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
Sometimes an ineffective kick is the result of kicking from the knees instead of the hips. It FEELS like you're using your whole leg, but as is often the case, what you think you're doing isn't what you're actually doing. You might try kicking a couple lengths with fins several sizes too big. If you kick from your knees, they'll usually fall off, but won't if you kick from the hips.
Sometimes an ineffective kick is the result of kicking from the knees instead of the hips. It FEELS like you're using your whole leg, but as is often the case, what you think you're doing isn't what you're actually doing. You might try kicking a couple lengths with fins several sizes too big. If you kick from your knees, they'll usually fall off, but won't if you kick from the hips.
