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?
Just finished Melon's Freestyle class. It's exactly what I needed. Was continually hitting a wall with what I thought was only the "breathing" with freestyle - well, it's more than that and I am progressing now into the breathing. If you are a beginner and have any fear/anxiety with water, her class is great.
