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Adapted
aquatics provide an opportunity for those with physical disabilities
to experience independence and freedom from their crutches and
wheelchairs through the support of water. On land or in the water,
swimmers practice and improve on their individual survival and
water safety skills, such as, holding their breath, blowing bubbles,
floating, treading water, turning over and changing directions,
head and body position, as well as developing personal swim strokes
to move from one point to another.
An
individualized assessment is needed in adapted aquatics as different
needs require specific goals and objectives that include supervision,
training, modifications and adaptations to the learning environment
and equipment. Noodles, rafts, kickboards, tubes, basically anything
that floats are great tools to have in the pool. |
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