Distinction
Pass
Instead of using the same previous skill last swimming session, I also used a the tumble turn so I can combine my front crawl and then use the tumble turn to make me carry on swimming from one side to the other without stopping.
Tumble turn is a turn that involve me not to touch the wall and do a somersault in the pool so that my body positioning is turned around and use both feet to push myself as far as I can to restart my strokes again.
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The technique to do this is I need to swim towards the wall and do a forward somersault just before the wall, then place both of my feet on the wall and stretch my arms out, so I can push my feet very hard on the wall and twist my body around and then start pushing away from the side underwater and streamlining and other way to understand this is to swim flat and thin with one hand on top of the other and then add a leg kick and start to pull as you reach the surface.
Merit
The reason I used this skill is because I need it to help me to keep my rhythm going without stopping e.g. when doing the front crawl, I don’t want to stop when I got from the other side and then start swimming back. The other reason is because I want to see how fast I can swim from one side to the other.
Distinction
Pass
Today session, I was planning to improve my skills / technique from my previous session and also add in a new tumble turn for my backstroke and a new stroke.
I started off with a simple exercise swimming general from side of the pool to the other and then do some stretches from my calf to my neck.
Instead of the skills I learnt on my previous session, I’m bringing in a new skill that is very useful for me when I’m doing the backstroke, it is called the back crawl turn. This turn is one of the hardest turn because I need to just when to start my turn and making sure I do not collide into the wall.
There are ways to make sure I do not hit the wall, they are: look for the flags across the pool and count the number of strokes from the flag or count the number of strokes it takes to get from one end to the other and also I need to make sure I leave enough space to do my turn.
Also I did a skill called butterfly, which requires a lot of stamina and power on my arms, also when I’m doing this particular skill, both my arms need to come out of the water on every stroke.
The technique required in this turn is like the front crawl turn but starts and finishes differently. When you swim towards the wall on your back, you are allowed to turn on to your front to do the turn and also this is one of the turns you can touch the wall. After the tumble, you should already be on your back with your feet on the wall and then starts pushing very hard and then begin the stroke again.
Butterfly technique is very crucial because one mistake can cause me travelling the wrong direction and not allowing me enough time to breathe in fresh air. To do this technique right, you must kick your legs down as your hands goes in, keep your legs down as your hands come out, keep your head down when your arms go over the water, keep your head down until your arms are near your thighs and also breathe in quickly. If your follow this order, you know you are doing the technique correctly.
Merit
The reason I used the back crawl turn is because is one of the turn I make a lot of mistake on and I need to practice a lot with. This turn can help me to keep my rhythm going when I’m doing the backward crawl.
Also the butterfly is another type of stroke I have problem with; it is one of the strokes I need to use to swim from one side to the other and requires a lot of stamina.
Distinction
Pass
Today for my last session, I was planning to improve all my skills / technique that I learnt and done from my previous session and also add in a new tumble turn for my backstroke and a new stroke.
I started off with a simple exercise swimming general from side of the pool to the other and then do some stretches from my calf to my neck.
The new skill I used during this session is known as the breaststroke and the breaststroke and butterfly turn. (Also combine with the other skills I learnt from other sessions).
Breaststroke – This requires me to keep my body level with the surface and keep sticking my head out of the water so I can breathe in air. This particular stroke is the slowest out of the 3 different strokes but it doesn’t mean it cannot be swum powerfully and at speed.
Breaststroke and butterfly turn – For this particular skill you must touch the wall with both hands, so a touch and pivot turn is used. (You don’t need to hand on to the wall. The quicker you touch the wall, the faster you can start swimming on the other direction).
The technique require for the turn is making sure I touch the wall with both of my hands, turn sideways by taking one hand off the wall and driving my knees towards my chest, then pull the elbow of the arm that I have taken off the wall down, then kick off the wall as I complete the turn so that I an back on to my front. (Have just one stroke underwater after the turn).
The breast stroke technique requires me to keep my body level with the surface, my should needs to be inline and my hips needs to be flat in the water so that I can move my feet and legs together. Take a long stretch between each stroke with the arms, and start stretching it out in front of you (under the surface of the water when doing the stretch), Then press both hand out and round to draw a full circle, making sure the hands stay in front of the shoulder (arms and legs stays under the water all times) and must remember to breathe in as you finish the circle by lifting the head up.
Merit
The reason I used these two skills so I can combine them together because for the breaststroke, if I want to carry one swimming without stopping, I need this particular turn to help me (according from the laws of swimming). The reason I used the breaststroke and turn is because I need to learn how to do it and how to use it if I’m in a swimming competition.
