hi,
first of all, i'm very sorry for my sometimes horrible english. i'm from belgium, you see...
i've got a simple question: how do i learn 'good' freestyle myself? is there a specific manner to learn it? i enjoy swimming, but i can't swim efficient, even not my breaststroke..
so, guys, if you can give me good advice, i'll be very happy :-)
cu
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As far as endurance, you just have to keep doing it. On the days you don't swim, you can bike or run or something, but your swimming endurance is really going to come from swimming. I had similar issues where I could swim maybe 100 yards without taking a rest, but after that I needed to rest for a few minutes. I was in the pool almost everyday after that. A few weeks of that, and I was swimming 400s with only 10 seconds or so rest in between.
This is very true. I started back about 8 weeks ago (with a 10 day break due to illness) and the first day I had to rest at every 25! Soon I was doing 50s just fine and now I'm up to 100s and 150s without needing to stop and rest. I'm improving every week. So don't be discouraged if you have to stop an rest. Just keep at it and push yourself a little more each workout.
As far as endurance, you just have to keep doing it. On the days you don't swim, you can bike or run or something, but your swimming endurance is really going to come from swimming. I had similar issues where I could swim maybe 100 yards without taking a rest, but after that I needed to rest for a few minutes. I was in the pool almost everyday after that. A few weeks of that, and I was swimming 400s with only 10 seconds or so rest in between.
This is very true. I started back about 8 weeks ago (with a 10 day break due to illness) and the first day I had to rest at every 25! Soon I was doing 50s just fine and now I'm up to 100s and 150s without needing to stop and rest. I'm improving every week. So don't be discouraged if you have to stop an rest. Just keep at it and push yourself a little more each workout.
