Hi
I love swimming but I am not very fast! My problem is that when I swim freestyle my lower torso - I am female (bottom,hips) sinks and I feel like a boat that cannot get up onto a plane...if you know what I mean. I have tried kicking faster but I am more into long distance swimming and this gets too tiring.
Is there a better way to postion my body in the water when swimming freestyle so as to get the rear bits floating higher?
Thanks.
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Try doing some balance drills and the will eventually help you keep you backside up all the time. I had the same problem a little while ago, but after I did the balance drills, my sprint times dropped a lot. One drill that I like, is start out on your stomach with your arms at your side. Then find your balance, meaning that the top of you backside, shoulder blades, and a small sliver of your head should be out of the water. Then kick with your arms still at your side. When you need to breath just lift your head straight up, you'll sink, then just get back in balance. When you feel comfortable with this, and can immediately find your balance, try it with your hands over your head, and then finally add in your arms.(Fitness Swimming by Emmett Hines). This feels really strange at first like you are exposing yourself to the world, and in a way your are, but when you add back in your arms, then it feels a lot smoother and your legs stay up.
~Kyra
Try doing some balance drills and the will eventually help you keep you backside up all the time. I had the same problem a little while ago, but after I did the balance drills, my sprint times dropped a lot. One drill that I like, is start out on your stomach with your arms at your side. Then find your balance, meaning that the top of you backside, shoulder blades, and a small sliver of your head should be out of the water. Then kick with your arms still at your side. When you need to breath just lift your head straight up, you'll sink, then just get back in balance. When you feel comfortable with this, and can immediately find your balance, try it with your hands over your head, and then finally add in your arms.(Fitness Swimming by Emmett Hines). This feels really strange at first like you are exposing yourself to the world, and in a way your are, but when you add back in your arms, then it feels a lot smoother and your legs stay up.
~Kyra
