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Course, academic year 2025/2026
   
Didactics of swimming - PPLS156
Title: Didaktika plavání
Guaranteed by: Department of Swimming, Water and Technical Sports (51-300800)
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Education and Sport
Actual: from 2025
Semester: winter
Points: 0
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/2, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (0)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: cancelled
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Guarantor: Mgr. Veronika Kramperová, Ph.D.
PhDr. Kristýna Hubená, Ph.D.
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Annotation -
The subject Swimming Didactics expands the theoretical knowledge, practical skills and didactic competences of students in the creation of swimming lessons and movement programs in water. Movement programs in water are focused on various forms of swimming lessons, movement training in water and health swimming, especially in the context of developing swimming fitness and compensating for movement hypokinesia. The structuring of the curriculum, visual demonstrations and practical exercises prepare students to apply the acquired knowledge, skills and didactic competences to teaching pupils in school physical education. The subject also emphasizes the safety of activities in water by deepening knowledge and skills in the field of water rescue.
Last update: Hubená Kristýna, PhDr., Ph.D. (22.02.2026)
Aim of the course -

The aim of the course is to prepare students practically and theoretically for the organization, professional guidance and application of modern didactic procedures within the framework of basic and advanced swimming lessons carried out in the context of school physical education and safe movement of pupils in the aquatic environment. The graduate of the course will be able to demonstrate swimming skills, can choose adequate didactic steps for training these skills by pupils, identify errors and correct them. At the level of advanced swimming lessons, the student will have a wide range of activities from various areas of swimming activities that use swimming locomotion, support swimming fitness and expand the swimming competences of pupils. In the case of integration of pupils with specific needs, the graduate will be able to apply appropriate modifications according to individual needs.

Last update: Hubená Kristýna, PhDr., Ph.D. (22.02.2026)
Course completion requirements -

Conditions for obtaining credit:

1) Obtaining at least 6 points from the assessment of swimming skills and performance within the practical credit requirement. It is necessary to obtain at least 1 point in each prescribed part. The technique of execution is evaluated 2 points, performance 3 points (maximum 13 points):

                                 Women                                              Men

300m Skills Test    8:35/ 8:25/ 8:15                          7:35/ 7:25/ 7:15

2) Continuous assessment of mastery of the curriculum, which is demonstrated within the framework of practical exercises. The student must know the theory of basic swimming skills, swimming techniques, turns and starting jumps and be familiar with the didactic procedures for training these skills and their modifications for the purposes of other physical activities in the water. Repeated failure to meet this requirement is considered failure to meet the credit requirements.

3) Organization and implementation of swimming lessons in a group in the amount of at least 6 lessons designated for swimming as part of school physical education.

4) Preparation of an implementation plan for swimming lessons for school physical education with determination of the age group of students and levels of swimming skill prerequisites - maximum 10 points - this is part of the student's portfolio.

5) Attendance: each practical lesson - 2 points - a minimum of 44 points must be obtained (maximum 52 points); attendance at seminars - 2 points - a minimum of 8 points must be obtained (maximum 10 points).

Last update: Hubená Kristýna, PhDr., Ph.D. (22.02.2026)
Literature -

Bělková, T. (1998). Plavání Zdokonalovací plavecká výuka. 1. vyd. Praha: NS Svoboda.

Čechovská, I., Ed. (2017), Aktualizované poznatky z didaktiky plavání I. Praha: UK FTVS.

Čechovská, I., Brtník, T., Kramperová, V., Eds. (2017). Aktualizované poznatky z didaktiky plavání II. Praha: UK FTVS.

Čechovská, I., Jurák, D., Pokorná, J. (2024). Plavání. Pohybový trénink ve vodě. 3. vyd. Praha: Karolinum.

Čechovská, I., Miler, T., Eds. (2024). Didaktika plavání Vybrané kapitoly. 2. vyd. Praha: Karolinum.

