Swimming pool games – Life-Saving Skills
If you have a lifeguard nearby who is willing, or if you know some yourself waht about teaching some of the simpler ones. Many skills are not about getting into…
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Retrieving items eg set of keys, coins, diving bricks Going through weighted hoops (if available) The distance you can swim underwater Amount of time you can hold your breath underwater.
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Remember to keep the courses safe and use your own common sense, such as the use of the shallow end for swimmers who are not confident in the water. Possible…
Continue readingWater Polo – Swimming pool game
This is not the official rules. Best played in shallow water where you can easily stand up unless your group is made up of strong swimmers! Needs a pool that…
Continue readingStations – Swimming pool game
Play as NEWS. but include nautical terms like: “Port” – Swim to the left side of the pool“Starboard” – Swim to the right side of the pool“Stern” – Swim to…
Continue readingSimon Says – Swimming pool game
Supplied by Christian Forster 1 person says, “Simon says jump!” – players have to jump“Simon says leap into water!” – players have to leap into water“Simon says swim front crawl!” –…
Continue readingSharks! – Swimming pool game
Effectively a swimming pool version of tag or ‘it’ One or two people become sharks with the objective of catching the other players who are in the water. Players are…
Continue readingSand Bank – Swimming pool game
Play as in ‘Stuck in the Mud‘, with one or two players being nominated to capture the others. Once a player is caught they have to go to the shallow…
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Get players to partner up. Players try and swim in pairs with one half doing the arm movements while the other half of the pair holds onto their partner and…
Continue readingMake out Tag – Swimming game
Sent in by Mary Bestwick Simple game of Tag (or “It”), but players have to be tagged underwater. If you tag somebody you have to kiss them.
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