Description:

Students in intermediate swimming will learn more advanced swimming strokes, skills and safety information along with increasing personal fitness levels through continuous endurance swimming. 1 hr./wk. This course will meet the general education requirement for Health and/or Physical Education.

Associated Costs: These are additional (out-of-pocket) expense considerations that students should expect in addition to the course tuition, fees, and textbooks. $25 to $80.

Supplies: Refer to the instructor's course syllabus for details about any supplies that may be required.

Textbook(s): For information see - http://bookstore.jccc.net

Course Fees:

$80.00 - Course Fees - Bwl/Ice/Golf/Swm

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate the correct form for the crawl stroke, elementary backstroke, back crawl, sidestroke, and breast stroke.
2. Perform the survival float and survival stroke for 5 minutes.
3. Enter the water from a height.
4. Tread water comfortably and in control.
5. Swim under water from a short distance, eyes open.
6. Swim continuously with good stroke mechanics and proper turns for 10 minutes.
7. Provide assistance to an individual using a non-swimming rescue technique.
8. Discuss and review the personal fitness benefits through continuous swimming.
9. Demonstrate various activities in a safe manner while in and around aquatic facilities.

Content Outline & Competencies:

I. Basic Swimming Strokes
   A. Perform the Front Crawl stroke
   B. Perform the Elementary backstroke
   C. Perform the sidestroke
   D. Perform the breaststroke
   E. Perform the back crawl   

II. Entering the water 
   A. Demonstrate a dive into the water
   B. Demonstrate a long shallow dive 
   C. Perform an entry from a height
   D. Perform a stride jump

III. Surface Dives and turns
   A. Perform a pike surface dive
   B. Perform a tuck surface dive
   C. Perform a feet first surface dive
   D. Execute a front turn
   E. Execute a back turn
   F. Execute a flip turn

IV. Underwater Swimming and Treading Water
   A. Demonstrate an underwater swim with eyes open
   B. Tread water for five minutes

V. Survival Float and Survival Stroke
   A. Perform the survival float
   B. Perform the survival stroke

VI. Sculling  
   A. Demonstrate sculling in a prone position
   B. Demonstrate sculling in a supine position
   C. Demonstrate sculling in a vertical position

VII. Personal Safety Skills
   A. Demonstrate proper use of a personal flotation device
   B. Demonstrate reaching and extension rescues from land
   C. Demonstrate Artificial Respiration

VIII. Additional Strokes and Variations
   A. Perform the butterfly stroke
   B. Perform the inverted breaststroke
   C. Perform the overarm sidestroke
   D. Perform the inverted scissors kick
   E. Perform the trudgeon stroke

IX. Continuous Swimming 
   A. Demonstrate continuous swimming using any of the strokes with good
mechanics and proper turns for 10 minutes.

Methods of Evaluation of Competencies:

Evaluation of student mastery of course competencies will be accomplished using the following methods:

In-Class Physical demonstration of competencies  40-60% of grade
Written Examinations                             20-30% of grade
Skills Development Examinations                  20-30% of grade
Projects                                          0-10% of grade
                  Total:                           100%

Caveats:

1. Strenuous exercise.

Disabilities:

If you are a student with a disability, and if you will be requesting accommodations, it is your responsibility to contact Access Services. Access Services will recommend any appropriate accommodations to your professor and his/her director. The professor and director will identify for you which accommodations will be arranged.

JCCC provides a range of services to allow persons with disabilities to participate in educational programs and activities. If you desire support services, contact the office of Access Services for Students With Disabilities (913) 469-8500, ext. 3521 or TDD (913) 469-3885. The Access Services office is located in the Success Center on the second floor of the Student Center.