Abstract

The purpose of the study was to assess a proposed freestyle swimming skills improvement program for female college students. Participants were 87 college female students who were assessed in their freestyle swimming performance through performance test rubric, interview and observation. The proposed freestyle swimming skills improvement program for female college students was designed based on the freestyle skill performance rating of the students and based from the format of Hannula. Findings revealed that, in general the freestyle swimming performance of the respondents is fair. The proposed freestyle swimming skills improvement program for female students of AUF was assessed as excellent and may serve as a viable tool to improve the skills of female college students.

Keywords

Female college students, Swimming skills, Physical education,

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