By Susana Soares, António Rodrigues da Costa Prenda, Duarte André Caldeira Valente, Francisco Sequeira Torrinha Vidal Fernandes, João Rafael Magalhães Monteiro, Pedro Miguel Pinheiro da Silva
I CAN breathe out (blow bubbles) underwater.
The students exhale all the air while they are underwater.
The students identify the sound stimulus (metal hitting the stairs).
The students must react quickly to the sound stimulus to grab the object first.
Swimming pool, one lane, a kickboard, and an object.
Base exercise: Students in pairs with similar skill levels, surface and submerge at the teacher’s signal, given from outside the pool. At the signal, react quickly to grab the object before the partner.
Main part of the class, after warm-up.
Estimated duration: 5 minutes
Control the vertical balance in shallow water or the vertical flotation in deep water.
Students are grouped in pairs. They submerge at the teacher’s command, aiming to react quickly to a sound stimulus given by the teacher, to grab an object placed on top of a kickboard faster than their partner. The student grabbing the object first earns 1 point.
Variation: The object is non-floating. Students must retrieve it from the bottom of the pool and place it on top of the kickboard.
