Basic Swimming Tips
by Trokon
(El Fasher, Darfur- Sudan)
I lack everything about swimming. I want to learn some basic swimming tips and exactly what to do to keep afloat. What do I do with the arms and the legs? I tried on my own but the basic techniques are lacking. I just do not know what to do when I enter the water. Everyone, including the kids will notice immediately that I am not a swimmer. Please help me.
First of all it does not matter who will notice that you are not a swimmer. There are many adults who cannot swim and wish they could, but most of those stay away from the pool because they are embarrassed.
You have had the courage to enter the swimming pool and have a go, which is a major step for most adult beginners.
The fact that you have tried on your own tells me that you have no fear of water, so learning to swim should be an easy process.
The easiest swimming stroke to learn as an adult is breaststroke because it is the least tiring and most comfortable to try out. The arms pull in a circular motion and the legs kick in a powerful whip like circle to provide the propulsion to move through the water.
The timing of the arms and legs for breaststroke can sometimes be tricky, but as long as you pull THEN kick, it should come together.
Essential swimming basics that you must learn are how to hold your breath, submerge your face and breathe out under the water. Practicing this will help you to become more relaxed in the water.
Once you become more relaxed you will find it easier to remain afloat, although floating is not something that we are all able to do. Some of us naturally sink, especially our legs, but a good combination of swimming technique and relaxing into our swimming helps us stay at the water surface.
Learning how to stop and stand up mid swim is also an important basic to learn so that you can stop if you get tired and stand up, providing you are within your own depth.
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