Integration Of Life Safety Education Into Swimming Teaching

In recent years, the accident of drowning teenagers happened more often than not, in China, almost 55 thousands teenagers die of drowning. Whenever heard such news, i feel distressed.The causes due to teenagers drowning are variety, among this,education stated the most important issue, which means, education haven’t focus on life security lessons.At present,many teenagers didn’t have all-sides awareness in self security,self-rescue,psychology quality and physical quality etc. Therefore, establish a lesson for teenagers involved in teaching life security knowledge and skill is very important.Swimming is not only a sport, but also a skill to rescue ourselves under the water. To ensure students avoid drowning, teaching life rescue skill in swimming lesson is essential.In the other word, swimming lessons should be adjusted.In this thesis, many research methods had been used,such as case study,documentary,graphic and practice. Based on pedagogy、science of physical sports and psychology. Methods and detail contend involved in connect life security education with swimming teaching will be given in three main parts:Firstly, the significance of teaching life security in swimming lesson will be discussed. According to nowadays’ drowning accident, death rate is higher in beginner swimmer compared with advanced swimmer. Which means learning how to swim is the precondition to reduce drowning accident. However, learning how to swim is not enough, grasping self-rescue knowledge and skill can guarantee the safe of teenagers.Secondly,by analyzing the main cause of drowning and potential safety hazard, it shows many reasons can contribute drowning issues.For example:lacking of swimming skill could cause drowning; over-hunger,overeat,over-hot or over-cold could also cause drowning; Lacking of awareness in self-rescue skill and knowledge would arouse drowning accident. Being unfamiliar with the environment of swimming place would give rise to drowning accident.Suffering from especially disease which is not suitable to swim could also arouse drowning accident.In conclusion, defective education is the essential reason.Thirdly, physical measures will be sated to solving drowning problems.During swimming teaching,self-rescue and rescue others should be taught as important as swimming skill.