Aquaguide
everything you need to know about swimming
2. Water carries our bodies
- 2.1 Archimedean buoyant force
- 2.2 Hydrodynamics or the projectile body
- 2.3 The swimming theorist
3. Fears and aquaphobia
- 3.1 Fear of filling
- 3.2 Fear of submergence
- 3.3 Fear of the unknown environment
4. Caring for your painful articulations
- 4.1 The back
- 4.2 The knees
- 4.3 The shoulders
5. The rules for making progress
- 5.1 Personal involvement
- 5.2 Beware of equipment
- 5.3 Preparing a session properly
- 5.4 Training: distance advice
- 5.5 Good eating habits
6. The key steps from ordinary earthling to efficient swimmer
- 6.1 Familiarise yourself with the aquatic environment
- 6.2 Immersion
- 6.3 Floating
- 6.4 Exploring the volume of water
- 6.5 Alignment
- 6.6 Crossing the water or projectile body
- 6.7 Finding your way in the aquatic environment
- 6.8 Breathing level 1
- 6.9 Diving level 1
- 6.10 Propulsion level 1
- 6.11 Synchronisation
- 6.12 Breathing level 2
- 6.13 Diving level 2
- 6.14 Propulsion level 2
7. Codified swimming: the crawl
- 7.1 The rules of the International Swimming Federation (F.I.N.A.)
- 7.2 Motor patterns
8. Codified swimming: The backstroke
- 8.1 The rules of the International Swimming Federation (F.I.N.A.)
- 8.2 Motor patterns
9. Codified stroke: breaststroke
- 9.1 The rules of the International Swimming Federation (F.I.N.A.)
- 9.2 Motor patterns
10. Codified swimming: The butterfly
- 10.1 The rules of the International Swimming Federation (F.I.N.A.)
- 10.2 Motor patterns
11. Educational swimming
- 11.1 Applied to crawl
- 11.2 Applied to the backstroke
- 11.3 Applied to breaststroke
12. Typical behaviours to avoid
- 12.1 Fear
- 12.2 For crawl and backstroke
- 12.3 Breaststroke and butterfly
13. The four-swimming turns
- 13.1 4-swimming turns
- 13.2 The turns: front crawl and backstroke
- 13.3 The turns: Breaststroke and Butterfly
14. Swimming in and out
- 14.1 The sink
- 14.2 Swimming restarts
15. Self-evaluation and proprioception
- 15.1 Limbs in the environment
- 15.2 Sensorial perceptions
16. Pedagogy or the art of teaching
- 16.1 For children
- 16.2 To teenagers
- 16.3 For adults
17. Losing weight and dietetics
- 17.1 Good eating habits
- 17.2 Weight loss programme
18. The equipment
- 18.1 Swim fins
- 18.2 The floats
- 18.3 The pull-buoy
- 18.4 The pads
19. Swimming glossary
- 19.1 Propulsion
- 19.2 Lever arm
