Good stroke/techinque video on swimming for beginners?
Former Member
Hey everyone. I've taken swimming lessons as a child but then stopped for a few years. I'm wondering what the best way to learn correct and efficient strokes are. Should I read a book or watch a video? Any recommendations? Is there anything online that's credible and practical for beginners? I'd very much like to strengthen my rotator cuff muscles and others before I do hardcore swimming. Thanks. :agree:
Parents
Former Member
What a shame that you would have to depend on a DVD or book to learn how to swim. Are you now able to swim butterfly or are you a butterfrogger which is not really butterfly.
I've gotten a great deal of information from the Total Immersion DVDs. Yes, it's better to have an instructor if possible, but when I took "Adult Stroke Improvement" lessons as an adult I got virtually no stroke correction and what I got was so vague and confusing as to be pretty much useless. None of the instructors were willing or able to teach me butterfly when I decided to learn it. Masters clubs here have long waiting lists and can afford to turn away swimmers who aren't already good, so that wasn't an option either.
The books and DVDs were what I eventually turned to in frustration and I feel that they did get me on the right path.
What a shame that you would have to depend on a DVD or book to learn how to swim. Are you now able to swim butterfly or are you a butterfrogger which is not really butterfly.
I've gotten a great deal of information from the Total Immersion DVDs. Yes, it's better to have an instructor if possible, but when I took "Adult Stroke Improvement" lessons as an adult I got virtually no stroke correction and what I got was so vague and confusing as to be pretty much useless. None of the instructors were willing or able to teach me butterfly when I decided to learn it. Masters clubs here have long waiting lists and can afford to turn away swimmers who aren't already good, so that wasn't an option either.
The books and DVDs were what I eventually turned to in frustration and I feel that they did get me on the right path.
