Water treading technique
Creative Arts and Sports · Grade 8 · about 40 minutes
Scull at the surface and cycle the legs (breaststroke whip or eggbeater) while staying upright.
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- 5 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
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Other lessons in this sub-strand
- Water safety for optional swimming
- Why water treading is important
- Water treading technique
- Practising water treading
- Inverted breaststroke and life saving
- Body position for inverted breaststroke
- Arms and legs of inverted breaststroke
- Rhythm of inverted breaststroke
- Combining treading and inverted breaststroke
- Acknowledging effort and closing safety