I. Basic knowledge and skills of swimming

Swimming is a whole-body exercise, which requires mastering basic postures and skills. Beginners need to know the basic swimming postures and rules, including freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly. Among them, freestyle is the most basic posture, and it is also the basis for learning other strokes. Before learning to swim, it is necessary to know the characteristics of water, such as buoyancy, pressure and resistance, in order to better master swimming skills.

Second, warm-up activities before swimming

Before entering the swimming pool, you need to do some preparatory activities to prevent you from getting hurt while swimming. First of all, you need to do warm-up exercises, such as running and joint exercises, to increase muscle flexibility and joint lubrication. Secondly, you need to do stretching exercises, especially the muscles and ligaments of the upper and lower limbs. These warm-up activities can reduce the risk of muscle fatigue and injury during swimming.

Third, the correct swimming posture.

Correct swimming posture is the key to learning to swim. The correct swimming posture should be to keep the body straight, head up, eyes looking forward, shoulders relaxed, arms naturally extended to both sides, palms outward, legs straight and close together, toes outward. When swimming, you need to learn how to use breathing skills and correct kicking skills in order to better push your body forward.

Fourth, the breathing skills of swimming.

Breathing while swimming is one of the important skills to learn swimming. When swimming, you need to turn your head to one side, inhale through your mouth and exhale through your nose. When breathing, you need to master the rhythm to avoid being too urgent or too slow. In addition, keep breathing smoothly when swimming, so as to avoid choking or breathing difficulties affecting the swimming effect.

Five, swimming practice methods

Beginners can gradually master swimming skills through some practice methods. For example, you can practice standing posture and balance in the water and gradually get familiar with the environment in the water. Then you can learn how to kick water and how to push your body forward with your arms and legs. After mastering the basic skills, you can gradually increase the time and difficulty of swimming, such as increasing swimming distance and changing swimming posture.

Six, swimming safety precautions

You need to pay attention to safety when learning to swim. First of all, you need to pay attention to the water depth and temperature. Beginners can choose suitable water depth and temperature to practice. Before swimming, you need to check the safety facilities and rules of the swimming pool and know how to deal with emergencies. In addition, you need to avoid excessive fatigue and exercise when swimming to avoid accidents.