Alexa Martinez
Period#: 5
Period#: 5
Dear Ms. Longi,
My name is Alexa Martinez, I am a 9th grader in your p.e class for 5th period. Today, I will be talking to you about what I learned this semester. Well, first off I would like to say that I would’ve enjoyed to swim, but unfortunately I wasn’t able due to the fact that I am allergic to the cholorine in the pool, and I was restricted from swimming in the swimming pool by my pediatrician.
The few times, I was able to get in into the swimming pool, I was able to learn a few things. For example, streamline swimming and making bubbles with my mouth. The level that I started in was level “1”. I believe that if I would have been able to swim in the swimming pool this semester I would have been at least in level “3” .
Even though, I didn’t get in and actually and physically experienced swimming, I believe swimming would’ve helped me stay fit, physically active, help my cardio (heart), and more. Seeing all my peers get in the swimming pool showed me that swimming is very difficult to do, I believe this because all of my peers were exhausted once they came out of the pool.
My goal this year was to try to learn to swim in all the styles. The reason I was so eagerly to learn to swim was because my sister learned how to swim in your class, and I wanted to learn too. To me swimming was important because I know that it can be very helpful in a lot of stages in my life, but as much as I really wanted to learn, apart of me was always nervous and afraid. The reason was because my biggest fear is drowning, even though we still had a lifeguard on sight, I still felt these emotions.
Now I will be talking about the types of swimming styles. The “Front Crawl” (or Freestyle Stroke) is the fastest swimming stroke. The Front Crawl is swum in a prone horizontal postiton (faced down). The legs do quick, compact alternate up and down movement, with the feet pointed (flutter kicks). To breathe, the swimmer turns hiis/her’s head sideways during the arm recovery, until the mouth is above the water surface. The swimmer inhales quickly, then turns his head down again. Breaststroke is the most popular swimming stroke of all. Breaststroke is also the slowest one of the competitive swimming strokes. Breaststroke is often the first stroke taught to beginners because you can swim breaststroke while keeping your head above the water all the time. This allows beginners to learn to swim without having to use swim goggles or to deal with breathing issues. The buttefly stroke is the second fastest swimming stroke, and is also quite exhausting to swim. You need to master the unusual movements of the body. Backstroke is swum on the back. Doctors frequently advise patients that are suffering from problems to go swim backstrokes, because it allows relaxation and strengthens the back muscles.
My name is Alexa Martinez, I am a 9th grader in your p.e class for 5th period. Today, I will be talking to you about what I learned this semester. Well, first off I would like to say that I would’ve enjoyed to swim, but unfortunately I wasn’t able due to the fact that I am allergic to the cholorine in the pool, and I was restricted from swimming in the swimming pool by my pediatrician.
The few times, I was able to get in into the swimming pool, I was able to learn a few things. For example, streamline swimming and making bubbles with my mouth. The level that I started in was level “1”. I believe that if I would have been able to swim in the swimming pool this semester I would have been at least in level “3” .
Even though, I didn’t get in and actually and physically experienced swimming, I believe swimming would’ve helped me stay fit, physically active, help my cardio (heart), and more. Seeing all my peers get in the swimming pool showed me that swimming is very difficult to do, I believe this because all of my peers were exhausted once they came out of the pool.
My goal this year was to try to learn to swim in all the styles. The reason I was so eagerly to learn to swim was because my sister learned how to swim in your class, and I wanted to learn too. To me swimming was important because I know that it can be very helpful in a lot of stages in my life, but as much as I really wanted to learn, apart of me was always nervous and afraid. The reason was because my biggest fear is drowning, even though we still had a lifeguard on sight, I still felt these emotions.
Now I will be talking about the types of swimming styles. The “Front Crawl” (or Freestyle Stroke) is the fastest swimming stroke. The Front Crawl is swum in a prone horizontal postiton (faced down). The legs do quick, compact alternate up and down movement, with the feet pointed (flutter kicks). To breathe, the swimmer turns hiis/her’s head sideways during the arm recovery, until the mouth is above the water surface. The swimmer inhales quickly, then turns his head down again. Breaststroke is the most popular swimming stroke of all. Breaststroke is also the slowest one of the competitive swimming strokes. Breaststroke is often the first stroke taught to beginners because you can swim breaststroke while keeping your head above the water all the time. This allows beginners to learn to swim without having to use swim goggles or to deal with breathing issues. The buttefly stroke is the second fastest swimming stroke, and is also quite exhausting to swim. You need to master the unusual movements of the body. Backstroke is swum on the back. Doctors frequently advise patients that are suffering from problems to go swim backstrokes, because it allows relaxation and strengthens the back muscles.
Lastly, the sidestroke is an older swimming stroke swum on the side. It uses scissor kicks and asymmetrical arm movements. Sidestroke is also one of the swimming stroke used by lifeguards to rescue victims. This is my essay for swimming.