Presentation WATER SPORTS , COMENIUS TEAM ROMANIA

WATER SPORTS COMENIUS PROJECT “AROUND EUROPE FROM THE BALTIC SEA(AMBER SEA) TO THE BLACK SEA .

LEARN, PLAY AND SING TOGETHER!”

WATER, SPORTS, FUN, HEALTH • There is a large number of sports that involve water. Water sports are a very fun way to get exercise. They are all very diverse and ,at the same time, similar. • Some water sports have just been introduced in the past 100 years while others have been around for centuries.

History of swimming The earliest recording of swimming dates back to Stone Age paintings from around 10000 years ago.

Prehistoric man learnt to swim in order to cross rivers and lakes – we know this because cave paintings from the Stone Age depicting swimmers have been found in Egypt.

Swimming was also referred to in Greek mythology.

Swimming in Romania The best results for Romania in the Olympic games - Los Angeles 1984 - Anca Patrascoiu - the third place - BRONZ E MEDAL, the first Olympic medal for swimming Romanian team at 200m backstroke.

- Sydney 2000:Diana Mocanu won for the first time in the history of Romanian swimming , two Olympic gold medals in 100m backstroke ( 1'00 " 21) , which establishes for the first test in a new Olympic record - Atena 2004: Camelia Potec -old medal in the 200m freestyle

Kayac -Canoe Ivan Patzaichin is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won seven medals, more than any other competitor in the history of the Romanian canoeing events. This included four gold : 1972, 1968, 1980, 1984 and three silvers 1980, 1984, 1972.

He also won 22 world championship medals with nine golds .

WATER POLO Water polo is a team water sport. The game consists of 4 quarters in which the two teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into their opposition's goal.

The game consists of swimming ( with and without the ball), using a special form of treading water known as the eggbeater kick( to position a player 'folded' in the water), throwing, catching and shooting the ball. All this must be done using a single hand.

The 2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship It was the 27 exhibition of the event organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue EuropĂŠenne de Natation. The event took place in the TaĹĄmajdan Sports Centre in Belgrade, Serbia.

The best result for polo team of Romania was the 4th place after SERBIA, HUNGARY and SPAIN

Romania ‘s POLO TEAM Polo National U17 European Championship qualified in Baku , 2015 .

OTHER WATER SPORTS • RAFTING Rafting and white water rafting are recreational outdoor activities which use an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water.

This is often done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water and generally represents a new and challenging environment for participants.

Dealing with risk and the need for teamwork is often a part of the experience.

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Windsurfing is a surface water sport that combines elements of surfing and sailing. It consists of a board usually 2 to 3 meters.

Windsurfers can perform jumps, inverted loops, spinning maneuvers, and other "freestyle" moves that cannot be matched by any sailboat

KITERSURFING Kite surfing is a surface water sport combining aspects of wakeboarding, windsurfing, surfing, paragliding and gymnastics into one extreme sport.

A kite boarder harnesses the power of the wind with a large controllable power kite to be propelled across the water on a kite board similar to a small surfboard with or without foot straps or bindings.

FLYBOARDING A fly board is a type of water jetpack attached to a personal water craft which supplies propulsion to drive the fly board through air and water to perform a sport known as fly boarding.

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