Hello,
My husband is just learning to swim after 48 years of being terrified of the water. He's doing very well, and can do the crawl from one end of the pool (25m) to the other, but he does it with his face in the water the entire time, because he hasn't conquered the breathing technique. Needless to say, he can only do one length at a time. When he tries to breathe, he has difficulty with the timing, and ends up getting mouthfuls of water. He is getting frustrated, but he knows he can't continue the face-down crawl and expect to improve his swimming.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated. He has spent some time with a swimming coach, but because of schedules, it is limited. He is also reading Total Immersion, but that really doesn't address new swimmers' issues such as this.
Thanks,
Deb
It depends on what his ultimate goal is, but if he wants to be comfortable in the water, I think wearing a mask will only postpone that. He won't ever learn when and how to breathe out to keep water from coming in. That has to be a tough thing for an adult to learn, but maybe worthwhile??? Or maybe he'll be satisfied to wear a mask every time he swims.
It depends on what his ultimate goal is, but if he wants to be comfortable in the water, I think wearing a mask will only postpone that. He won't ever learn when and how to breathe out to keep water from coming in. That has to be a tough thing for an adult to learn, but maybe worthwhile??? Or maybe he'll be satisfied to wear a mask every time he swims.
