QUARTER4 – MODULE5:

COMPETITIVE SWIMMING
EVENTS

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I. TITLE OF THE TOPIC : COMPETITIVE SWIMMING EVENTS
After your encounter with this module, you are expected to:

• Content Standards: The learners demonstrate understanding of recreation in

optimizing one’s health; as requisite for physical activity assessment performance,
and as career opportunity.

• Performance Standards: The learners lead recreational events with proficiency and
confidence resulting in independent pursuit and in influencing others positively.

• Most Essential Learning Competency:

▪ Analyzes physiological indicators such as heart rate, rate of perceived
exertion and pacing associated with MVPAs to monitor and/or adjust
participation or effort

This module generally describes the different topics on the concepts of swimming:

 Lesson 5: __ Competitive Swimming Events

II. CONCEPT NOTES

Swimming, in recreation and sports, refers to the propulsion of the body through the water
combining the movements of the arms and the legs and with the natural buoyancy of the
body. It is an exercise that is popular and that requires the movement of the body parts.
Swimming is also a useful therapy and is a good form of exercise to the physically
handicapped persons. It is also used for lifesaving purposes.

BACKGROUND OF COMPETITIVE SWIMMING

Competitive swimming notably started when it was included in the modern Olympic Games
in 1896. During that time, the Olympic events was solely participated by men until 1912
when the women’s event was added. Before the formation of the FINA, there were unusual
swimming events that were included. For example, on 1900, the swimming events were held
on the Seine River in France and a 200-meter obstacle race involved climbing over a pole
and a line of boats and swimming under them. Soon these oddities disappeared after the
governing body of swimming (FINA) took over. Under the new regulations of FINA that time,
swimming races lengths came increasingly to be measured in meters. In 1969, the world
records for yard-measured races were stopped. The kinds of strokes allowed in the race was
reduced to four (4) strokes namely: freestyle (crawl), backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly.
These four strokes were used in the Individual Medley (IM). As time passed by, many
nations have dominated Olympic and world competition including Hungary, Denmark,
Australia, Germany, France, Great Britain, Canada, Japan, and the United States.

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SWIMMING EVENTS

In the 2020 Games in Tokyo, there have been a total of 35 swimming events in the pool, 17
events for both men and women, and a 4 x 100 meter medley relay mixed. The other
swimming event at the Olympics is the marathon 10km open-water swimming race for men
and women. These are the lists of the swimming events:

Swimming Stroke Category

Freestyle 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m
Backstroke 100m and 200m
Breaststroke 100m and 200m
Butterfly 100m and 200m
Medley 200m and 400m
Freestyle Relay 4 x 100 m and 4 x 200 m

OTHER RELATED AQUATIC ACTIVITIES

1. Diving – is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard,
sometimes while performing acrobatics.

Fundamentals of Diving:
a. Kneeling Dive
b. Compact Dive
c. Stride Dive
d. Standing Dive

Positions of Dive
1. Pike – This position is when the body is bent only at the hips, with legs straight and
arms and head by their ankles. This position has a smaller radius than the straight
position, making somersaulting easier.
2. Tuck – The body is bent at the hips and the knees, creating the smallest radius
possible. This position has the largest possible angular acceleration and therefore
the greatest number of somersaults in possible in the tuck position.
3. Straight – This position is when a diver’s body is as fully extended and rigid as
possible. Because it has the greatest possible radius, the fewest somersaults are
possible.
4. Free – This position is a combination of the three above positions, used only in
twisting dives where multiple positions are required at different parts of the dive.
While somersaulting, the dive may be tuck or pike; while twisting, the body must be
straight.

2. Fishing – is an act of catching fish either from freshwater or saltwater, - typically with the
used of rod, line, and hook for consumption. Fishing is as old as the human ability to use
tools to capture prey.
3. Boating – is the leisurely activity of travelling by boat , or the recreational use of a boat
whether power boats, sail boats, or yachts (large vessels), focused on the travel itself, as
well as sports activities, such as fishing or water skiing.
4. Water Skiing – is a sport where an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski
installation on a body of water, skimming the surface.

