ABOUT SWIMMING

 

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INTRODUCTION. ALMOST FORGOTTEN TERMS AND NOTIONS

PSYCHE AND SWIMMING

ANALYTICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE SPORTS SWIMMING TECHNIQUE

ARCHIMEDES, NEWTON, BERNOULLI, FROUDE- REYNOLDS .... AT SWIMMING

SWIMMING HISTORICAL EVOCATION

ABOUT SWIMMING TEACHING

ABOUT SWIMMING PRACTICE TRAINING

SWIMMING MEAN OF RESCUE AND PREVENTION OF THE WATER ACCIDENTS

SCUBA

COMPETITION, COMPETITIVE SYSTEM

SPORTS MEDICINE AND CONTROL

INTRODUCTION. ALMOST FORGOTTEN TERMS AND NOTIONS

GYMNASTICS AND SWIMMING

            The concept of motor movement found in the general category of 'physical exercise' (a mean that, in theory acceptance of Physical Education and Sports, is the basis of motor activities), is designed for both 'physical exercises', as well as swimming'; each oh these,  on specific ways tend to achieve the same objectives: to strengthen the health, organism endurance, harmonious physical development, enriching the educational activities that lead to the formation of a broad movement skills, improve motor skills through the practice of different forms ( 'zones') exercise, development of the skills of expression of personality, swimming having also the intend to defend the life in case of accident.

            For all these reasons, the creators of the national physical education systems (see Palestrika, N. Kiriţescu, ed. Scoalelor House, 1943) went along with Gymnastics and swimming practice - both completing  other one on formative plan in order to increase the growth of the  young generation.

            One must emphasize the primacy of the Gymnastics upon Swimming and other forms of motricity, and the proof is that the unilateral practice of swimming, for example (but also other disciplines like tennis, some evidence of athletics and wrestling, boxing), can not solve all the optimal and efficient these tasks or goals - swimming appreciated by most others as' the most complex sport ', to become efficient, needs, urgently.... gymnastics.

            There were cases when children have practiced sports gymnastics (there are differences between school gymnastics and sports Gymnastics...) and when they tried to go to swimming practice had difficulties: Movements in force, flexible joints, incorrect sense of the water, breathing difficulties etc.

            It is known that  the 'selection' for swimming, often puts in evidence, accumulations completed in school by Gymnastics (Physical Education); at small ages 'placing' the gymnastics lesson in pool, often seems more necessary than swimming itself!

Believe it nor not this is the truth!

            More: exercises selected from the suite of  rhythmic gymnastics can accompany the gymnastics part always used in oreder to start swimming classes led by a trainer competence enthusiastic ....

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(graphics from Gimnastica ritmica,

A.     Stoicescu, ed. Sport Tursim 1981)

 

            From the diversity of exercises found in Gymnastics, exercises helpful for learning and practicing swimming completes the harmonic motor possibilities of the subject by the enlargement of the motor heritage or by the drive put on the analytical processing of joints (mobility) or muscle groups (elasticity) involved in making correct the art of swimming.

            One such example can be found in the term 'Gymnastics Kiphuth' named after the famous coach Bob Kiphuth (1890-1967), who launched it.

 

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