2.11.1 Swimming

• Water entry and pool safety
• Ways of entering a pool
• Crouch dive
• Pencil dive
• Backstroke: supine position, flutter kick, arm action, breathing, coordination

• describe different ways of water entry in a pool
• perform a crouch dive into the swimming pool
• execute a water entry skill using a pencil dive
• perform backstroke skill in swimming for skill development
• appreciate own and others effort in executing backstroke skill

“How does water entry skills enhance safety in swimming?”

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1. Water entry and pool safety
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Water entry skill is a safety choice: known depth, a watcher, and never a dive into a dam, river or shallow end.
2. Ways of water entry
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Describe walk-in, feet-first jump, pencil dive and crouch dive, and match each to depth.
3. Crouch dive: the shape
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Learn the crouch-dive set, go and enter: toes on the edge, arms by the ears, chin tucked, hands first in deep water.
4. Practise the crouch dive
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Practise crouch dives through dry-land, optional sit-push, and wall entries on command, aiming for a tight line and a small splash.
5. Pencil dive
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Execute a pencil entry: straight tight body, pointed toes, small splash, usually feet-first in school pools; head-first only if depth is confirmed.
6. Practise the pencil dive
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Practise pencil entries on command with ticks for a tight line and a small splash, still one diver in the box.
7. Backstroke kick in supine
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Lie supine with hips up and flutter-kick from the hips so the face stays free to breathe and the body moves.
8. Backstroke arms and breathing
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Add opposite arm action: recover past the ear, little finger enters, pull to the hip, and breathe steadily because the face is up.
9. Coordinating backstroke
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Put body line, flutter kick, opposite arms, breath and wall awareness together on short repeats, then give specific feedback.
10. Appreciate backstroke effort
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Show a short backstroke, give specific appreciation of effort, and recap that entry skill remains a safety choice.