Grade 6- Swimming

Inverted Breaststroke

Inverted breaststroke is a breaststroke upside down.

It involves the arms and legs action similar to the breaststroke.

A circular arm action and a whip leg actions.

Safety instructions.

1. Swim in appropriate swimming costumes.

2. Leave your shoes in the changing rooms.

3. Take a shower before entering the pool.

4. Tuck long hair and hold it tightly.

5. Visit the toilet before getting into the pool.

6. No pushing each other into the water or playing around the pool.

7. Do not dive in the shallow end of the pool.

8. Do not eat or chew gum within the poll area.

9. If you have an open wound or bruises, do not get in the pool.

10. Do not swim immediately after taking meals.

11. Ensure there is a life saver on standby around the pool.

Warm up activities.

1. Alternate arm circles.

2. Squats.

3. Knee to chest pose.

4. Toes touch.

Breathing action.

1. Breathing is natural as the face is out of water.

2. It is possible to exhale during propulsion as you kick the legs and pull the arms in the circular motions.

3. Inhale during the recovery as the legs come back to the straight position and the arms fully extend behind your head.
   

Timing and coordination action.

1. From a glide start the arm and the leg push at the same time and finish with a glide.

2. Maintain the streamlined glide position at the moment of the body decreases.

3. Ensure you breath out as the arms pull in a circular movement outwards and downwards and breath in as the hands turn inwards and extend forward.

4. Sequence and balance all the steps of the stroke. The steps are: stroke, breath, kick and glide.

5. The stroke refers to the arm action which involves the circular outward, downward and inward movement.

6. Breathe refers to the breathing in of air.

7. Kick refers to the power phase of the kick from the legs.

8. Glide refers to the streamlined floating of the body.
   

Tuck dive from an elevated position.

• A tuck dive is a diving position where the dive bends his or her knees.

• The diver tucks the knees and thighs closer to the chest and brings the heel towards the bottoms.

Safety instructions.

1. Do not dive when no accompanied by a swimming teacher.

2. Diving should be performed in pools with adequate water.

3. Do not dive when there are swimmers in the diving area.

4. Always observe pool and safety rules when swimming.

5. Do not push one another from the diving board.

Warm up activities.

1. Arm swings.

2. Touch your toes.

Things to learn in tuck dive.

Starting position.

1. Stand on the edge of the platform or springboard with your head and arms erect.

2. Hold your body in a straight position.

3. You can also take the staring position away from the edge of the platform or tip of the springboard. To take a few steps and build up forward momentum before take-off.

4. The stages of tuck diving are as follows Take off-flight-entry into water