527 Perfecting Swimming Stroke Techniques with Proper Mechanical Analysis

Friday, April 3, 2009: 7:30 AM-8:30 AM
Marriott Waterside: Pool
NASPE/Research/Physical Sciences
Speaker: Dr. Eve Atkinson, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, PA
CEU OPPORTUNITY: Grab your swimming suit for a hands-on seminar that includes mechanical analysis of swimming for professional teachers and coaches. The seminar attendees will be taught current mechanical analysis techniques for the strokes of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly, and discussion of competitive starts and turns. By means of active participation, attendees will improve their swimming skills and be able to transpose that enhanced knowledge to teach their students to improve and perfect their swimming skills.