Recreational swimming as part of physical education of students

This article presents the main tasks and the role of recreational swimming in the field of physical education. Recreation swimming is considered by the author as part of the physical education system of higher education institutions. It describes the distribution of students into medical groups, provides some recommendations for conducting classes in semesters. Also, the author focuses on the formation of classes for students of a special department. The article is intended as theoretical material for students and teachers of higher educational institutions.