Lesson 2

Lesson 2
Type of Aquatic Activities
JAYMARK P. FLORES
Instructor
Aquatic is a broad term used for
activities done in or on the water.
Among these are many lifelong and
competitive activities, such as fitness
swimming (laps), racing, water polo,
synchronized swimming, diving
(springboard and platform), water
aerobics, snorkeling, scuba diving,
canoeing, kayaking, sailing,
crew/rowing white water rafting,
lifeguard/Guard Start, and Water
Safety Instructor. Philippine Red
Cross and the National Association for
Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)
provide instruments to assist physical
educators with assessment of student
skills.
Aquatic activities are specific classes or
segments of programs.
PROGRAM EXAMPLES OF ACTIVITIES
1. Instruction Learn-to-swim (infants, all ages, adults).

Specialties such as Scuba, lifeguarding,
instructor courses in swimming and
lifeguarding, snorkelling, small water craft.
2. Wellness Water exercise, lap swimming, aquatic

therapy.
3. Recreation All age free play, family play.
4. Competition Teams: swimming, diving and synchro.
TYPES OF AQUATIC ACTIVITIES
A. Competitive Water Sports
Competitive water sports can either be individual or team-based. There are World
Championships, Olympics, and many other renowned competitions that test athletes in
different types of sports.
B. Individual Water Sports
This is defined as an individual performance that brings out the best in each
contender. It requires great physical strength, perseverance, determination, positive
attitude, and a burning desire to excel.

1. Swimming
One of the most popular water sports,
swimming has been around for centuries.
It has evolved to become one of the most
common recreational activities as well.
Swimming is a sport that tests your
fitness and stamina.
2. Surfing
Surfing is riding a surfboard on the
forward face of a wave, which mostly
carries you towards the shore. There
are different types of surfing that
depend on the length of the
surfboard, its design, the form of the
wave that is ridden, and the style of
riding. Balance plays a critical role in
maintaining the posture on the
various equipment that can be used
for surfing. These include surfboards,
surf mats, long-boards, stand up
paddle boards, wave-skis, knee-
boards, or skim-boards.
3.
3. Windsurfing
The radical technique of surfing, combined with sailing

know-how and skill, is what windsurfing is all about. The
equipment used here is a surfboard with a sail fixed on a
movable mast. The windsurfer has to move with the
waves to control the b0ard, and at the same time manage
the sail according to the winds. This is a surface water
sport, and there are a lot of competitions, both local and
international, as well as an Olympic event for this sport.

4. Jet Skiing
Jet skiing is basically racing over a body of
water on a one- man watercraft machine.
Fancy stunts and tricks, like flipping and
jumping over a ramp, can be done with
freestyle jet skiing. Competitive racing is also
done between 10-20 racers over a set course.
Though it is yet to be recognized as an
Olympic event, it was included in the Asian
Beach Games recently
5. Wakeboarding
Imagine surfing while being towed along by a
high-speed boat. That's wakeboarding in a
nutshell. The board here is a specifically
designed board with fins and weights, to allow
the rider to manipulate it with his/ her feet.
This sport is partially inspired by
snowboarding, and is often performed in
smaller water bodies like lakes.
6. Water Skiing
Another water surface sport,

water skiing is basically skiing
on water. An individual uses 2
skis or a single ski to skim or
glide along the surface of
water, and is pulled along by a
high-speed powerboat with the
help of a ski cable or rope. On
a competitive basis, show
water skiing and slalom skiing
are followed, along with
standard dual skiing
7. Triathlon
Triathlon is a type of race that popularly

involves swimming, cycling and running various
distances in immediate succession. It is a highly
popular sport and was recently included in the
Olympics. The Ironman series and World Cup
Championships are organized every year. It is a
test of your physical fitness, and stamina.
8. Kitesurfing
Kitesurfing uses a small surfboard or

wakeboard which is pulled by a kite. You
will need to go through some training in
order to understand the movement and
direction control of the kite. There are a
few rules and regulations to follow. If you
stick to them, this is a sport which is fun-
filled and you will thoroughly enjoy it.
9. Skimboarding
Again a board sport, but with a twist. Unlike surfers who start
deep into the waves by swimming to the deeper parts of the
ocean, skimboarders start at the beach, wading with the
board into the wash of previous waves. They then catch the
next wave back to the beach. The board is smaller than a
surfboard. Skimboarding can be done in lakes and rivers as
opposed to surfing, which requires a large body of water.
World Championships are held and skimboarding contests like
the European Skimboard League, United Skim Tour, and Skim
USA are held to determine the World Champion of
Professional Skimboarding.
10. Bodyboarding
Bodyboarding is a surface water sport, and the surfer

rides a bodyboard on a wave that carries him towards
the shore. Bodyboards used for this form of sport vary
according to the riders specifications regarding the
style of riding, and height and weight. There are World
Championships that are conducted for bodyboarders,
and Mike Stewart (Hawaii, USA), a 9-time record
holder, is considered as one of the best riders of all
time. The International Bodyboarding Association
World Tour determines the champion now.
11. Cliff Diving
Cliff diving is one form
wherein divers jump off
cliffs or rocks in freshwater
or salt water. It is fun to
just dive off a high cliff
into the calm waters
below, Avid cliff divers
travel the world in search
of exotic locations to
experience the thrill and
ultimate rush.
12. Fishing (Angling)
This water sport can be a
lazy, relaxed activity, or a
frenzied and highly
competitive sport. There are
different types of fishing -
from big-game fishing to fly
fishing and deep-sea fishing.
The species and quantity of
catch required depend on
competition rules and area of
fishing (sea, river or lake).

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Type of Aquatic Activities

1. Instruction Learn-to-swim (infants, all ages, adults).

2. Wellness Water exercise, lap swimming, aquatic

A. Competitive Water Sports

B. Individual Water Sports

The radical technique of surfing, combined with sailing

Another water surface sport,

Triathlon is a type of race that popularly

Kitesurfing uses a small surfboard or

Bodyboarding is a surface water sport, and the surfer

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