1 / 10

Competitive Dive Starts Safe Water Entry

Competitive Dive Starts Safe Water Entry. School Swimming Carnivals HIGH SCHOOL. SLIDE 1. DIVING INJURY RISKS. “ I was having fun with my friends at the pool. I thought it was OK to dive in but my head hit the bottom and when I tried to get back to the surface, I couldn’t move.”. SLIDE 2.

phillip
Download Presentation

Competitive Dive Starts Safe Water Entry

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Competitive Dive StartsSafe Water Entry School Swimming Carnivals HIGH SCHOOL SLIDE 1

  2. DIVING INJURY RISKS “I was having fun with my friends at the pool. I thought it was OK to dive in but my head hit the bottom and when I tried to get back to the surface, I couldn’t move.” SLIDE 2

  3. VISITING AN AQUATIC VENUE OR ENVIRONMENT • When visiting an aquatic venue environment it is important that you take note of signs, warnings or notices. NO DIVING PERMITTED SLIDE 3

  4. TYPES OF INJURIES • The majority of water related spinal cord injuries result into diving into shallow water. Permanent paralysis is the most common result • Other diving injuries can include: • Broken teeth • Scalp injuries • Facial fractures. SLIDE 4

  5. HOW DOES A DIVING INJURY HAPPEN? • The swimmer performs a head first entry that is too deep for the water conditions with little or no protection for the head and neck • The swimmers head comes to a sudden stop but the body continues moving • This can cause the vertebrae in the neck to dislocate or fracture, which can also damage the fragile spinal cord. SLIDE 5

  6. How: Stand with toes of one or both feet curled over the edge. This will help prevent slipping on a wet surface. Hands will grip the leading edge of the starting surface (or handles, if supplied on the blocks, may be gripped) PREPARATION FOR A COMPETITIVE DIVE SLIDE 6

  7. TAKE NOTE: Hands Head Reach of Swimmer. THE “PUSH OFF” & “FLIGHT” SLIDE 7

  8. TAKE NOTE: Glide Steer up Protection of head and neck. WATER ENTRY AND UNDERWATER SLIDE 8

  9. THE COMPLETE DIVE-REVIEW 1 2 3 4 SLIDE 9

  10. SUMMARY • REMEMBER: • Take note of any signage (depth and diving related) • When ever diving: LOCK HANDS, LOCK HEAD & STEER UP! Enjoy the carnival events safely. SLIDE 10

More Related