2. IntroductionI have chosen for my passion to write about
swimming. because next to eating and sleeping it is the most
enjoyable thing I do. I have been swimming for 4 years and I belong
to a competitive swim club called West Vancouver Otters. My
ambition in swimming is to win a scholarship to an American
University and maybe belong to the Canadian Olympic swim team. 3.
Training It is very difficult to become a superior swimmer; it
takes determination, patience, dedication and hard physical work.
For example, two or three times a week I have to wake up at five or
six in the morning to go to practice for one to two hours. Then
five times a week I have to go to afternoon practice. In addition I
also have one to two swim meets a month which mean I have to spend
the whole weekend at the pool. So you see, it isnt easy. 4.
BreaststrokeMe in the black cap. 5. How to swim Breaststroke
Breaststroke is my fastest stroke I am ranked 6th in Canada for
200m. The key points of swimming fast breaststroke is: Core tight
efficient kick wide pull1. 2. 3.Push off in the water with
streamline and core tight. Push your arms apart so that they create
a V shape in front of you. Make sure your palms are facing out and
your elbows are straight. Pull your elbows into the sides of your
body, but not too far back. Now simply push your hands forward but
at the same time do a breaststroke kick so your body return to a
streamline. 6. Freestyle 7. How to swim freestyle Personally I am
not a very fast freestyler but here are some tips. Core tight
Continuous kicking when breathing, one goggle in one goggle out
rotating and extending arm when pulling finishing stroke all the
way1. 2. 3. 4.pushing off the wall in a streamline head centered to
the bottom of the pool one arm in one arm out kicking continuous
with each stroke 8. Backstroke 9. How to swim backstroke Backstroke
is one of my favorite out of the four because you can breath as
long as you want. Body on surface Continuous kicking reaching and
rotation no head movement1. 2. 3.off on your back streamline begin
your body rotated to the right side one arm up one arm down, as
hand enters the water turn hand to thumb up pinky down at the same
time keep the momentum of the stroke by kicking continuously. 10.
Butterfly 11. How to swim butterfly Butterfly is one of my least
favorite strokes because it uses up a lot to energy to perfect it.
Core tight use hip to kick not knees stay low on surface when
breathing Same rhythm the whole time Head down 1. Push off on your
front, tight streamline 2. Pulling simultaneously starting with a
diamond shape, then finish all the way to the back. 3. The first
kick comes in at the start of the pull the second kick come in when
you breath. 4. Head down after starting a new stroke 12. Thank you
for watching. 13. Bibliography Works Cited Breaststroke. Perf.
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No Gain. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2014. . 100 LCM Freestyle - World
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