Alright, im new to this site, Im not a usual swimmer but i recently got in the pool and feel in love. I quickly made friends at the local pool on-base. Im a United States Marine with hopes and dreams in Becoming a Reconnaissaince Marine. In other words Marines with Gills. They are like the SEAL's from the Navy and Pararescue from the Air Force. The guys at the pool quickly tought me how to swim "the right way" cross-over and *** stroke as well as the Side-stroke and other technics. i go to the pool everyday. My biggest problem is dealing with the underwater 25 meter swim. To become a Recon Marine i have to accomplish the following....
1) 500 meter swim with out touching the floor in under 17min.
2) 30 min. tread
3) Deep end Rifle retreaval and then treading water for 5 sec.
4) 5 min. water float by using trousers as floating devise
5) 25 Meter underwater swim (my problem)
I have no problem with any of the others but the 25 meter kills me only because i feel like my lungs are going to explode. is there any tips of any kind out there that can prepare me for my "indoc" or evaluation to see if im sea worthy and serve as a Recon Marine. Thanks for hearing me out. :banana:
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hi all!
read this tread and wanted to say, that i have a same problem- trouble swimming underwater for 25 meters. I tried with fins, and only making scissor moves with feet and hands by the sides, i was like a racing boat and even 30 metes wasnt very hard to do (could have done more, but did not want to explore my limits).
I also viewed those record videos, guy swimming for about 166 meters and so on, tried basically same moves, but i just dont have the flow! tried to slither through water like a dolphin, but it doesent really work, if i stare at the bottom of the pool, i dont see much movement at all and i usually grasp for breath about 5 or more meters from the end. tried taking deep beaths and smaller ones, really difference is marginal.
about mu lung capacity in general, i tried last night, and with very deep breath i managed to get the numbers 1 minute 58 seconds on the clock. And i could have done more, but again. didnt really want to go for the very limit.
any advice? thnx in advance.
hi all!
read this tread and wanted to say, that i have a same problem- trouble swimming underwater for 25 meters. I tried with fins, and only making scissor moves with feet and hands by the sides, i was like a racing boat and even 30 metes wasnt very hard to do (could have done more, but did not want to explore my limits).
I also viewed those record videos, guy swimming for about 166 meters and so on, tried basically same moves, but i just dont have the flow! tried to slither through water like a dolphin, but it doesent really work, if i stare at the bottom of the pool, i dont see much movement at all and i usually grasp for breath about 5 or more meters from the end. tried taking deep beaths and smaller ones, really difference is marginal.
about mu lung capacity in general, i tried last night, and with very deep breath i managed to get the numbers 1 minute 58 seconds on the clock. And i could have done more, but again. didnt really want to go for the very limit.
any advice? thnx in advance.
