ASPA Swimming Session: Breathing Techniques and Water Safety
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Swimming lessons, breathing techniques, water safety, aquatic hygiene, swimming for beginners, ASPA swimming, swimming safety rules
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Learn to structure breathing in the water with progressive exercises and understand the rules of safety and hygiene in an aquatic environment.
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[...] The wearing of a hat and sandals is emphasized to limit infections and the spread of fungi. On the safety side, general instructions are recalled: walking slowly to avoid slipping and identifying secure zones for each group. A demonstration shows behaviors to avoid, such as running or diving in prohibited areas. During the main phase, practical and collaborative workshops are offered. Students go through the foot bath before accessing the pool and participate in a workshop to differentiate between correct and incorrect actions, such as 'howering before swimming' or 'eating in the locker room'. [...]
[...] For others, I do a demonstration, such as a simulated slip, to show what happens if the rules are not followed. The session ends with a collective review of the rules learned and each student recalls a hygiene or safety rule and explains its importance, such as 'Why do we need to shower after the pool?' This refreshes everyone's memory. Finally, a final reminder of the specific zones and supervision instructions for non-swimmers concludes the session. Bibliography C&A. ( 8). Etiquette in the swimming pool - the most important swimming rules. Retrieved from https://www.c-and-a.com/eu/en/shop/swimming-rules-and-etiquette Commission départementale Natation. (2008). [...]
[...] THE ELEMENTARY RULES OF HYGIENE AND SAFETY AT THE POOL. Rouen. Delaie, E., & Delaie, C. (2009). Non-swimmers in EPS: Organisation. Reims: STAGE F.P.C. NATATION. Sport Nautique Parthenay. (2024). Learn to swim safely. [...]
[...] Students start with warming-up activities to approach breathing control and coordination maintenance. By taking a deep breath, they enter the water and hold their breath before immersing to discover how to manage breathing. A fun activity consisting of a sprint on a board while blowing on a ping-pong ball to make it move towards a buoy. On the return, students adopt a lying position as this exercise improves breathing and posture. The equipment used includes boards, ping-pong balls, and a box for objects. [...]
