Hey everyone,
We just opened our pool up, and I'm getting into swimming more than I ever have before. I'm only fouteen years old, and have recently become very interested in getting good at swimming. My biggest concern right now is learning to tread better. I have absolutely no idea if I'm using the right techniques while I try to tread water. I want to get really good at treading first, then I'll try to learn to swim faster.
Right now, I kind of just wave my arms and legs around wildly to stay above water. I find this VERY tiring, and I have to hold on to something fairly quickly because I'm just too tired to keep going. My goal is to be able to tread comfortably, and actually use treading to rest and regain my breath rather than lose it faster.
This question probably sounds pretty stupid coming from a fourteen year old, but can anyone tell me how to improve at treading? Any tips, techniques and ways to practice would be awesome.
Thanks :)
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I'm teaching my 14 yr the same. This is what I tell her and it seams to work.
With your legs do a big sissor kick, then bend you knees to about your waist line more or less then sissor kick again,and just keep repeating the process.
Then at the same time with your arms should be - kinda like your getting ready to put your arms around someone to hug them - roate them back and forth - yes like someone said like sreading frosting on a cake.
Keep your fingers together, and hand up and down, you want your hands to push the water not cut the water. Roate in big movements, at first you may have to use faster roataion, then get to were you are using bigger arm roatations and bigger sissor kick roations.
The idea of treading water, is to keep you a float until your are rested enough to swim to shore or side of pool, or until help can
arrive. Hope this helps
I'm teaching my 14 yr the same. This is what I tell her and it seams to work.
With your legs do a big sissor kick, then bend you knees to about your waist line more or less then sissor kick again,and just keep repeating the process.
Then at the same time with your arms should be - kinda like your getting ready to put your arms around someone to hug them - roate them back and forth - yes like someone said like sreading frosting on a cake.
Keep your fingers together, and hand up and down, you want your hands to push the water not cut the water. Roate in big movements, at first you may have to use faster roataion, then get to were you are using bigger arm roatations and bigger sissor kick roations.
The idea of treading water, is to keep you a float until your are rested enough to swim to shore or side of pool, or until help can
arrive. Hope this helps
