofing
   You don't even have to be a good swimmer to use this technique
1. Sequence
   It is much easier to do than stay afloat by swimming
2. Floating
   Floating is an important self-rescue technique
3. Help and Huddle
   This fun activity teaches the importance of staying together
4. Help Position
   You can prolong your survival time
5. Huddle
   This fun activity teaches the importance of staying together
6. Inflate Clothes
   This exercise involves inflating clothing with air to stay afloat
7. Treading Water
   Keep the body upright with the head out of the water
3. Lessons
   A qualified lifeguard must be on duty at all times
1. Entries and Exits
   Enter shallow water in a safe manner
2. Sea Swimming
   There is more to swimming than just doing lap after lap
3. Self Rescue
   Water entries from a height of 3 meters or more
4. Survival Sequence
   This survival swimming sequence combines many essential skills
5. Swimming Tests
   These swimming tests go beyond the simple four lengths run
4. Training
   Our training plans are for multiple swimming skills, including endurance and resistance training
1. Research
   A lot of scientific research is now going into swimming
1. Blood Lactate
   Blood lactate levels are a good indicator of glycogen breakdown
2. Body Temperature
   Work had no important effect on the falls in surface or mean temperature
3. Mental Practice
   The present training methods can reduce physiological load
4. Oxygen Uptake
   Nagoya Institute of Technology
5. Perceived Exertion
   Journal of Physiological Anthropology and Applied Human Science
2. Swim Strokes
   You can swim a lot faster with the same effort
1. Warm Up
   Warm-up should begin with a 5 minute stretching on the pool deck
2. Backstroke
   Survival backstroke can get you out of trouble without using too much energy
3. Breaststroke
   Lifeguards use breaststroke when approaching casualties
4. Front Crawl
   Front crawl is the fastest swimming style to quickly reach a casualty
5. Sidestroke
   Sidestroke is used for towing casualties
6. Travel Stroke
   This prepares you for open water crossings
3. Endurance Swim
   It's not just about swimming laps
1. Intervals
   This training scheme is often used by competition swimmers and triathletes
2. Lap Sequences
   You may want to start your workout in swimwear or speed suit
4. Resistance Swim
   Swimming in clothes is an aquatic form of resistance training
1. Beginners
   You can simply layer two or more larger T-shirts for added weight
2. Advanced
   This maybe the session you've been waiting for
3. Fully Clothed
   In this lesson you'll learn how heavy wet clothes really get
5. Water Games
   Enjoy these games in your swimming group or lifesaving class
1. Warm Up
   Here are some exciting fun games to get your class started
2. Ball Games
   Use these wild games towards the end of a training session
3. Challenges
   Working together in a group to solve problems is a useful skill
4. Competitions
   Lifesaving competitions can be a powerful training incentive
5. Pool Tag
   On this page we show you a few variations of the basic pool tag game
6. Relays
   Whenever your group needs some motivation or seems to get a bit too cold