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5. Scuba diving – “SCUBA” an acronym for Self Contained Underwater Breathing
Apparatus, is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe
underwater for recreation, commercial, or industrial reasons.
6. Snorkeling – is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped
with a diving mask, a shaped tube called a snorkel, and usually swim fins. Swimming on
the breast using a snorkel usually in combination with masks and fins. Any stroke on the
breast can be used and there is no need to lift or turn the head for breathing.

MONITORING YOUR HEART RATE

When you engage in swimming activities, you need to monitor the effort you are
giving. This is because the effort given in doing swimming contributes to the achievement of
your fitness goals. By monitoring your effort, you will be able to know if you are reaching at
least a moderate intensity level and at most a vigorous one.
Remember, it is important that your body is challenged to do more than what it is
used to for changes to occur. If the physical activity (swimming) you do is too easy for your
body, changes (if any) would be minimal. Hence, your body should be challenged. You need
to sustain moderate to vigorous intensity of physical activity for your body to be challenged.
According to Hoeger and Hoeger (2011), research indicates a more favorable
prediction using the computation below than the equation 220 - age. Here are the steps to
get your target heart rate.
1. Estimate your maximal heart rate (max HR/MHR) according to the following formula:
maxHR/MHR = 207 ± (0.7 x age)
2. Check your resting heart rate (RHR) sometime in the evening after sitting quietly for 15 to
20 minutes. You may take your pulse for 30 seconds and multiply by 2 or take it for a full
minute.
3. Determine heart rate reserve (HRR) using this formula:
HRR = MHR ± RHR
4. Calculate the training intensity at 30, 40, 60, and 85 percent. Multiply HRR by the
respective
0.30, 0.40, 0.60, and 0.85, and then add the HRR to all four training intensities. Example:
60% Training Intensity = HRR x 0.60 + RHR

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III. LEARNING TASKS
A. Learning Task 1
CLASSIFICATION
Directions: Below are the categories of swimming events. Check the box if they
belong to such swimming strokes.

Freestyle
Categories Freestyle Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Medley
Relay
Example:
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
100 m

200 m

400 m

800 m

4 x 100 m

1500 m

4 x 200 m

B. Learning Task 2
IDENTIFICATION
Directions: Identify what is being asked in the statement. Choose your answer from
the given choices and write it on the space provided.

Swimming 1896 FINA 2011

1912 Diving Water Skiing 1969

Scuba Scuba Diving Snorkeling Boating

______1. It is a sport where an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation on
a body of water, skimming the surface.

______2. It is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a
diving mask, a shaped tube called a snorkel, and usually swim fins.
______3. Its acronym means Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
______4. The year when swimming was included in the modern Olympic Games.

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______5. It refers to the propulsion of the body through the water combining the movements.
of the arms and the legs and with the natural buoyancy of the body.
______6. It is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard,
sometimes while performing acrobatics.
_______7. The year when the world records for yard-measured races were stopped.
_______8. The international governing body for swimming.
_______9. The year when the women could participate in the Olympic games.
_______10. It is the leisurely activity of travelling by boat, or the recreational use of a boat
whether power boats, sail boats, or yachts (large vessels), focused on the travel
itself, as well as sports activities, such as fishing or water skiing.

IV. REFLECTION
Instruction: Complete the statement:

I have learned that __________________________________________________________

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I find the lesson ____________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________
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I am very _________________________________________________________________
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V. REFERENCES
Books
Heinlein, Scott & Cosgarea, Andrew. (2010). Biomechanical Considerations in the
Competitive Swimmer’s Shoulder. Sports health. 2. 519-25. 10.1177/1941738110377611.

Internet Source https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/sports/swimming.htm

https://www.olympic.org/international-swimming-federation
https://www.britannica.com/sports/swimming-sport

Compiled by:

WINSTON C.LLANOS

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