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Basic Swimming specified number of persons who are in

REACH - long stick, scarf, cloths, or the water and of such constructions that
anything else, crouch or lie down to avoid retains its shape and properties
being pulled Life Ring - lite preserver in the form of a
Survival Stroke - help you conserve energy ring of buoyant material
in the water Rescue Boat - rescue craft which is used to
Rescue Tube - 45-to-54-inch vinyl, foam attend a vessel in distress, or its survivors
filled tube with an attached tow line and to rescue crewmen and passengers
shoulder strap Rescue Tube - floatation device can help
Scissors kick - one leg is moved forward, to support the victim's and rescuer's
and the other bent back and they are then weight to make the rescue easier
brought together again in a scissor-like Water safety - refers to the procedures,
action precautions and policies associated with
Sidestroke - Swimming stroke like the safety in, on, and around bodies of water,
breaststroke in which the swimmer lies on where there is a risk of injury or drowning
their side Rescue Buoy - rescue cans or torpedo
Ring Buoy - made of buoyant material buoys, often are used as rescue
typically ranging from 20 to 30 inches in equipment at waterfronts and surf
diameter beaches

Breaststroke - you swim on your chest in Cross chest carry - to carry a victim to
an inclined position all the time so that safety if the victim is struggling or when
you can always keep your head above moving through heavy surf., reach over
water Head up the victim with your free hand to encircle
the victims chest
Threading - skill that you apply when you
are far away from the seashore Frontal approach - slower than other
entries, but it is the safest entry to use in
Life guard - call of getting away from the most condition. slide-in entry rescuer
grip of the victim and composed of approaches the victim face to face
different method of breaking a grip
Underwater - swimming stroke used to
Figure of 8 - sculling the arm and hand move towards the depth of the water
movement
Underwater approach - rescuer
Buoyant Apparatus - Floatation approaches the victim by underwater
Equipment's, other than lifeboats, life
buoys, and life jacket, is designed to Threading - skill that you apply when you
support are far away from the seashore
Lifesaving breaks - call of getting away Sculling - small inwards and outwards
from the grip of the victim and also movements with the hands and arms
composed of different method of breaking
Escapes - distressed swimmer or an active
a grip
drowning victim may grab the lifeguard if
Stride Jump - lifeguard should use the the technique is faulty or if the rescue
stride jump with a rescue tube only if the tube slips out of position
water is at least 5 feet and he or she is no
Rescuer - person who saves someone
more than 3 feet above the water
from a dangerous or difficult situation
Life Jacket - most important piece of
SIX - kick for the back crawl stroke is a
abandon ship equipment
beat cycle
Buoyant Apparatus - floatation
Point straight back - breaststroke kick, the
Equipment's, other than lifeboats, life
toes
buoys, and life jacket, is designed to
support specified number of persons who Breaststroke - swimming faced down and
are in the water and of such constructions extend the arms forward and outward
that retains its shape and properties while frog kicking

Assist - most common help given to Breath holding - technique used by the
patrons, especially at waterparks swimmer to float

WADE - test the depth with a long stick Approaching at the back - rescuer
before wading in and then use the stick to approaches the victim at her back
reachout. Hold on to someone else or the Sculling - small inwards and outwards
bank movements with the hands and arms
STREAMLINING - position in swimming help you conserve energy in the water
helps to cut down water resistance and Survival Stroke
also help the swimmer propel as tar as
they can Warm-up Exercise - practices and
"loosing' up sessions a swimmers does
THROW - something that will float-a ball a before swimming
plastic bottle a lifebuoy... this will keep the
person float until help comes. Scissors kick - one leg is moved forward
and the other bent back and they are then
ROW - use a boat if there is one nearby brought together again in a scissor-like
and if you can use it safety. Do not try to action
pull the person on board in case they
panic and capsize the boat. Sidestroke - swimming stroke similar to
the breaststroke in which the swimmer
Approaching at the back - rescuer lies on their side
approaches the victim
Inverted heart shape - what arm stroke
used in breaststroke
Head up Breaststroke - you swim on your
chest in an inclined position all the time so
that you can always keep your head above
water
Water safety - procedures, precautions,
and policies associated with safety in, on,
and around bodies of water, where there
is a risk of injury or drowning
Bubbling or Bubbles - activity given to the
beginners for proper breathing in
swimming
Cross chest carry - carry a victim to safety
if the victim is struggling or when moving
through heavy surf, reach over the victim
with your free hand to encircle the victims
chest

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