抄録
The objectives of this study are to collect the basic data, regarding the instruction about guidance of ‘yuuei’, water safety, and prevention against drowning accidents. This survey was made in the summer-time ‘yuuei’ lessons, which held as the ‘yuuei’ activities for boys and girls conducted in the natural swimming places by Usuki Yamauchi Traditional Swimming School in Usuki bay in Oita Prefecture for over 180 years. This survey was made by using camera and interview methods. The results are as follows:
1. Asforthe ‘yuuei’ teaching, and the swimming style learned, it is a ‘yuuei’ skill in the sea coping with the waves, current and tide, peculiar in this region, in the natural swimming places. The original Japanese style of swimming in the sea and its teaching and learning has been traditionally handed down from older generation to younger generation.
2. As for water safety and, prevention of drowning accidents, the good organization with long tradition, the safety policy for ‘yuuei’ the experienced leaders and the group supervision have achieved the activities without any accidents up to the present.
