KINES 47BIntermediate Swimming

1 credit · Kinesiology · Penn State

KINES 47B introduces students who have attained moderate swimming skills and knowledge to advanced swimming strokes. Aquatic activities are introduced as they relate to one's lifetime for maintenance of physical health and psychological well-being. Students learn and practice a progression of swimming skills designed to promote efficiency and fitness in the water. Personal safety skills provides the students with knowledge necessary for safe behavior in an aquatic setting. Students are exposed to a variety of aquatic fitness activities that include walking and jogging in the water, lap swimming, and water aerobics. Students also experience recreational aquatic sports (i.e. water polo, volleyball) to allow them to participate independently outside class. Though the importance of water safety and basic survival tactics is paramount to the course, so too is the appreciation for self-care and wellness over the lifespan and possessing the tools to have a rich quality of life.