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LFIT 116 Swimming for Fitness

This course is designed to provide the student with an introduction to swimming and aquatic activities as a means of fitness development and maintenance. In addition to pool sessions, the student will be presented with a series of lectures designed to present to them the basic concepts of fitness development in general, as well as how they related specifically to swimming. The student will also have the opportunity to learn the techniques and skill involved in snorkeling.

Credits

1

Prerequisite

Swim 25-yards, non-stop, using any of the standard swimming strokes

Hours Weekly

2 hours weekly

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Demonstrate an understanding of fitness development through swimming by designing a
    personal swimming program.
  2. 2. Demonstrate basic aquatic survival skills including breath holding, survival floating,
    treading water and underwater swimming.
  3. 3. Explain aquatic safety concerns and concepts in various hypothetical pool and aquatic
    environment scenarios.
  4. 4. Describe the necessary preparation procedures involved in swimming by properly
    participating in class swimming/activity classes.
  5. 5. Demonstrate the use of swimming equipment including the pull buoy, hand paddles, kick
    board, and flotation belt in class swimming sessions.
  6. 6. Design a personalized fitness program using swimming/aquatic activities as the primary
    mode of exercise.

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Demonstrate an understanding of fitness development through swimming by designing a
    personal swimming program.
  2. 2. Demonstrate basic aquatic survival skills including breath holding, survival floating,
    treading water and underwater swimming.
  3. 3. Explain aquatic safety concerns and concepts in various hypothetical pool and aquatic
    environment scenarios.
  4. 4. Describe the necessary preparation procedures involved in swimming by properly
    participating in class swimming/activity classes.
  5. 5. Demonstrate the use of swimming equipment including the pull buoy, hand paddles, kick
    board, and flotation belt in class swimming sessions.
  6. 6. Design a personalized fitness program using swimming/aquatic activities as the primary
    mode of exercise.