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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Glad it worked for you. Hopefully there are competent swimmers at the pool you swim at because this can be a valuable resource to draw from. Even without talking to them you can watch how they move, their body position, the way they breath, etc.. The best swimmers can be picked out not just by speed but also by a perceived lack of effort and lack of splashing and noise. An efficient swimmer will make very little splash, take few strokes per length, and appear to not be working very hard to accomplish each lap.
Glad it worked for you. Hopefully there are competent swimmers at the pool you swim at because this can be a valuable resource to draw from. Even without talking to them you can watch how they move, their body position, the way they breath, etc.. The best swimmers can be picked out not just by speed but also by a perceived lack of effort and lack of splashing and noise. An efficient swimmer will make very little splash, take few strokes per length, and appear to not be working very hard to accomplish each lap.
