Various Swimming Styles, Learn the Techniques for Safety

Kapanlagi.com - Swimming is one of the sports that has many enthusiasts. Swimming is also a frequently competed sport. Besides being a sports event, swimming can also be a means of relieving stress for some people. Moreover, swimming can be done with various styles. Interestingly, these various swimming styles can train specific muscle parts of the body.

Like other sports, swimming does offer many benefits for health. Regular swimming is also believed to help someone have an ideal body posture. Especially if this sport is done with the correct swimming style.

But if you haven't mastered various swimming sports, you don't need to worry. Because swimming styles can be learned and trained. Summarized from various sources, here are some of the swimming styles.

1. Freestyle Swimming

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Freestyle is one of the most common and widely mastered swimming styles. As the name suggests, this swimming style can be done freely. This means that it is not bound by any rules or technical and complicated matters. Therefore, this style is considered easy and suitable for beginners to learn to swim.

Freestyle swimming is done with the body facing the surface of the water. After that, both arms perform alternating rowing movements. Meanwhile, both legs also move up and down alternately.

2. Breaststroke

Breaststroke is also popular and not less popular than freestyle. In fact, this swimming style is often introduced as one of the categories in competitions. At first glance, breaststroke is similar to the frog's movement when swimming. That's why this style is also often called the frog style.

Many upper and lower body muscles are involved when swimming with the breaststroke style. The upper body muscles that are active when performing this style include the shoulder, chest, and triceps muscles. Meanwhile, the lower body muscles include the leg, buttock, and thigh muscles.

To perform it, first straighten both arms in front of the head. Move the arms down to the sides. If in freestyle the arm movements are done alternately, then in breaststroke both arms are moved together until they are parallel to the head. When both arms are straight, open both legs to the sides at the same time. Breathing can be done when the mouth is parallel to the surface of the water.

3. Backstroke Style

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The third swimming style is the backstroke. When performing this style, the swimmer will position their body facing upwards or similar to when lying down. Meanwhile, the face should be above the surface of the water to facilitate breathing. This means that swimmers using the backstroke style will not be able to see forward.

For the hand and leg movements in backstroke swimming, it is not much different from freestyle. Simply move both hands in a similar alternating rowing motion. Then followed by the leg movements that also go up and down alternately.

4. Sidestroke Style

The sidestroke style of swimming is not as popular as other swimming styles. This is because, besides being rarely competed, this swimming style is also rarely used by swimmers. The sidestroke style is considered quite complicated because there are many technical aspects to consider.

Firstly, spread your legs wide. Then straighten the arm that is in the water forward, passing over the head. Leave the other arm relaxed and still by the side of the body. Position half of the head in the water and half in the air.

Coordinate the arm movement as if sweeping the water in a semi-circular pattern. Coordinate this hand movement with the motion of the legs opening and closing.

5. Butterfly Swimming Style

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The butterfly swimming style is often called the dolphin swimming style. This is because this swimming style looks similar to the movements of a butterfly and a dolphin. This style is also often included in competitions. However, butterfly swimming is considered difficult to do. To do it, you need to ensure the rhythm of hand and leg movements.

You can perform the butterfly swimming style by positioning your chest facing the water. After that, move both arms downward, then backward, outward, and then forward until they emerge on the water surface. When the arms are pulled backward, the position of the two legs presses downward. This moment can be used as an opportunity to take a breath.

6. Dog Swimming Style

The sixth and last swimming style is the dog style. As the name suggests, this swimming style is done by imitating how a dog swims. Position your head above the water. Then, position your legs and arms to perform kicking movements.

Those are some of the various swimming styles that you need to know. So, which swimming style are you interested in trying?

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