Phed 1032 - Physical Activity Towards Health and Fitness (Swimming)

PHED 1032 – PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY TOWARDS
HEALTH AND FITNESS
(Swimming)
NEW LESSON
OBJECTIVES:
 Define what is aquatics and swimming
 Learn the history of swimming
 Discover the values related to swimming
 Make a slogan promoting swimming as an
activity and a sport to all
AQUATICS
SWIMMING
EFFORT, FORCE
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
OF SWIMMING
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF SWIMMING
Swimming has been known since
prehistoric times; the earliest records of
swimming date back to Stone Age paintings from
around 7,000 years ago. Written references date
from 2000 BC. Some of the earliest references
include the Gilgamesh, the Iliad, the Odyssey, the
Bible (Ezekiel 47:5, Acts 27:42, Isaiah 25:11),
Beowulf, and other sagas.
In 1538, Nikolaus Wynmann, a German
professor of languages, wrote the first swimming
book, The Swimmer or A Dialogue on the Art of
Swimming. Competitive swimming in Europe
started around 1800, mostly using breaststroke. In
1873 John Arthur Trudgen introduced the trudgen
to Western swimming competitions, after copying
the front crawl used by Native Americans.
Richard Cavill introduced the front crawl to
the Western world. In 1908, the world swimming
association, Fédération Internationale de Natation
(FINA), was formed.
Butterfly was developed in the 1930s and

was at first a variant of breaststroke until it was
accepted as a separate style in 1952.
ANCIENT GREEKS
Swimming was part of culture.
Those uneducated who can neither
swim nor read and write cannot hold a
public position.
MESOPOTAMIA
Excavations in Syria revealed four-
thousand-year old baths, the water
temperature of which could be regulated as
desired.
It an integral part of combat training of
the Assyrians as well as young people in Israel.
OTHER CIVILIZATIONS
Germans used swimming as a tactical
exercise while Finnish considered it as a
natural movement like running.
In Japan, swimming had an important

role in the training of Samurai.
In Persia, warriors did not know the
mysteries of water. They were not allowed
to defile the holy water by entering it.
The lack of swimming ability caused the
demise of persian warrior during the battle
of Salamis in 480 B.C
In Rome, swimming is useful for
entertainment and in public life, and its role
in politics was quickly realized.
Swimming for the Romans did not only have
health and “body exercising” function, but
also it was considered as indispensable in
military training.
In 1904, the Olympic Games in St. Loius,
Missouri, held the 50 yards, 100 yards, 200
yards and 880 yards freestyle; 100 yards
backstroke and 440 yards breaststroke; 4 x 50
yards freestyle relay.
This was the first time that Olympics specified
if an event was a freestyle or breaststroke.
Swimming was part of the first modern
Olympic games in 1896, Athens.
Mark Spitz in 1972 broke all the records in
the history of swimming at the 1972
Summer Olympics and won seven gold
medals.
As of this date, Michael Phelps has

won 16 Olympics medals. Phelps won
six golds and two bronze medals in
2004. In 2008 Beijing Olympics he won
8 gold medals.
VALUES RELATED TO SWIMMING
1. FITNESS – swimming is the one of the
sports that promotes total fitness and
health.
2. SELF CONFIDENCE – people who
struggle can overcome adversities through
good swimming practice.
3. DISCIPLINE – no good stroke technique
exists without discipline.
4. TEAMWORK – swimming is impossible to

do as an individual sport. Teammates
should encourage, lead and follow to
promote teamwork .
5. DELAYED GRATIFICATION – swimmers
learn to accept that “things take time” to
develop.
6. DEDICATION – swimmers learn as they
grow older that one cannot be “all things
all the time”.
7. SKILL IMPROVEMENT– technique and
skills develop so swimmers can improve
and swim faster.
8. COMPASSION – swimmers succeed and
fail time to time. They can learn to support
each other and be inspired by the work of
others.
HEALTH BENEFITS OF
SWIMMING
HEALTH BENEFITS OF SWIMMING
The functioning of the heart and

circulatory affects positively. The
increase in metabolism, stress
and resistance of water during
bathing have a significant effect
on the heart and circulatory
system.
It increases the functional
capacity of respiratory muscles.
Swimming is directly linked to
adequate and regular supply of
oxygen. Good breathing technique
strengthens the respiratory
muscles.
Combat weaknesses and faults
in posture. Due to the buoyancy
maintain proper posture and
overall anchorage mechanism,
ligaments and joints are not
charged at all.
Simultaneously exercise all muscles of
the body heavily. Exercising in water
causes euphoria and makes placing
and exploding hormones responsible
for the good will that results to the
feeling of great happiness. Also,
swimming promotes mental alertness.
ACTIVITY
Think that you are an advocate of
swimming. In a slogan or a poster,
how will you PROMOTE swimming
to all, regardles of their age and
status in life?
RUBRIC IN OUTPUT PROCESS:
1. Content / Bearing / Impact - 15 Pts.
2. Artistry / Cleanliness of work - 10 Pts.
3. Collaboration and Participation - 5 Pts.
4. Presentation and Explanation - 10
Pts.
TOTAL: 40 Pts.
Happy working
everyone! :)
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PHED 1032 – PHYSICAL

Butterfly was developed in the 1930s and

In Japan, swimming had an important

As of this date, Michael Phelps has

4. TEAMWORK – swimming is impossible to

The functioning of the heart and

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