I've been swimming all my life, but never proper strokes. Recently I've begun learning the correct strokes but I'm having trouble with my crawl stroke. I watch other swimmers go back and forth flip turning as they come to end. I can't do more than 50 yards before I'm completely out of breath. I know I'm in better shape than that because I can swim breaststroke back and forth just fine, so I assume I'm not breathing correctly. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can breathe better and how to have enough air after the flip turn to continue?
Also, I feel like I don't go anywhere when I kick unless I have fins (I have the blue zoomers). Any suggestions for improving the crawl kick? I kick across the pool, but I go v e r y slow.
Feeling a little discouraged... :(
Thanks for any advice you guys have got!
Lisa
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Thanks to everybody for your advice!! It's already helping. Jim, thanks for the breathing advice. In fact, I wasn't exhaling completely. I realized this and have started experimenting with different rhythms of breathing in and out so that I am exhaling completely. As soon as I started doing that, I was getting enough air. The same with the flip. I was flipping too slowly (still getting used to the flip) and blowing all the air out of my lungs too soon. I can see that it's going to take practice, but at least I feel like I'm on to it now.
I've started kicking across the pool with the zoomers and afterwards kicking without them. I seem to be improving there too.
Thanks to everyone for all their advice. I feel much less discouraged now!
Lisa
:-)
Thanks to everybody for your advice!! It's already helping. Jim, thanks for the breathing advice. In fact, I wasn't exhaling completely. I realized this and have started experimenting with different rhythms of breathing in and out so that I am exhaling completely. As soon as I started doing that, I was getting enough air. The same with the flip. I was flipping too slowly (still getting used to the flip) and blowing all the air out of my lungs too soon. I can see that it's going to take practice, but at least I feel like I'm on to it now.
I've started kicking across the pool with the zoomers and afterwards kicking without them. I seem to be improving there too.
Thanks to everyone for all their advice. I feel much less discouraged now!
Lisa
:-)
