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Swimming and Diving Techniques Guide

The document provides instructions for various swimming techniques including sinking to the bottom of the pool to pick up an object, entering the water head first with arms out to the side, holding a prone and supine floating position for 10 seconds, and performing a pike surface dive by bending knees to push off the bottom, driving arms towards the surface while tucking the head, and rotating the head towards the bottom while extending to the surface.

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Swimming and Diving Techniques Guide

The document provides instructions for various swimming techniques including sinking to the bottom of the pool to pick up an object, entering the water head first with arms out to the side, holding a prone and supine floating position for 10 seconds, and performing a pike surface dive by bending knees to push off the bottom, driving arms towards the surface while tucking the head, and rotating the head towards the bottom while extending to the surface.

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• Head

goes down

• Big breast stroke arm pull

• Hips in air

• Legs over body to sink to the bottom of the


pool.
• Body over the object you want to pick
up

• Legs go together

• Arms go above head

• Keep in this position until you touch the


bottom of the pool
• 1 leg in front of the other

• Head up looking forward

• Arms out to the side

• Keep your head up above the water on entry


• Prone = on front

• Supine = on back (think spine)


• Chin to chest

• Legs together

• Knees to chest

• Hold for 10 seconds

• Hold your breath


• Bend knees and push off the bottom

• Drive both arms towards water surface

• Head tucks to chest

• Bubbles let out of nose


• Head rotates towards pool bottom

• Arms by the side of body

• Keeping in a tucked position throughout

• Toes over the edge


• Knees bent
• Chin to chest
• Arms extended and by ears
• Shoulders roll forward and extend the legs

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