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Abstract

The present study aimed to design specialized water-based exercises accompanied by music for teaching freestyle swimming skills to first-year female students at the College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences for Women, and to examine the impact of these exercises on learning outcomes. The research problem centers on the need to enhance the learning process by adopting modern instructional methods that lead to more efficient and engaging learning in less time and with less effort. To address this, the researchers proposed using a novel approach involving aquatic exercises synchronized with music, noting the need to make swimming lessons more engaging due to the students' difficulty in adapting to the aquatic environment. Traditional methods were found to lack the elements of excitement and motivation necessary for effective skill acquisition. An experimental design involving control and experimental groups was adopted. The sample included 20 female students, intentionally selected as 38.461% of the total population of non-swimming first-year students enrolled in the 2024--2025 academic year. The students were divided equally into two groups. The experimental group received the instructional program for six weeks at a rate of two sessions per week. After completing the program, data were analyzed using SPSS software. Results indicated that the use of water-based exercises with music effectively enhanced the learning of freestyle swimming skills. Students in the experimental group outperformed those in the control group. The study recommends greater use of engaging and modern teaching methods, which provide motivation and reduce reliance on traditional instruction, thus facilitating more effective learning. And this achieves one of the sustainable development goals of the United Nations in Iraq which is (Quality Education).

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