1. Competitive Swimming Strokes By: Melissa Robinson

2. Competitive Swimming Strokes STUDENTS TEACHERS

3. Audience Orientation Learning Environment Learning Environment Application Objectives Evaluation

4. Audience Distance Learning Middle School Students 6-8 th grade

5. Learning Environment Students at home or in a library. Assuming they have a parent or guardian close by. Time of day will vary by student.

6. Orientation From the previous lessons students have learned about the recreational strokes in swimming. Now they will learn key components to each of the four main competitive strokes.

7. Application During this tutorial, students will able to view practice problems, before completing the real quiz. This will give them more practice.

8. Evaluation At the end of this tutorial the students will take a short quiz to assess if they mastered the objectives. They must score an 80%. (8/10)

9. Objectives Objective 1: After viewing this tutorial, students will be able to tell the main components of freestyle, by correctly answering 80% of the quiz questions. Objective 2: After viewing this tutorial, students will be able to tell the main components of backstroke, by correctly answering 80% of the quiz questions. Objective 3: After viewing this tutorial, students will be able to tell the main components of breaststroke, by correctly answering 80% of the quiz questions. Objective 4: After viewing this tutorial, students will be able to tell the main components of butterfly, by correctly answering 80% of the quiz questions.

10. Objectives Objective 1: After viewing this tutorial, students will be able to tell the main components of freestyle, by correctly answering 80% of the quiz questions. Objective 2: After viewing this tutorial, students will be able to tell the main components of backstroke, by correctly answering 80% of the quiz questions. Objective 3: After viewing this tutorial, students will be able to tell the main components of breaststroke, by correctly answering 80% of the quiz questions. Objective 4: After viewing this tutorial, students will be able to tell the main components of butterfly, by correctly answering 80% of the quiz questions.

11. Competitive Swimming Strokes From previous lessons you have learned about the recreational strokes of swimming. Now you will learn the key components to each of the four competitive strokes. At the end of this tutorial you will take a short quiz to assess your knowledge. You must receive an 80% or higher to receive credit.

13. HOME PAGE Objectives Butterfly Freestyle Backstroke Breaststroke Practice Quiz Quiz

14. Freestyle Long-axis stroke Flutter kick Most common stroke

15. Freestyle Arms move in a circular motion Legs consistently kicking Advanced swimmers use a breathing pattern Clear here for non mac users!

16. Backstroke Long-axis stroke Flutter kick Body is facing up (on your back)

17. Backstroke Same basic movements of freestyle, only on your back. Legs consistently flutter kick Here is a link to an awesome back stroke video! The swimmer in the video is Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte!

19. Breaststroke Short-axis stroke Whip-like kick Breathe every stroke

20. Breaststroke Slowest competitive stoke Timing is very important in being efficient! This is an excellent breaststroke video. The terminology is advanced for this class; just pay attention to the way the stroke is swam!

21. Butterfly Short- axis stroke Dolphin kick

22. Butterfly Breathe every-other stroke Timing is very important in being efficient. This video is featuring the worlds’ best swimmer, Michael Phelps! This video is great because it shows butterfly from a variety of camera angles, including underwater and in slow motion!

23. Quiz Question 1: Which of the four main strokes is the “slowest” a)c) b)d) Freestyle Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly

35. Quiz Question 2: _______ and backstroke have a flutter kick. a) c) b)d) Freestyle Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly

36. Quiz Question 3: What kind of kick does butterfly have? a) c) b)d) Flutter Whip Scissor Dolphin

37. Quiz Question 4: What strokes are short-axis? a)c) b)d) Freestyle and Backstroke Freestyle and Backstroke Freestyle and Breaststroke Freestyle and Breaststroke Breaststroke and Butterfly Breaststroke and Butterfly Butterfly and Backstroke Butterfly and Backstroke

38. Quiz Question 5: True or false, there are five competitive strokes in the sport of swimming. a)b) True False

39. Quiz Question 6: What stroke is this? a) b) c) d) Freestyle Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly

40. Quiz Question 7:What stroke is this? a) b) c) d) Freestyle Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly

41. Quiz Question 8: What stroke is this? a) b) c) d) Freestyle Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly

42. Quiz Question 9: What stroke is this? a) b) c) d) Freestyle Butterfly Backstroke Breaststroke

43. Quiz Question 10: What stroke are you swimming if you are breathing every stroke? a)c) b)d) BUTTERFLY Freestyle Backstroke Breaststroke

44. Practice Take out a piece of paper and compare the strokes Freestyle and Backstroke. Note similarities and differences.

45. Freestyle and Backstroke What did you write down? Similarities -Long axis -Flutter kick Differences - Free on front; backstroke is done on ones back - Freestyle uses a breathing pattern

46. Practice Now, compare Breaststroke and Butterfly!

47. What did you write down? Similarities -Short axis -Key component is timing Differences -Different kicks -Must breathe every stroke in Breaststroke

48. Summary Now you know about the four main competitive strokes in the sport of swimming! You should be able to compare and contrast all four strokes!

49. Sources Images http://www.hardydrew.com/video/motion-graphics/6993-videohive-item-under-water-bubbles- 13913.html#.UKA4Qs2Xeqk http://www.hardydrew.com/video/motion-graphics/6993-videohive-item-under-water-bubbles- 13913.html#.UKA4Qs2Xeqk http://fscmocs.com/article.asp?articleID=470 http://sampson.washcoll.edu/~sgross2/final_project/pages/backstroke_details.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaststroke http://247swim.com/category/stroke-tips-2/ Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CmM_Z3Zt5U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcsUNV5Wo-Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd67PMryIT0