Aquatic Activities: Al. Madriaga

AQUATIC
ACTIVITIES
AL. MADRIAGA
AQUATICS
Water has special characteristics that provide a
unique environment for activities and good
workout. These characteristics include buoyancy,
hydrostatic pressure and enhance cooling.
Aquatic activities are sports and recreational
activities that take place in or on water.
AQUATIC ACTIVITIES
• Scuba Diving • Canoeing
• Swimming • Dragon Boat Racing (20 paddlers)
• Diving off springboards or off platforms • Jet Skiing
• Rescue swimming (with the goal to rescue • Kayaking
swimmers) • Parasailing
• Snorkeling • Rafting
• Synchronized diving • Surfing
• Synchronized swimming • Waterskiing
• Water aerobics / Aqua Zumba • Fishing
• Water polo • Board Paddling
• Boat racing (use of powerboats)
AQUATIC ACTIVITIES
• Diving is also among the best recreational activities in the

Philippines. Plunge into the deep waters and be amazed with the
variety of marine mammals, fish, corals and other underwater
plants. As a sport, diving consists of executing simple to complex
dives into the water from a platform or a springboard.
AQUATIC ACTIVITIES
Swimming helps you in working your whole body, improving

cardiovascular conditioning, muscle strength, endurance, posture,
and flexibility all at the same time. It is also a sport in which
swimming a defined distance (which varies depending on the four
recognized stroke categories: butterfly, freestyle, breast and back
stroke) as quickly as possible.
AQUATIC ACTIVITIES
Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider, referred to

as a surfer, rides on the forward or deep face of a moving which is
usually carrying the surfer towards the shore. In short, it consists
of riding the side of a breaking wave on a surfboard.
AQUATIC ACTIVITIES
Kayaking, also called qajak, means “man’s boat” or “hunter’s boat”

originated from the Inuit and Aleut tribes of Arctic North America.
The early kayaks were very individualized as each kayak was
crafted by the user, basing the measurement to the frame of his
body and not on any standard.
PROPER EQUIPMENT
Goggles
Most pools contain high levels of chlorine
or other chemicals to help keep the water
free of bacteria and control the growth of
algae in the water. However, chlorine can
irritate the eyes. Goggles allow you to see
while your head is immersed in the water,
without having to worry about chlorine
irritation.
PROPER EQUIPMENT
Training Tools
Numerous pieces of swimming equipment
are designed to help in strength training
and technique while swimming. For
example, pull buoys are foam flotation
devices that can be placed between the legs
and used to strengthen and place focus on
arm technique. The pull buoy forces
swimmers to rely less on their legs to push
through the water and more on the arms.
PROPER EQUIPMENT
Training Tools
Swim paddles develop arm strength by
increasing resistance in the water, and they
also help develop proper stroke mechanics.
Kickboards switch the majority of work
onto the legs when swimming to
strengthen the legs as well as help develop
proper kicking technique. Stretch cords
and resistance bands develop both arm and
leg strength.
PROPER EQUIPMENT
Swim Caps
The swim cap is a piece of equipment that
provides multiple benefits. For
professional swimmers, swim caps reduce
drag to increase speed in the water. Swim
caps also keep hair out of the face, help
reduce the effects of chlorine on the hair
and help swimmers retain body heat when
they are swimming in colder water.
PROPER EQUIPMENT
Competition Equipment
Coaches and timers at meets use
stopwatches to help keep track of
completion times for swimmers.
Swimmers use lap counters in competition
to help keep track of how many more laps
they need to complete their event. Lane
dividers consist of buoys that are strung on
ropes and placed across the pool to divide
the water into several swimming lanes.
PROPER EQUIPMENT
Recreational Equipment
Some swimming equipment falls in the
recreational category, including devices
such as snorkeling masks and swimming
fins, which allow swimmers to navigate
natural aquatic environments such as lakes,
seas and the ocean.
BENEFITS OF AQUATIC ACTIVITIES
• Whole body conditioning: tones your upper and lower body
because you’re using almost all of your major muscle groups.
• Low risk of injury: There is a low risk for injuries because
there’s no stress safe daily workout routine, it is ideal because
you can rigorously work out with a reduced chance of
swimming injuries. Many athletes supplement their training
with swimming.
BENEFITS OF AQUATIC ACTIVITIES
• Low-impact exercise: Pregnant women benefit from
swimming because it helps strengthen the shoulder and
abdominal muscles, which can be strained when carrying a
baby.
• Stress Relief: Aquatic therapy can benefit you
psychologically. There are meditative and healing properties
of water which can promote stress relief and enhance your
overall attitude. It is recommended to boost your mood.

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AQUATIC

• Diving is also among the best recreational activities in the

Swimming helps you in working your whole body, improving

Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider, referred to

Kayaking, also called qajak, means “man’s boat” or “hunter’s boat”

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