i am 26 yrs old and never learnt swimming .. i have recently joined swimming class ..infact i hv just finished one class ... here i was taught the basic of swimming one of which is to keep ur feet above water and kick the water using ur feet .... i just cudnt do it ... i used to get it whn the instructor held me but cud never do it well on my own ...i weigh around 100 lb ... there were 2 other people in my group much older to me ... however they managed to do it real well ... i am really disappointed with myself and discouraged .. do you think i will ever be able to do that ... i cant even practice on my own in my community pool as thr is no1 to guide me ... how can i keep the feet above water ?? every time i try to do it my feet automatically goes down and i am noe able to float ... is thr any trick to do this .. pls help ...
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Are your feet sinking? If so then the answer would be to push your head and shoulders deeper into the water.
While you might not feel up to swimming without instruction perhaps you could just work on kicking with a kickboard or on your back (even better IMHO) to build some stamina. This will help to prep you for full stroke swimming.
Are your feet sinking? If so then the answer would be to push your head and shoulders deeper into the water.
While you might not feel up to swimming without instruction perhaps you could just work on kicking with a kickboard or on your back (even better IMHO) to build some stamina. This will help to prep you for full stroke swimming.
