By profession, Ralph Crutcher is a swimmer but enjoys playing football, Golf, and regularly goes to the gym to keep himself fit and healthy. This is one of the reasons; he likes to write about sports and fitness.
Increasing the vertical leap can benefit athletes by adding inches to their jumping ability. You can increase the ability to jump higher by building and strengthening the muscles in your…
Fashion at the Kentucky Derby is considered an art form. All the outfits, hats and drinks are just as much a part of the Kentucky Derby experience as the race.…
Place your children’s hands on each side of the board with their thumbs on the upper side. Make sure that their arms are always stretched out, the chin down in…
If you have an inground swimming pool at home built by a pool construction company, you may decide to teach your baby how to swim in your own pool. And if you…
Freestyle swimming is the most popular stroke, perhaps because it is the fastest form of swimming known to man. The 100 meter freestyle nearly equals the glamour of the 100…
"Has anyone seen a frog jumping or swimming? If you have, that's what the breaststroke looks like." I have often heard that the breaststroke is so easy, so graceful, so…
The best way of preparing a child to swim in a swimming pool is to start with a thorough preparation in the bathroom. Newborn babies are not afraid of water.…
Arm Movements Standing out of the water, have the children put both of their arms out straight in front of them and push them down to the legs. They should…
This is one fault that everybody has in the early learning stages. The child rolls his head and looks back at his breathing arm but, instead of keeping his chin…
Until somebody has mastered the breathing technique, it's definitely easier to swim along just holding on to your breath and not letting it out. The trouble is that sooner or…
When doing freestyle you turn your head to the side out of the water to breathe. Breathing correctly is a major element in swimming successfully. Later in life many people…
Have the children hold on to the edge of the pool, then ask them to try to do a new kind of kicking—dolphin kicking. Keeping the knees lightly together, the…
Before commencing the arm movements, the teacher should demonstrate how to move one arm in a circle. When demonstrating, hold the arm stiffly straight, horizontally and in front, fingers pointed,…
If the water is shallow, a good method is to have the children kneel down with their arms outstretched, take a deep breath, and gently fall forward. Or, if the…
There are many types of swimming aids available, all of which have their useful purposes. WARNING: A nonswimmer should not rely on a swimming aid unless he is familiar with…