Kiwi Sport / Swimming

This week for swimming we learnt how to use a life jacket in the water.

First we had to find a life jacket that fits us perfectly. Then needed to sit against the wall and wait for instructions to how to get into the water safely with a life jacket. We took the roll so then the instructers know that everyone is here. So what we did was we held onto our shoulder and covered our nose. The reason why we did because if we didn't cover our nose we would've swallowed the water and we might choke. The reason why we hold on to our shoulder because we might drown and die. So we did those 2 easy instructions then we had to take put 1 feet into the pool and jump in.

Then we started off with our lesson. So first the instructer asked if our Life jakets were all tight in because our lesson was all about floating a swimming on your back and on you stomach. We had to swim to the other side and swim back. When were swimming to the other side we need to swim on stomach then we were going back we needed to swim on our backs , It was fun because when you swim on your back with a life jacket you float.

Then we learned how to stay together when we are swimming with our life jacket. So what we did was we got into a staight line while the instructers tell us the rest of the instructions so then we know what to do. The instructers said get into a straight line and hold the inside of the life jacket where the hands come out. then we floated and thats how to stay together when we are in water.

Kiwi Sport / Swimming

LI: To learn how to rescue other people if their Drowning.

This week for Kiwi Sport we had swimming at YMCA Pools. We learned how to save someone using a pool Noodle or using a rope. The Instructers told us how to save someone with the Pool noodle. They taught us how we Lie down on our stomach and save someone from the beach or pools. 

When your drowning you have to put your hand up straight and still so someone can come and save you. Theirs is 1 action you can't do when you need to be saved. When your calling out "HELP" you can't wave your hand around because some people might think your waving for fun. When your   the pool noodle to rescuu someone that drowning you have to lay down on your stomach and hold on to the pool noodle with a strong grip and let the person thats drowning hold on to it and then you have to pull them slowly towards you.  We had to find a partner inorder for us to know who's drowning and the person thats saving them.


My Partner was Alice we had to do a drowning action and yell out "HELP HELP!" So then James gave us Pool noodle and then we had to try and help the other person by pulling them and saving them with the pool Noodle.