Swimming Tips

Standing from a Supine Position

The best swimming tips for regaining a standing position in the water are essential to learning how to swim and overcoming the fear of water.

For complete beginners, these swimming tips can start from holding the floats or with a woggle held under the arms. As confidence grows the swimmer can attempt standing without assistance, which requires a greater use of the arms and hands. This can also be progressed to a moving exercise.

The movement should be relaxed and smooth as the knees are drawn towards the chest. The arms pull upwards and forwards and the head should lift and face forward as the feet are placed on the pool floor.

Key Points

Pull both arms upwards to the surface

Bend your knees forwards as if to sit

Lift your head upwards

Place your feet on the pool floor

Common Faults

Movement is rushed and not relaxed

Failure to bend the knees

Arching the back

Failure to pull up with both arms

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Entering the Water

Understanding buoyancy and your own ability to float.

Learning to deal with getting your face wet and building up to partial and total submersion.

Regaining a standing position from a prone position.