Newbie question

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Please let me know if this forum isn't for this kind of question. I am trying to learn to swim properly. I have been very comfortable with water all my life, no problems at all. However, the only stroke I have ever swum is the *** stroke and probably not so well. Still, I have crossed small lakes swimming and feel completely at ease in any body of water. Now I am trying to learn proper freestyle. No coach at this point. Lots of videos on the 'net and I also ordered the TI videos. One problem I am having is that my body doesn't seem to stay near the surface of the water. Because of this, when I rotate to breathe the air isn't there...so I have to either over rotate or wait for the bobbing cycle to bring me back to the surface. I am not sure why this is happening and I am hoping that this is a simple newbie mistake and someone can point out how to correct it. I am swimming with my head down, even pushing it down chin-to-chest. I am also doing skating drills on both sides and breathing without any problems during those. It's when I transition to crawl that I seem to descend just a few inches. I imagine if I was watching from the outside I'd see me kind of bobbing up and down as I move through the pool. Any ideas or pointers in the right direction would be appreciated. Thanks, -Martin
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  • Former Member
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    You mention you did a lot of martial arts. I wonder if you have less weight in your upper body and carry more muscle in your legs that may affect balance My dearly beloved was a keen runner for many years. His legs are so muscled that if he tries to lie flat in the water he immediately starts to list to stern and goes down like the Titanic - its so bad his arms come out of the water He cant do TI breathing drills either :drowning:
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  • Former Member
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    You mention you did a lot of martial arts. I wonder if you have less weight in your upper body and carry more muscle in your legs that may affect balance My dearly beloved was a keen runner for many years. His legs are so muscled that if he tries to lie flat in the water he immediately starts to list to stern and goes down like the Titanic - its so bad his arms come out of the water He cant do TI breathing drills either :drowning:
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