I want to become an expert at treading water effieciently without gettin tired fast. I have a huge fear of deep water and am not very good at swimming, with freestyle I give it all I got and move pretty fast but, trying to retain air is hard for me. I need 1-2 sec. to get air. When trying to get air everytime I get water in my mouth/nose panic and sink. Do I just turn my neck to the side facing towards my arm pit or my whole half side? What is the name of the stroke similar to free style but with my head above water?
Today I practiced treading water in the ocean sometimes I could float ok other times I would sink or slowly sink no matter how fast moved my arms legs. I cant seem to figure out what im doing wrong. Cupping my hands should I my fingers be faceing down or ahead of me when doing circular motions? When doing eggbeater kicks should my legs be wide spread apart or narrow? How high should my arms be?
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I have a huge fear of deep water and am not very good at swimming, with freestyle I give it all I got and move pretty fast but, trying to retain air is hard for me. I need 1-2 sec. to get air. When trying to get air everytime I get water in my mouth/nose panic and sink. Do I just turn my neck to the side facing towards my arm pit or my whole half side? What is the name of the stroke similar to free style but with my head above water?
It's all a matter of practice. When I first started learning freestyle I was in great shape from years of cycling and had a great lung capacity. I was good at *** stroke but when I tried freestyle I still sank like a rock and struggled, swallowed water, choked and panicked. The reason was I was swimming the wrong technique.
The best way to learn is to find a coach who will practice your technique step by step. I would try to learn to swim properly and with time your fear will go away too.
Good luck
I have a huge fear of deep water and am not very good at swimming, with freestyle I give it all I got and move pretty fast but, trying to retain air is hard for me. I need 1-2 sec. to get air. When trying to get air everytime I get water in my mouth/nose panic and sink. Do I just turn my neck to the side facing towards my arm pit or my whole half side? What is the name of the stroke similar to free style but with my head above water?
It's all a matter of practice. When I first started learning freestyle I was in great shape from years of cycling and had a great lung capacity. I was good at *** stroke but when I tried freestyle I still sank like a rock and struggled, swallowed water, choked and panicked. The reason was I was swimming the wrong technique.
The best way to learn is to find a coach who will practice your technique step by step. I would try to learn to swim properly and with time your fear will go away too.
Good luck
