Teaching Swimming and Water Safety » (REV)

The Australian Council for the Teaching of Swimming and Water Safety (AUSTSWIM) is the recognized authority for the training of swimming and water safety teachers throughout Australia. Its mission is to provide leadership in the design, development, marketing, and delivery of comprehensive, high-quality courses, programs, and resources for teaching swimming and water safety. Since its formation 20 years ago, more than 80,000 candidates have successfully completed the AUSTSWIM Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety Certificate. AUSTSWIM has a branch located in each state of Australia.

John Kilpatrick is the national executive director of AUSTSWIM. Recognized internationally for his expertise in swimming and water safety education, he lectures frequently and has produced many publications on the topic. Kilpatrick is a former professor and head of the school of human movement at Deakin University.

Peter Meaney is a professor at the RMIT University in Melbourne. Internationally recognized for his training of physical education teachers, his primary area of interest is in swimming and water safety. He has presented numerous papers and is the author of a number of publications.

The contributing authors of Teaching Swimming and Water Safety include John Kilpatrick, Peter Meaney, John Harmer, Sarie Lowden, Jenni Maclean, Kirk Marks, Ken Richter, Julie Tullberg, and David White.

The swimming programs developed by the Australian organization AUSTSWIM are highly respected worldwide. Now, with Human Kinetics' release of this international edition of Teaching Swimming and Water Safety, you can follow AUSTSWIM's program for teaching children swimming and water safety. These aquatic education experts will teach you how to

• implement important safety procedures;
• use a variety of effective water familiarization techniques;
• develop floating, propulsion, and deep water skills;
• introduce diving; and
• teach and refine the six common strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, sidestroke, and survival backstroke.

Highly illustrated and easy to follow, Teaching Swimming and Water Safety gives you valuable information on how to safely and effectively teach young swimmers important beginning swimming and water safety skills. Teaching hints and skills processes are included to help you answer questions that come up along the way-it's a resource you will want to refer to again and again.

Chapter 1. Safety Essentials

Chapter 2. Becoming Familiar With the Water

Chapter 3. Floating and Movement Skills

Chapter 4. Application of Principles of Movement in Water

Chapter 5. Introducing Diving to Beginners

Chapter 6. Toward Efficient Stroke Development