SNORKELING

What is the Snorkeling?

Snorkeling is a popular hobby where you float on the ocean surface whilst exploring the marine
life underneath. Snorkelers wear a mask for their vision, a snorkel to breathe through, and
sometimes fins for direction and speed.

How did Snorkeling begin?

The very earliest snorkelers were thought to be sponge farmers on the Grecian island of Crete
some 5,000 years ago who used hollow tubes to allow breathing while they kept their faces in
the water to free-dive for sponges.

What are the equipment in Snorkeling?

 Snorkels.
 Snorkeling Masks.
 Snorkeling Fins.
 Snorkeling Wear and Clothing.
 Snorkeling Vests.
 Snorkeling Accessories, Gear Storage, and Transportation.

What are the important things to remember while Snorkeling?

Snorkeling will require you to hold your breath at times, and you need this skill to conserve
energy and air while you're underwater. It is also crucial that you have the right equipment. Fins,
rashguard, and diving mask are three of the most important gears you should have on you
before you dive in.

What are the skills needed in Snorkeling?

Safety requirements for both snorkelling and diving include adequate physical and medical
fitness, swimming competence, and confidence in the water. Diving typically involves breathing
using underwater breathing apparatus that is usually self-contained (scuba) but can be from a
source at the surface (eg, a hookah).
CANOEING

What is the Canoeing?

Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. Common
meanings of the term are limited to when the canoeing is the central purpose of the activity.

How did Canoeing begin?

Canoeing as a sport probably began as impromptu races between individuals returning from
hunting and fishing raids and war expeditions. As an organized sport canoeing began in the
second half of the 19th century in local and national competitions in Great Britain and North
America, many of which persist.

What are the equipment in Canoeing?

A specialized canoe designed for whitewater, usually made of high-density polyethylene,

fiberglass or Kevlar. Paddle: A specialized paddle designed for slalom, typically shorter and
wider than a standard paddle for flatwater canoeing. The blade is also angled for better control.

What are the important things to remember while Canoeing?

Wear a helmet designed for canoeing, with sufficient drain holes to allow instant drainage. Wear
a life jacket that is the correct size for you, even if you think you are a competent swimmer. It's
not enough to carry one inside the canoe. If you're not wearing the life jacket, it will simply float
away if you capsize.

What are the skills needed Canoeing?

 Learn the J-stroke. ...

 Develop a great forward stroke. ...
 Properly tie your canoe to the car. ...
 Master a canoe rescue technique. ...
 Learn the canoe low brace. ...
 Choose the perfect canoe paddle. ...
KAYAKING

What is the Kayaking?

Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving over water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the
sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle.

How did Kayaking begin?

The first kayaks were rudimentary designs built approximately 5,000 years ago by the Inuit and
Aleut people to travel swiftly across the water. Located in the Artic North America, these tribes
would construct the kayaks out of whatever types of material they could find, including animal
skins, bones and wood.

What are the equipment in Kayaking?

 Kayak.
 Paddle (1 per paddler), plus spare.
 Personal flotation device (1 per paddler)
 Bilge pump.
 Spray skirt (for cold weather/water)
 Dry bag for personal items.
 Headlamp/light with extra batteries (in case you're out after dusk)
 Signaling whistle.

What are the important things to remember while Kayaking?

Wear a helmet designed for canoeing, with sufficient drain holes to allow instant drainage. Wear
a life jacket that is the correct size for you, even if you think you are a competent swimmer. It's
not enough to carry one inside the canoe. If you're not wearing the life jacket, it will simply float
away if you capsize.

What are the skills needed Kayaking?

 Learn how to make a bilge pump.  Try the sea kayak scramble self-rescue.
 Stay visible on the water.  Understand marine VHF radio use.
 Scout ocean surf in your kayak.  Re-enter and roll your kayak.
 Construct a tow line.
SCUBA DIVING

What is Scuba Diving?

Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving whereby divers use breathing equipment that is
completely independent of a surface breathing gas supply, and therefore has a limited but
variable endurance.

