Ok, I have been swimming for about 2 1/2 weeks now and things are going great. I am able to go for about 5 lengths of the pool without needed any kind of breather (up from 2 when I started).
I now find myself wanting to get more involved in swimming, learn all the strokes.
Here are my questions to you all:
I can only go to a class for about an hour 3 times a week. Is it reasonable to think that I can learn all the strokes well from only 3 times a week? When I played soccer I practiced about 5 times and thought that anything less would not be beneficial.
And, what kind of time frame should I expect before I can do all 4 reasonable well (I mean without being the laughing stock of your average pool)? War stories anyone??? I have been a pretty fast learner in my years of sports.
Thanks!
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I started lessons in November -- I did have some swim instruction as a kid, but not enough to be proficient in all the strokes. My schedule is two half-hour lessons each week, and then I practice on my own for about an hour each day. At this point I'd say my freestyle and backstroke are respectable, my breaststroke is getting there (my kick needs major improvement), and my butterfly is still in the learning stage (I can only do a few strokes before it falls to pieces). I have a long way to go, of course, before I catch up with people who've been perfecting their strokes for years, but at least I no longer feel like I'll be laughed out of the pool. :D
I'm not the athletic type, so if you are I imagine you'll progress much more quickly.
I started lessons in November -- I did have some swim instruction as a kid, but not enough to be proficient in all the strokes. My schedule is two half-hour lessons each week, and then I practice on my own for about an hour each day. At this point I'd say my freestyle and backstroke are respectable, my breaststroke is getting there (my kick needs major improvement), and my butterfly is still in the learning stage (I can only do a few strokes before it falls to pieces). I have a long way to go, of course, before I catch up with people who've been perfecting their strokes for years, but at least I no longer feel like I'll be laughed out of the pool. :D
I'm not the athletic type, so if you are I imagine you'll progress much more quickly.
