Name
Hurdles and Limbos
One-Liner
Swimmers navigate over and under an obstacle to practice breath control and underwater comfort.
Success Criteria
Swimmers successfully step over or limbo under the object without touching it, demonstrating improved breath control and coordination.
Failure Criteria
Swimmers touch the object, refuse to attempt the task, or show signs of distress or fear.
Core Skill
The primary skill developed in this game isunderwater comfort and breath control. Swimmers will practice going underwater and holding their breath, which is essential for building confidence in the water. Additionally, this game helps improvecoordination and body controlas swimmers navigate over and under obstacles.
Who
This game is designed forlevel 1 and level 2 swimmerswho are still getting comfortable with going underwater. It is suitable for young children or beginners who need to build confidence and basic underwater skills.
What
In this game, swimmers will take turns navigating over and under an object held by the instructor. The object can be a bucket, a pole, or even the instructor’s arm. The game starts with the object held low, making it easy to step over, and gradually increases in height to challenge the swimmers. Once the object is too high to step over, swimmers will switch to going under it, practicing their limbo skills.