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Press, 18 November 1982, Page 28

I VA A Christchurch City Council, Parks & Recreation RH )a\ Department Campaign to promote health H I /AV and fitness through swimming ISwimming is for everyone ■ Swimming is for everyone. from rise will improve their fitness end ei ■ the floaters to the fish, from the health. bent arms instead of a full, long arc ■overweight and unfit to the iugtuy Th e •>g w i nl f or y O ur Life cam- over the head. trained healthy sports person. paign is being run at the three City “Breathing is the most difficult. ■ Many people have a great fear of Council pools — the Centennial, Getting people to blow out'bubbles ■ water, some Because they have never Queen Elizabeth II Park and the then turn their heads slowly to the ■been taught to swim properly, others WalthamLido. side to take another breath of air ■ because of a scare they may have had To give swimmers an uninter- takes concentration, she said, ■when younger. nipted passage, lanes are roped off u -Swim for your Life classes are ■ Whatever the reason, the ami a tutor is available to give ad■Christchurch City Council is trying vice, make corrections and to draw Centennial 10 t0 T d ’ £ Q E - ■to net more people to learn to swim up schedules if required. 2 9 ll a"m P .‘Wednesday, Q.E. ■ and to urge swimmers back to the j 0 one of the instructors, 2 6.30 p.m. to 7.45 p.m. Thursday, ■ pool to help improve their fitness and sajd t j iat swimming in a group helps Waltham Lido, 10 a.m. to noon; ■ health. increase your motivation. “Swimm- Centennial, 5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. ■At present, in Christchurch, swim- ing is difficult to motivate in people Further information can be gained ■ming classes are being attended by a and if swimmers are left to their own by ringing the pools: Centennial ■wide range of people, from two- devices they will usually cut corners 68-917, Waltham 60-725, Q.E. 2 ■month-old babies to octogenarians. at. every opportunity,” she said. 886-079. , . .. • ■ Some are only floaters, others Common faults in swimmers are an Next week: How swimming im- ■ swim confidently, but regular exer- inability to breathe correctly and proves ntness. I Progress — But only slowly ■ < . Progress over' the week has not trants in the competition swimming ■ .■ been spectacular, mainly because i like denizens of the deep by ■ am yet to conquer the art of December 11. ■ - ' breathing correctly in the water. "Keep your fingers together, you ■ The idea that swimming would are not holding on to a glass now. ■ IHk’”"'' come naturally has been dismissed “Don’t cup Y ■ quickly. : rush, do it nice and slow. RoU your ■ > 4 No longer do I gulp down half the head, slowly, don t flick it.. Four | pool when I set off on a length, but more lengths and you can get.out. ■ ■ ' after about 20 metres I feel as if my A patient slave driver, but she is ' lungs are going to explode. getting improved performances trom ■ ' *' The brighter side-if there is such all the entrants in thecompetition. ■ ' K a thing —is the improvement in my Progress to date: George Balam ■ technique, thanks to the patience 1000 m, . John Dunne_ 600 m, Jerry -H' - and coaching of Jo Watt. ? Grocott 400 m, John Duming 350 m. ■ -k/jOHN BURNING ’>• • She has accepted the undoubted Phil Darkins 700 m. Biff Urquhart ’ ■ PRESS REPRESENTATIVE burden of trying to get the six en- 800 m. ‘