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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Hi! Learning to tread is probably one of the milestones for a swimmer. Many might disagree with me when I say that you really aren't a swimmer if you can't tread water.
There are many ways to do it, but the easiest way for me was to transition from a regular breaststroke to a heads-up breaststroke. Critical points are: to stay relaxed especially when breathing and keep those lungs filled with air for buoyancy;
Here's a short video clip of me doing this heads-up breaststroke: Treading in Pool
Here's my own personal account in a blog entry of the first time I learned to tread in sea water where it is much easier to learn treading (pics):
Treading in Open Water
Hope you find them useful. Or just visit my blog at:
http://isjaw.blogspot.com
Hi! Learning to tread is probably one of the milestones for a swimmer. Many might disagree with me when I say that you really aren't a swimmer if you can't tread water.
There are many ways to do it, but the easiest way for me was to transition from a regular breaststroke to a heads-up breaststroke. Critical points are: to stay relaxed especially when breathing and keep those lungs filled with air for buoyancy;
Here's a short video clip of me doing this heads-up breaststroke: Treading in Pool
Here's my own personal account in a blog entry of the first time I learned to tread in sea water where it is much easier to learn treading (pics):
Treading in Open Water
Hope you find them useful. Or just visit my blog at:
http://isjaw.blogspot.com
