Swimwear The swimwear includes swimsuit, cap and goggles, which shall be in good moral state and suitable for the individual sports disciplines and should not carry any symbol which may be considered offensive. The swimsuits shall be non- transparent. It is permissible to wear two caps. Table : Events Conducted in the World Championships in m pool Events Men Women Freestyle 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m Backstroke 50m, 100m, 200m 50m, 100m, 200m Butterfly 50m, 100m, 200m 50m, 100m, 200m Ind.
Medley 200m, 400m 200m, 400m Relays Freestyle ×100m, ×200m ×100m, ×200m Medley ×100m ×100m Mixed Relays × Freestyle and ×100m Medley Fundamental Techniques Techniques in swimming are classified into three main categories — . Strokes . Starts . Turn Strokes In swimming, there are four strokes used in the competition all over the world.
. Front Crawl or Freestyle . Back Crawl . Breast .
Butterfly Teaching stages of front crawl stroke Fig. . : Front crawl stroke . Body Position: The basic body position for teaching the front crawl stroke is streamlined prone position.
The swimmer lies flat on his stomach with both arms stretched out in front, passing by the side of ears and the water level is at hair line. Both legs are extended to the back with toes pointed. . Arm Action: The arms are pulled alternately from front to back inside the above.
While one arm is pulling/pushing, the other arm is recovering. The arm strokes provide most of the forward propulsion. The arm action is further divided into entry, catch, pull, push, release, initial and final recovery. .
Leg Action: The leg movements in front crawl is called the flutter kick. The legs move alternatively up and down. The leg movement originates from the hip joint. While one leg kicks downward, the other leg recovers upward.
The knees are flexed with toes pointed during the downbeat and are kept straight with toes relaxed during the upbeat. Though, the leg action provides only a small amount of forward propulsion when combined with arm action, but