Backstroke

now so technical and refined that it is classed as an individual or team sport as well as a recreational activity. One of the most popular sports of the Olympic Games today is swimming - highlighting events in different strokes like the butterfly, backstroke, freestyle and breaststroke. Competition is conducted both in a purpose built swimming pool as well as the open water. Olympic swimming is one of the most watched and oldest events, competitors from all over the world come together at a hosted city

now so technical and refined that it is classed as an individual or team sport as well as a recreational activity. One of the most popular sports of the Olympic Games today is swimming - highlighting events in different strokes like the butterfly, backstroke, freestyle and breaststroke. Competition is conducted both in a purpose built swimming pool as well as the open water. Olympic swimming is one of the most watched and oldest events, competitors from all over the world come together at a hosted city

each category. With dynamic strokes and fast speed, the dolphins glided through the water effortlessly, completing 25 and 50 yards per event. Doing the butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle, some notable performances from the meet were by: 6-year-old Joseph Hawpe taking home 2nd place in the 25-yard

for the U.S Olympic team year 1996 at the age 15. But on that year Hilary was injured and that ended her swimming career. At the age 7 Phelps was “a little scared” (Biography.com/Editors) to be in the water but sooner or later he mastered the backstroke. After he saw Swimmer Tom Malchow and swimmer Tom Dolan compete in the 1996 summer games in Atlanta. Soon after that Phelps had a monster waiting to be released and show his talent. The year of 1996 Michael Phelps had made it to the U.S National

BROOKINGS, S.D. —South Dakota finish the dual against the Jackrabbits with a broken record, 14 event victories and a handful of top-three finishes. The Coyotes men beat the Jackrabbits (164-136) while the Coyote women fell short (172-127) Saturday at the Marshall Center Pool. Isaac Morris broke his previous school record in the three-meter dive (333.75) set last season with his finishing score of 347.33 to capture the event. In the one-meter dive, Morris scored 297.60 to take second place. Other

more efficient stroke, which he described as, “crawling through the water” (usaswimming.org). Hence, the name front crawl. 2. As I previously mentioned, I will describe the four basic strokes that swimming consists of, such as the freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly A. The Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA), the governing body for international competitive swimming, regulates everything swim related. i. FINA, states that, “the four official strokes, breast, back, free

Chance meet, hosted at the Upper Merion High School. Since I am a swim instructor on Saturdays, I had to work for three hours before the meet. At the meet, I swam a total of four events, including both the 100-yard and 50-yard Freestyle, the 100-yard Backstroke, and the 200-yard Individual Medley. Additionally, I was able to socialize and bond more with my coaches. Overall, my weekend was full of pleasurable experiences that occurred over the span of only seven hours. My day began at the Perkiomen Valley

cheering me on. I could hear them screaming “GO”. Them cheering usually doesn't affect how I swim, but it’s always nice to have them supporting me. At the 100 meter mark going into the 100 meters of backstroke, I could already feel the fatigue in my arms and I still have 300 meters left! The backstroke part of the race is my best part of any of my IM’s. It is my best stroke and I have the most confidence in it. I attacked this part of the race, not paying attention to the burning feeling in my legs

slower than what they had gone in past years, and hopes of ever improving were lost. I added time from what I went in high school in two of my three individual events, going 100.4 when I had gone 59.1 in the 100 yard backstroke, and 2:14 when I had gone 2:08 before in the 200 yard backstroke. Swimming is a sport where fractions of a second determine a season, so it is consequently an extremely mental sport. A season can be considered a success if you drop .3 from your best time, an amount of time that

drian Dulay English 1, Per 3 February 10, 2017 How is Exercise Beneficial? Exercise can change lives forever. Regular exercise increases heart strength, lowers blood pressure, and slightly decreases the levels of bad cholesterol in the body. These effects of consistent exercise lower the probability of getting a heart attack, stroke, coronary artery disease, colon cancer, and some forms of diabetes (Johnston). There are more than only physical effects when people exercise on a regular basis