KNES 1D

About this course

This course is an introduction to Kinesiology through skills and techniques for the advanced swimmer. Global and historical development of swimming as a fitness and competitive activity will be discussed. Advanced stroke skills, endurance swimming, racing turns and starts, and springboard diving will be covered. The student will perform skills at a greater speed and distance at an advanced motor skill level. American Red Cross stroke standards will be followed but adaptations will be allowed based on physical ability, age, strength, and gender. Students will review basic exercise physiology and nutrition appropriate to swimming.

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

• KNES 1CIntermediate Swimming
• orKNES 1CXIntermediate Swimming
• orequivalent swimming skills

Catalog wording: “KNES D001C or KNES D01CX, or equivalent swimming skills”

Advisory: “ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

Transfer pathways that use KNES 1D

ASSIST maps KNES 1D to a requirement in 5 published pathways from De Anza College.

• Leadership StudiesDe Anza → Humboldt State
• Kinesiology, Preparation for TeachingDe Anza → San Jose State
• KinesiologyDe Anza → San Jose State
• Physical Education B.A. Teaching OptionDe Anza → CSU Dominguez Hills
• Physical Education B.A. Fitness Director OptionDe Anza → CSU Dominguez Hills

The other FHDA college

The district declares these courses cross-listed with KNES 1D. That is a district equivalence, recorded in the colleges’ own course data — it is not an ASSIST articulation, and whether it satisfies a particular transfer requirement is a separate question shown on the pathway pages.

• PHED 10B