Swimming Education for Special Students: Adapted Physical Education and Sports Class Received Great Interest

The Adapted Physical Education and Sports course conducted under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Elif TOP was implemented in the form of swimming training with the special students of Burdur Şehit Hakan Aktürk Special Education Vocational School, under the guidance of undergraduate students.

The focus of the lesson, held in the swimming pool located within the MAKÜ Sports Facilities, was the Freestyle Swimming Style. The lesson started with warm-up exercises and continued with the teaching of technical skills outside the pool. Afterwards, students had the opportunity to apply the skills they acquired in the pool. In the event, completed with kicking and stroking exercises, both teacher candidates and special students experienced an enjoyable and productive learning process.

This meaningful event once again demonstrated the unifying and healing power of sports, while also providing teacher candidates with valuable experience in the field of special education.