FITNS 443

Swimming IV

This is an open-entry/open-exit course designed to teach advanced intermediate swimmers (those who have mastered intermediate swimming skills) to identify and demonstrate proper technique specific to the four competitive strokes, proper training protocols, and training design. Students will learn and refine proper stroke technique of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. Students will refine underwater efficiency in diving, turns, and breakouts for all competitive strokes. Students will develop more advanced swim training protocols, drills, and workout designs. A required orientation includes explanation of class rules, procedures, safety, course objectives, and methods of instruction. This course is graded Pass/No Pass. Students may enroll in the class up to the fourth week of the semester.

Units: 1.0

Hours: 54 hours LAB