How did Scuba Diving begin?

Scuba Diving Emerges: 1950's and Early 1960's. Most dive historians would say that scuba
diving, much as we know it today, began about 1950. Fueled by books, films and photos about
the underwater world, scuba diving began to grow.

What are the equipment in Scuba Diving?

Secondary demand valve (Octopus). Sometimes a full-face diving mask is used. Surface-
supplied equipment: Helmet or full face mask, diver's umbilical, airline, bailout block, bailout
cylinder and regulator.

What are the important things to remember while Scuba Diving?

 Never hold your breath – breathe  Keep an eye on your air gauge. ...
normally. ...  Dive within the limits of your dive
 Equalize frequently as you descend. ... computer and no deeper than 40m. ...
 Stay aware of where your guide and  Don't over-exert yourself. ...
buddy are. ...  Don't touch anything
.

What are the skills needed Scuba Diving?

 Assemble Your Dive Gear.  Clear a Flooded Mask.

 Communicate Underwater.  Release a Cramp.

 Control Your Buoyancy.  Breathe Off a Free-Flowing

Regulator.
 Recover and Clear a Regulator.
 Handling an Out-of-Air Situation.
 DIFFERENT SWIMMING STYLES
Front Crawl

Front crawl (plural front crawls) A style of swimming where the

swimmer is face-down in the water and moves the arms in
alternating overhead strokes.

Dolphin Crawl

The dolphin kick is named for its resemblance to the motions

made by a swimming dolphin. It is typically used in competitive
swimming immediately after a swimmer enters the water or after
turns.

Head High Crawl

Head-high crawl (also known as the water polo stroke, lifeguard

approach stroke, or Tarzan drill): This stroke is used for water
polo, lifeguards to keep the victim in sight, or those who simply
want to see where they're going and breathe with ease. It is
similar to front crawl, but with head above the water.

Catch up Stroke

To perform the drill swimmers will swim freestyle normally with

one exception: they need to wait for one arm stroke to be
completely finished before starting their next stroke. That is
where the name of the drill comes from, as one arm is always
trying to catch up to the other.

Trudgen

The trudgen is a swimming stroke sometimes known as the

racing stroke, or the East Indian stroke. It is named after the
English swimmer John Trudgen (1852–1902) and evolved out
of sidestroke. One swims mostly upon one side, making an
overhand movement, lifting the arms alternately out of the
water.
Butterfly Stroke

The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the chest, with both

arms moving symmetrically, accompanied by the butterfly kick
along with the movement of the hips and chest. It is the newest
swimming style swum in competition, first swum in the early
1930s and originating out of the breaststroke.

Breaststroke

Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on

their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular
recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the
water a large portion of the time, and that it can be swum
comfortably at slow speeds.

Backstroke

Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four swimming styles

used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one
of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the
advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of
swimmers not being able to see where they are going.

Elementary Backstroke

The elementary backstroke involves a swimmer facing upward

on their back and using symmetrical arm and leg movements.
The backstroke, also known as the back crawl, involves
different, asynchronous arm and leg movements.

Side Stroke

The sidestroke is a swimming stroke, so named because the

swimmer lies on one's side with asymmetric arm and leg motion.
It is helpful as a lifesaving technique and is often used for long-
distance swimming.
Dog Paddle

The dog paddle or doggy paddle is a simple swimming style.

It is characterized by the swimmer lying on their chest and
moving their hands and legs alternately in a manner
reminiscent of how dogs and other quadrupedal mammals
swim. It is effectively a "trot" in water, instead of land.

Turtle Stroke

Turtle stroke: On the breast, extend right arm then pull, after
pushing with the left leg (while opposite limbs are
recovering), then opposite limbs repeat this process, i. e. left
arm pulls after right leg pushes. Uses muscles of the waist.

Freestyle
Freestyle is a category of swimming competition, defined
by the rules of the International Swimming Federation, in
which competitors are subject to only a few limited
restrictions on their swimming stroke.