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Credit Hours
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1
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Course Title
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BEGINNING SWIMMING
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Prerequisite(s)
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NONE
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Corequisite(s)
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NONE
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Catalog Description
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This is a basic
swimming course for the non-swimmer or the weak swimmer. Emphasis
is placed on helping students learn how to swim and to sustain themselves in
a survival position until assistance is available.
REQUIRED TEXT
Swimming by Betty J. Vickers and William Vincent, Brown and Benchmark
publishers (newest edition) or
Connect Plus Access Card for Connect Get Active by Lochbaum,
McGraw Hill publisher (newest edition)
(text depends on instructor)
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Expected Educational
Results
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After completing
this course, students will be able to:
1. Successfully perform (prone) front and (supine) back floats
2. Successfully execute the elementary backstroke, front crawl, and the back
crawl
3. Successfully tread water using proper foot and hand motions
4. Demonstrate how to enter the water feet first and resurface to a swimming
position
5. Turn over from a front floating/swimming position to a back float/swimming
position and then from a back
floating/swimming
position to front floating/swimming position
6. Have an understanding of the terminology used in swimming
7. Understand the basic concept of safety and values of swimming
8. Improve their cardiorespiratory fitness level
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General Education
Outcomes
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I. This course
addresses General Education Outcome number nine “to apply the basic concepts
of health and wellness and utilize activities to promote health and fitness”.
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Course Content
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1. Rules of safety
in swimming
2. Brief history of swimming and definitions of terms
3. Beginning techniques for non swimmers
4. Basic swimming techniques (floats, breath control, treading water, turning
over, kicks)
5. Basic swimming strokes (elementary backstroke, front crawl, back crawl)
6. Cardiorespiratory Activities
7. Pre and post testing for cardiorespiratory endurance
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