Hello,
I've been swimming with a Master's team, but I feel like my stroke deficiency (in all of the strokes) is not allowing me to improve. I can barely swim 50yards, and then have to stop. I know it's a breathing problem on freestyle, but again, lots of corrections need to be made on all my strokes. Watching youtube videos can only get me so far...
I tried looking for a private coach, but it seems most places here only do private adult swimming classes for people who don't know how to swim at all. The USMS clinics sound perfect, but there are none around me right now.
I looked at fitterandfaster.com - do adults usually go to those, or are they mostly for kids in swim teams?
Any help and/or suggestion would be really appreciated :)
I think the solution is just persistency.
I started swimming 2 years ago. I didn't know free style at all, wasn't able to swim more than 25 meters.
I thought the issue was something technical - The way I kick, the way I rotate to breath, my stroke is inefficient... etc.
Basically, all these are true. If a professional analyses my swim style, he will find tons of errors.
But one day I talked to a swim coach. I expressed my frustration. I told him all I want to be able to do is swim 30 mins, slowly and easily. But my breathing is this, and my kicking is that and so on. He gave my a very simple advice. He said - You are thinking too much. Join a swim group, swim 3 times a week. In 3 month, you will get to where you want to be. And you he was right. My swim style is still crap, but I persisted, and today I can swim 5 Km in OW if I want.
My conclusion is that we tend to look for the magic trick which will solve the puzzle. But endurance builds with time. You need to be persistent and you will see results.
I think the solution is just persistency.
I started swimming 2 years ago. I didn't know free style at all, wasn't able to swim more than 25 meters.
I thought the issue was something technical - The way I kick, the way I rotate to breath, my stroke is inefficient... etc.
Basically, all these are true. If a professional analyses my swim style, he will find tons of errors.
But one day I talked to a swim coach. I expressed my frustration. I told him all I want to be able to do is swim 30 mins, slowly and easily. But my breathing is this, and my kicking is that and so on. He gave my a very simple advice. He said - You are thinking too much. Join a swim group, swim 3 times a week. In 3 month, you will get to where you want to be. And you he was right. My swim style is still crap, but I persisted, and today I can swim 5 Km in OW if I want.
My conclusion is that we tend to look for the magic trick which will solve the puzzle. But endurance builds with time. You need to be persistent and you will see results.
