Swimming: an introduction to core aquatic skills and survival swimming

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Move: physical fitness

Think: knowledge of healthy, active living

Why this why now

This swimming unit is the second in a series of four swimming units and is the first pool-based unit. This unit starts to develop pupils' ability to move through the water, ensuring confidence is being built and familiarity with the swimming pool is developed. Having already learnt the basic knowledge on land for arm and leg actions, this unit introduces the movement in the water. It builds on their knowledge of healthy, active lifestyles in the previous unit and begins to prepare them for competitive swimming in the next, by developing both stroke technique and physical fitness.

Prior knowledge requirements

Pupils can explain the pool rules and water safety code.
Pupils can demonstrate basic arm and leg actions.
Pupils can demonstrate kicking and front paddle arm actions; including basic breathing techniques.
Pupils can demonstrate effective positions for retaining heat in an emergency situation.

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Why this why now

This swimming unit is the second in a series of four swimming units and is the first pool-based unit. This unit starts to develop pupils' ability to move through the water, ensuring confidence is being built and familiarity with the swimming pool is developed. Having already learnt the basic knowledge on land for arm and leg actions, this unit introduces the movement in the water. It builds on their knowledge of healthy, active lifestyles in the previous unit and begins to prepare them for competitive swimming in the next, by developing both stroke technique and physical fitness.

Prior knowledge requirements

Pupils can explain the pool rules and water safety code.
Pupils can demonstrate basic arm and leg actions.
Pupils can demonstrate kicking and front paddle arm actions; including basic breathing techniques.
Pupils can demonstrate effective positions for retaining heat in an emergency situation.

Swimming: an introduction to core aquatic skills and survival swimming

The unit provides an introduction to core aquatic skills by teaching buoyancy, floating and moving through water on their fronts and backs, whilst increasing physical fitness in the water. It develops pupils' ability to rotate in the water and teaches them how to breathe whilst swimming.