Čechovská, I., Miler, T. (2008). Plavání. 2. přeprac. vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing.

Čechovská, I., Miler, T., Chrudimský, J., Eds. (2017). Aktualizované poznatky z didaktiky plavání III. Praha: UK FTVS.

Čechovská, I., Novotná, V., Milerová, H. (2003). Aqua-fitness. Praha: Grada Publishing.

Hofer, Z. et al. (2018). Technika plaveckých způsobů. 4.vyd. Praha: Karolinum.

Hubená, K. (2023). Komunikace a interakce v plavecké výuce. Praha: Karolinum.

Kovařovic, K., Peslová, E., Felgrová, I. (2011). Plavecké sporty a plavání ve vícebojích. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum.

Miler, T. et al. (2016). Prevence, bezpečnost a záchrana u vody: bazény, koupaliště a aquaparky. 1. vyd. Praha: Ondřej Falešník – FALON pro Českou školu záchrany tonoucích s.r.o

Last update: Hubená Kristýna, PhDr., Ph.D. (22.02.2026)
Teaching methods -

Form of teaching                               Number of hours

Lecture – introductory information,            5

information on swimming lessons

Self-study of theory using study aids      16

Practical teaching – presentation of the.  16   

training process and correction of swimming skills by students

Independent practice and training            20

Practical teaching – organization of         10

swimming lessons

Preparation of a swimming lesson implementation plan  8

Total                                                          75

Direct teaching                                        31

Lectures                                                   5

Exercises                                                 20

Last update: Hubená Kristýna, PhDr., Ph.D. (22.02.2026)
Requirements to the exam -

                            Minimum         Maximum
Practical skills            6                    13
Attendance               52                    62
Interim control            5                    10    5*2
Organization of

swimming lessons      6                    10   5*2
Preparation of implementation plan 10
Total                           69                 105

The final grade is given by the sum of the points of the activities for the entire semester
A – 100+
B – 93-100
C – 85-92
D – 77-84
E – 69-76
F – less than 69

Last update: Hubená Kristýna, PhDr., Ph.D. (22.02.2026)
Syllabus -

Lectures:
1) Introduction to swimming didactics, technique and didactics of ZPD, swimming styles
2) Organization of heterogeneous groups in swimming lessons
3) Swimming lessons, stages of swimming lessons, organization of swimming lessons
4) Movement training in water and other possibilities of influencing physical fitness in water
5) Health swimming

Practical lessons:
1) Basic swimming skills
2-3) Technique and didactics of the crawl swimming style
4-5) Technique and didactics of the backstroke swimming style
6-7) Technique and didactics of the breaststroke swimming style
8-9) Technique and didactics of the butterfly swimming style
10) Technique and didactics of swimming turns and starting jump
12) Diagnosis of swimming skills
13) Movement training in water and other activities in water affecting fitness
14-16) Rescue of drowning people
17-26) Organization of swimming lessons for 2nd grade elementary/secondary school students

Last update: Hubená Kristýna, PhDr., Ph.D. (22.02.2026)
Learning resources -

Course in Moodle: https://dl2.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=4706. Registration key: MTVSPS26.

Last update: Hubená Kristýna, PhDr., Ph.D. (22.02.2026)
Learning outcomes -

After completing the course, the student will:

Masters the technique and didactics of basic swimming skills, swimming strokes, turns and starting jump.

Applies appropriate didactic steps for training these skills.

Analyzes and corrects the most common errors in the technique of swimming strokes.

Is able to prepare, organize and implement swimming lessons within school physical education.

Master skills in the field of saving drowning people.

Is familiar with the possibilities of loading in water and can create a simple loading motif to support the physical fitness of students.

Has and can apply various areas of physical activities in water as a supplementary curriculum within advanced swimming lessons.

When integrating students with specific needs and if necessary, is able to apply appropriate modifications of activities in water during swimming lessons for students.

Last update: Hubená Kristýna, PhDr., Ph.D. (22.02.2026)
 
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