Swimming
By: Rebecca Hunter
Series: Starting sport; Starting sport
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
ISBN-13: 9780749678357
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Swimming
Description: A beginner's guide to swimming. Children learn how to float, scull and glide, how to master the strokes, breaststroke, front crawl, backstroke and butterfly and also how to dive. Mentions how to progress on to races and competitions as well.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 29) and index.
Table of contents: title: The swimming pool; title: Swimming equipment; title: Entering the water; title: Floating and sculling; title: Breaststroke; title: Front crawl; title: Backstroke and butterfly; title: Diving; title: Races and competitions; title: Awards and badges; title: Water safety.