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The American Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety Manual 2009 had no index, so I wrote this:
5 feet deep – most diving injuries 27
9 feet deep – no diving 20
12 minute swim test 195
35 years or older, 12 minute swim test warning 195
60% intensity in workout 192, 193
85% intensity in workout 203
active drowning 45
ADA 162
ADHD 172
adjusting to water temperature 78
aerobic exercise 183, 201, 203
aging 174
Alcohol 30, 42
Allergies 175
alligators 37
Americans with Disabilities Act 162
Amputation 173
anaerobic exercise 201, 203
Aquatic Exercise Association 220
aquatic life 36
Aquatic therapy 170
Archimedes 186
Archimedes principle 66
arm stroke 96, 100, 104, 107, 113, 117
Arthritis 175, 163
Asthma 175
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 172
Australian crawl 94
Autism 170
back crawl 100
back float 80
back glide 82
backstroke 100
backstroke start 131
basic dive 144, 151
beach warning flags 23
Belly flop 144
blind 167
Blood in ears 61
Boat, capsized 4
boating safety 39
boating safety course 40, 222 canoe over canoe rescue is depicted on page 9)
bobbing and breath control 78
Body composition 186
body roll, front crawl 95
breaststroke 103
breaststroke modified for underwater swim 92
breath control 78
Breath holding 18, 91
breathing 98, 102, 104, 110, 113, 119
Broken swims 205
Bubble machine 148
Buoyancy 55, 68, 81, 198
buoyancy and water depth, exercising 198
butterfly 106
cadence of kick 98
canoe over canoe rescue is depicted on page 9 canoe over canoe rescue
Cardiac condition 176
Cataracts 14
caught in current 33
caught in rip current 35
Cavill, Richard 94
Center of buoyancy 68, 69
Center of mass 68, 69
Cerebral palsy 169, 172
changing direction 87
check-call-care 44
Clothes, effects of wearing in water 67
cold water exposure 36
compact position, diving 126
competitive dive 156
Competiton 214
cool down 192, 199
Cooper 12 minute swim test 195 How can I tell if I’m a good swimmer? has more tests.)
Cramps 47
current, pounds per square inch, 33
Cystic fibrosis 176
deaf 166
deciding to act 44
developmental disabilities 168
Diabetes 176, 185
disabilities 161
distressed swimmer 45
dive, dry land practice 153
dive, shallow angle 127
dive, standing 149, 153
diving 139 (USA diver: http://usadiver.com/diving_about.htm )
diving board rules 140 141
diving injuries 27
diving, physical principles 151
Down Syndrome 168
Drag propulsion 72
Drag: form, frictional, wave 70, 145
dry land practice for diving board 153
drowning – home pools 25
Drowning rates 2
Drownproofing 8
dry land practice 153
Dry-land training 207
Earplugs 16
eggbeater 85, 86
electrical storm, when to clear pool, see lightning
elementary backstroke 112
Emergency action plan 46
Emergency, recognizing 44
EMS system 46
Endurance, cardiovascular 183
entrapment hazards 26
entrapments, foot 33
Epilepsy 169
Exhaustion 47
Eyeball/goggles 72
fall-in dive 147
falling into water 49, 52, 54
falling through ice 55, 58
Fartek 204
fear of depth 123
fear of height 124
fear of injury 124
feetfirst surface dive 89
finning 82
fins 202
fishing 41
Fitness 163, 181
flip turn 135, 137
floating 79
Floodproofing 8
Form drag 70, 145
forward dive 158
freestyle 94
Frictional drag 70
front crawl 94 – 99
front float 80, 81
front glide 82
fulcrum 142
gate in pool fence 25
Glossary 223
Goggles 72
grab start 128
group trips 24
gutters 142
H.E.L.P. (Heat escape lessening posture) 53
hand paddles 202
Head and chin support 62
Head splint 62
headfirst entries 122
hearing impairment 166
Heart rate, workout 188
Heat escape lessening posture (HELP) 53
Hip and shoulder support 61
hiring a lifeguard 31
hopper bottom pool 28
hot tubs 30
Huddle 53
hunting 41
hydraulics 33
hydrodynamic principles 94, 100, 103, 106, 112, 115
Hydrodynamics 65
Hydrostatic weighing 186
Hyperventilation 18
hypothermia 37, 210
Ice 55, 58
ice safety 39
IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) 162
impairment vision, hearing 167, 168
Impairment, tactile or mobility 172
In ground pool – diving 27
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 162
Injuries, head neck and back 60
intellectual disabilities 168
International Lifesaving Federation 2, 3
Interval sets 204
inverted breaststroke 116
Ironman 210
jelly fish float 81
kick 98, 102, 104, 109, 113, 117
kickboard 91, 202
kinesthetic awareness 143, 172
kneeling position, diving 126
Ladders 205
lanes, sharing 197
Law of acceleration 75
Law of action and reaction 72
Law of inertia 74, 145
Law of levers 75
leading arm, 117
Learning disability 171
leech 37
Life jackets : see Personal Flotation Devices
and see Why you should wear a lifejacket
Lifeguard Training 221 (the prerequisite swim is at: Lifeguard Training FAQs )
and see:
The 2017 American Red Cross Lifeguarding Manual is available for a free download at:
http://embed.widencdn.net/pdf/plus/americanredcross/jhlpoovbxz/LG_PM_digital.pdf?u=xm9usb
To make it easier to find the skills sheets pages write in your Red Cross Lifeguarding Manual
Write this in your Lifeguarding Instructor’s Manual
lifeguard training: discussing professionalism
Should lifeguards wear cowboy boots?
