PHED 1071 - Intermediate Swimming

(1) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PHED 1070 or Faculty evaluation
Requirements: Students must be able to float on his/her back for 1 minute as well as swim 25 yards continuously. This course is designed to teach intermediate level skills and fitness in swimming, which include, freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and open turns. Students completing this course will be able to: 1) swim 100 yards using the proper stroke mechanics, body alignment, and propulsion for each of the following strokes: freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke, and 2) identify swimming terminology and describe principles of hydrodynamics.