3. 3Material AICLE 2º de E.S.O: Swimming (Solucionario)
Solucionario
UNIT 7
SWIMMING

4. 4 Material AICLE 2º de E.S.O: Swimming (Solucionario)
ACTIVITY 1:
ACTIVITY 2:
ACTIVITY 3:
STYLES:
Freestyle
Front Crawl Breaststroke Backstroke Butterfly
- Which position is more hydrodynamic?
Photo B
- Which is faster?
Photo A
Alternating stay in the water
and outside the water
head Turn towards the side
Less horizontal than
breaststroke swimmer
inclination
(body)
Horizontal position
Both arms at once and the
arms stay in the water.
arms Arms alternate their pull
Both legs kick at the same time
using a frog kick
legs
Flutter kick, legs alternate their
kick.
Extension and flexion ankles Extension

5. 5Material AICLE 2º de E.S.O: Swimming (Solucionario)
ACTIVITY 4:
ACTIVITY 5:
Turn towards the side head
The head is always out the
water, no turn towards the side
Horizontal position
inclination
(body)
Horizontal position
Alternating arms arms arms alternate their pull
Flutter kick, legs alternate their
kick
legs Flutter kick
In extension all the time ankles In extension all the time
The head is always out the
water, no turn towards the side
head
Alternating stay in the water
and outside the water
Horizontal position
inclination
(body)
Less horizontal than
breaststroke swimmer
arms alternate their pull arms
Both arms at once and the
arms stay in the water.
Flutter kick legs
Both legs kick at the same time
using a frog kick
In extension all the time ankles Extension and flexion

6. 6 Material AICLE 2º de E.S.O: Swimming (Solucionario)
ACTIVITY 6:
ACTIVITY 7:
1. To swim the breastsroke you must lift your arms out of the water. F
2. The crawl is the fastest of all the swimming styles. T
3. All the swimming events begin with diving into the water. F
4. Open water events are real tests of resistance. T
5. In water polo a game lasts three periods of six minutes. F
6. The way you move your feet in the breaststroke is different from the crawl. F
7. The breaststroke is the only style that you don’t take your hands out of the water. T
8. Synchronised swimmers are always happy. T
- When was your best time? 3rd session
- When was your pulse rate the highest? 1st session
- And lowest? 3rd session
- Why? Because I have been training for three weeks