get ready for lifeguard training
lifeguard, checklist of questions when hiring 31
Lifetime fitness 181
Lift propulsion 72
Lightning 32 (the answer to the question: “Why can’t you swim during a lightning storm? A strike on a lake doesn’t kill all the fish in the lake.” is at Thunderstorm and lightning safety
local swimming committee (LSC) 214
Longfellow, Wilbert 3
Lou Gehrig’s disease 174
Lower back problems 184
LSC (local swimming committee) 214
Maintenance phase 193, 197
Masters swim 214, 216, 217
Meet, tips 206, 208
Mental adjustment 78
Motor function 173, 174
Moving water self rescue 54
Multiple sclerosis 163, 174
Muscle force applied, drawing 76
National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) 217
Natural floating position 68
NCAA 217
NCJAA 217
Newton, Issac 72, 74
NFHS 217
NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) 217
no diving 9 feet deep 20
no diving signs 122
noodles 91
Obesity 163, 176, 185
ocean 34 ( rogue or sneaker waves has links)
Older adults 163
open turn 132
Open water 209, 214
Over load strength training in water 192
overarm sidestroke 120
overflow trough 142
overload 203
Ozone layer 10, 13
pace clock 202
pain, persistent, in chest 200
pants, inflating 52
Paralympics 219
Paraplegia 173
passive drowning 45
Perceived exertion 189, 203
perceptual motor function 164
Personal Flotation Devices 19, 41, 91
and see Why you should wear a lifejacket
personal watercraft 41
PFD : see Personal Flotation Devices
Physical adjustment 78
pike position 156, 160
pike surface dive 90
platform heights 156
PLEAs 15
pool barriers 25, 26
pool parties 30
pool toys 27, 91
porposing 125
positions, diving 126
pounds per square inch, current 33
power phase 96, 101, 104, 107, 113
principle of specificity 202
Programming 176
progression 204
progression continuum 201
Propulsion, drag and lift 72, 73
psychological readiness 123
pull bouy 91, 202
Pyramids 205
rafting 41
rate of perceived exertion (RPE) 189, 203
recovery 96, 102, 104, 109, 113
Recreational water illness 15
Red Cross Lifesaving Corps 3
relaxation 78
Rescue equipment 58
Resistance to movement in water 70
Ring buoy 20, 56, 57
rip current 35
ripped entry 156
rotary kick 85, 86
RPE (rate of perceived exertion) 189, 203
rules, diving board 140, 141
safety post 28
Scouts 221
Scuba 222
sculling 82, 83, 84
Season, early/mid/taper 209
Seig, Jack 107
self-rescue 51, 54
Sets 205
shallow angle dive 127
sharing lanes 197
shark 36 ( Quit being paranoid about sharks has links)
sidestroke 115
sign, diving board rules 141
sign, no diving 122
sitting position, diving 126
skin cancer 10, 13 (The American Cancer Society has skin cancer prevention info:
http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/index )
snapping turtle 37
Sources 229
Spa safety 30
sparging systems 148
Special Olympics 219
Specifc gravity 67
Specific gravity, diver 145
specificity, principle of 202
Spina bifida 173
Spinal injury signals, situations 60 (a longer list is at: Simple secondary survey study sheet
spoon shaped pool 28
spring board diving 149
standing dive 149, 153
starting 88
starting blocks 122
starts and turns 121
stings, aquatic life 36
stroke mechanics 93
strainer 33
stride position, diving 127
stroke frequency 204
stroke length 204
storm, when to clear pool, see lightning
submerged vehicle, 39
Submerged victim 59
summer camps 24
surface dive 89, 90, 147
survival floating 50
survival swimming 50
swim cap, neoprene 211
Swimmer’s ear 16
Synchronized Swimming 216
takeoffs 153
Talk test method 189
Taper 209
Target heart rate range 187, 188
temperatures, water 54, 78, 163, 175, 211
Therapy 170
Throwing assists 56
thunder: see lightning
tides 35
torpedoing 124
toys, pool 27, 91 (see also pool toys )
track start 130
trailing arm 117
treading water 85
Triathlon 210, 218
trudgen strokes 99
Trudgeon, John 94
tubing 41
tuck float 81
tuck position 156, 158
tuck surface dive 90
turning over 87
turns 121, 132
turtle float 81
turtle, snapping 37
underwater ledges 141
underwater skills 89, 91
United States Coast Guard 222
United States Masters Swimming 216
United States Navy 221
United States Paralympics 219
United States Synchronized Swimming 216
United States Water Fitness Association 220
USA Diving 215
(USA diver: http://usadiver.com/diving_about.htm )
USA Masters swim 214
USA Swimming 214
USA Triathlon 218 (rules and regulations for triathlons: http://www.usatriathlon.org/ )
USA Water Polo 215
USN 221
Uv index, UVA, UVB, 13, 15
UV radiation 10, 13, 14
Vehicle, submerged 39
VHF radio 58
Victim, submerged 59
Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act 5, 27
vision impairment 167
visual awareness 143
Walking assist 59
water depth/bouyancy /exercising 198
Water Polo 215 (NCAA swimming and water polo rules can be searched at: http://www.ncaa.org/ )
Water pressure 69
Water safety instructor 221
water temperature 50 degrees do not swim to shore 54
water temperature adjustment 78
Water temperature, arthritis, seniors 175
Water temperature, threat of hypothermia 211
water temperatures, recommended for exercise 163
Water wings 16
Wave drag 70
weather 32
Weight management 184
Wheelchair, minimum door width 178
Why some things float 66
Workout 190
YMCA 217
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see also:
Red Cross Instructor’s Corner: http://www.instructorscorner.org/RedCross/Index.aspx
swimming pool risk management project
Lifeguard training, swimming, CPR and first aid links
Index to Red Cross classes resources
Emergency Action Plan for a coach or swim instructor
Emergency Action Plan for a Juvenile Detention Facility pool