1.  General Water Safety Tips  Learn to swim.  Swim in areas supervised by a lifeguard.  Read and obey all rules and posted signs.  Children that don’t know how to swim should wear a U.S. Coast Guard- approved personal floatation device (PFD) when around the water.  Watch out for the dangerous “too’s” – too tired, too cold, too far from safety, too much sun, too much strenuous activity.  Use a feet-first entry when entering the water.  Enter headfirst only when the area is clearly marked for diving and has no obstructions.

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3. Swimming @ Home  Never leave a child unobserved around water. Your eyes must be on the child at all times. Adult supervision is recommended.  Learn Red Cross CPR and insist that babysitters, grandparents, and others who care for your child know CPR.

4.  Swimming @ home continued  Always keep basic lifesaving equipment by the pool and know how to use it. Pole, rope, and personal flotation devices (PFDs) are recommended.  Keep toys away from the pool when it is not in use. Toys can attract young children into the pool.  Pool covers should always be completely removed prior to pool use.  If a child is missing, check the pool first. Go to the edge of the pool and scan the entire pool, bottom, and surface, as well as the surrounding pool area

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6. Swimming in the Ocean  Stay within the designated swimming area, ideally within the visibility of a lifeguard.  Never swim alone.

7.  Swimming in the Ocean  Check the surf conditions before you enter the water. Check to see if a warning flag is up or check with a lifeguard for water conditions, beach conditions, or any potential hazards.  Stay away from piers, pilings, and diving platforms when in the water.

8.  Keep a lookout for aquatic life. Water plants and animals may be dangerous. Avoid patches of plants. Leave animals alone.  Make sure you always have enough energy to swim back to shore.  Don’t try to swim against a current if caught in one. Swim gradually out of the current, by swimming across it. Swimming in the Ocean

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10.  Butterfly Stroke  it is the toughest and the most exhausting swimming stroke, encompassing windmill like arm movements and dolphin kick. While performing this stroke competitively, the swimmer should avoid underwater swimming.

11.  Breast Stroke:  this is one among the different swimming strokes that involves arm movements on the front side, from your head to shoulder level. It is the frog kick that can be associated with this stroke. The swimmer should keep his/her head above the water surface, while carrying out this swim stroke.

12.  Backstroke:  this stroke involves alternate over the head arm movements and flutter kick.

13.  Freestyle swimming:  it gives you the liberty to use any swimming stroke you want to, while carrying out your swimming workout session.

14.  Dog paddle:  it is one of the simplest swimming strokes, making use of modified flutter kick. In dog paddling, your forward motion takes place with your arms underwater.

15.  Freestyle.  The freestyle stroke, as it's name implies, is not limited by any particular technique.  The stroke we now call freestyle, which is also known as the front crawl or Australian crawl, has been used since early last century.  Only 15 meters can be swum underwater (from the start and from each turn), otherwise some body part must always be above the water. Some believe that the freestyle stroke was developed by Richard Cavill, an Australian who combined the overarm stroke with the up and down kick motion.

16.  Breaststroke  Swimmers of the breast stroke must follow strict rules when performing the stroke.  Their shoulders must be kept in line with the water, arm and leg movements must be pushed forward together, and brought back under the surface of the water.  At the turn and finish, both hands must touch the wall together.

17.  Breaststroke continued  At the start and first stroke and kick after a turn, the swimmers are allowed one arm stroke and one leg kick.  At all other times the swimmer's head must be kept above the surface of the water.  No dolphin, scissors or flutter kicks are allowed, nor tumble turns

18.  Backstroke  When swimming the backstroke, the swimmers remain on their back. This technique was first swum with a frog kick (like the breaststroke) then the up and down form that is used now. Similar to the freestyle, only 15 meters can be spent underwater from the start or from each turn. In 1991, the rules were changed so that when turning, the swimmers did not have to touch the wall with their hand, enabling them to do a much faster turn.