Swiming Lessons #1

LI: To work on and develop our water safety skills in a pool.

Today for swimming at the YMCA pool, we began practicing three different swimming strategies which were the dolphin kick, streamline, duck dive and we also practiced floating on our back and kicking.

First, we did a streamline where we put our arms into the shape of the rocket and with our head under the water, we kick with our arms still in that shape. To dolphin kick, we keep our legs together and kick. To duck dive, we streamline first and then we bob up above the water without touching the ground, then dive to grab a pool ring. Finally, we float on our back and kick by holding our breath.

I found this swimming lesson fun because I was able to practice swimming techniques and learned what I need to improve on next time. Next time I go swimming, I would like to learn how to skull and how to backstroke.