Practical Studies I - Swimming

Code:

120

Acronym:

120

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.up.pt/course/view.php?id=2321
Course/CS Responsible:	Sports Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LCD	248	First Degree in Sports Sciences (2011/2012)	1	-	3	-

Module of

Code	Name
124	Practical Studies I

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Promoting specific experiences (adaptation to the aquatic environment, artistic swimming and water polo) and acquiring basic knowledge about swimming (understanding the specificities of the environment, the design of swimming classes and mechanical bases, technical regulations for artistic swimming and technical regulations for water polo).

Learning outcomes and competences

Understand the basic mechanical principles (hydrostatic and hydrodynamic) to justify the aquatic exercise.

Be adapted to the aquatic environment and be able to perform the basic skills of artistic swimming and water polo.

Know how to apply the pedagogical sequences for: the basic aquatic adaptation, artistic swimming and water polo.

To know and to applyt the technical rules of artistic swimming and water polo.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Those required to have access to the Faculty of Sport.

Program

1. The specificity of the aquatic environement as a distinguished element of sport-motor experience
2. Broad understanding of the Swimming concept: design of sports classes in swimming
3. Basic mechanical principles of Swimming
4. Adaptation to the Aquatic environment
5. Artistic Swimming and Water Polo
5.1. Technical regulations
5.2. Basic skills

Mandatory literature

1. Soares, S., Vieira, L., Vilas-Boas, J.P., Costa, M.J., & Fernandes, R.J. ; A importância da respiração na natação pura: do ensino à prática competitiva., In: Fernandes, R.J., Costa, M.J., & Costa, A.M. (eds). Estudos em natação: as técnicas de nado convencionais. pp XX-XX. Quântica Edições, Portugal., 2023
Vieira, L.; Vilas-Boas, J. P.; Fernandes, R.; Soares, S. ; A respiração na natação pura desportiva: do ensino à prática competitiva. , 42º Congresso Técnico-Científico da APTN e XV Congresso Ibérico de Natação. Portimão., 2019
Soares, S.; Fernandes, R.; Vilas-Boas, J.P. ; Adaptação ao meio aquático em palavras simples: da academia à prática quotidiana., In: J. O. Bento, G. Tani, A. Prista (eds.), Desporto e Educação Física em Português, pp. 172-187., 2010
Canossa, S.; Fernandes, R.; Carmo, C.; Andrade, A.; Soares, S.; Ensino multidisciplinar em natação: reflexão metodológica e proposta de lista de verificação,, Rev. Motricidade, 2007
Vilas-Boas, J. P.; Determinantes mecânicas do equilíbrio humano em meio aquático, FCDEF, 1989

Complementary Bibliography

Barbosa, T.; Costa, M.; Marinho, D. et al.; Manual de referência FPN para o ensino e aperfeiçoamento em natação: um modelo multidisciplinar, Federação Portuguêsa de Natação, 2022. ISBN: 978-989-54231-5-6

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical lessons to teach and implement the contents.

Software

Moodle platform

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Teste	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	51,00
Frequência das aulas	30,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Students cannot miss more than 25% of the classes provided, but that number can go to 50% if absences are supported by a medical report confirming incapacity for regular swimming participation.

Are exempted from verification of the conditions of attendance as provided by law workers and students athletes integrated in high-competition legislation. 

Students who are exempt from the actual practice of the classes may be asked to perform tasks to demonstrate mastery of subject matter expertise and skills required in this form of course.

Note: the justification of absences is through the presentation by the student of a request addressed to the Pedagogical Council. Teacher do not justify classes missed.

Calculation formula of final grade

Practical component (75%):
- basic aquatic adaptation tests (15%)
- artistic swimming (30%)
- water polo (30%)

Theoretical component (25%):
- overall written test

Minimum mark in each item - 8 points (not rounded)
Minimum final mark - 9.5 (not rounded)

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Recovery tests to be held on a date set by the teachers.

Classification improvement

Not applicable. The course is a continuous assessment course without a final exam.

Observations

The use of googles, nose clips or other objects during the practical evaluations is not allowed.