I didn't know where to post this..sorry.
I'm 18yrs old and have been told my body type is dense in water. I have great genetics besides the fact that I'm 5'4, I use to play football up until i started to wrestle in 10th and 11th grades, body build, and now I just run and do calisthenics so I have great endurance.
I'm training for AirForce CCT and I need to be a proficient swimmer before this September. I can't even swim 150m. I do 50m and am out of breathe and my muscles fatigue quickly. I have good technique I think and its most likely the breathing that does me in.
I start off breathing every 5 strokes than tire out to every 3 strokes. I read online that I might take in to much oxygen and not expell all of it which causes a Carbon Dioxide build up over time. After my breath is taken I hold it until after the count of strokes is take then on my turn I exhale all at once like a burst. Am I suppose to exhale immediately, slowly after taking a breath and not inhale more than necesarry?
I need help and my goal is to be able to 1000-2000m nonstop freestyle. I need to be able to do at least 1000m before I can leave for CCT training as Combat Diver and SCUBA school is intense.
Also in the amount of time from now until September, will I be able top go from where I am at to swimming 1000-2000m nonstop?
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I think that to be able to swim that far, starting with zero experience, you need to realize that strength is only part of it. Technique will be important so you maximize your efficiency and psychology is part of it.
While you seem to be in good shape now you'll still have to develop muscles that have not been conditioned. I suggest you google some youtube videos and maybe watch some proficient swimmers at your pool to learn how to swim correctly. The biggest mistakes you might be making are
1) Not kicking (believe it or not people focus too much on their arms and forget to kick)
2) Not swimming in a hydrodynamic fashion (keep your head down, facing the bottom of the pool, both your hands should enter the water in front of you, not way off to the sides, strokes should maximize surface area pulling on the water)
3) Swimming flat (your body should rotate on an axis going down the middle of your body)
Mentally, you also just need to be comfortable in the water. A lot of people get in the water and swim as hard and fast as they can and are stressed out. You need to relax, go easy, and work your way up from there. If you can feel relaxed when you swim you'll go further.
Best of Luck!!
This might help you on getting your distance up(0-1650 yards training)
ruthkazez.com/ZeroTo1mile.html
I think that to be able to swim that far, starting with zero experience, you need to realize that strength is only part of it. Technique will be important so you maximize your efficiency and psychology is part of it.
While you seem to be in good shape now you'll still have to develop muscles that have not been conditioned. I suggest you google some youtube videos and maybe watch some proficient swimmers at your pool to learn how to swim correctly. The biggest mistakes you might be making are
1) Not kicking (believe it or not people focus too much on their arms and forget to kick)
2) Not swimming in a hydrodynamic fashion (keep your head down, facing the bottom of the pool, both your hands should enter the water in front of you, not way off to the sides, strokes should maximize surface area pulling on the water)
3) Swimming flat (your body should rotate on an axis going down the middle of your body)
Mentally, you also just need to be comfortable in the water. A lot of people get in the water and swim as hard and fast as they can and are stressed out. You need to relax, go easy, and work your way up from there. If you can feel relaxed when you swim you'll go further.
Best of Luck!!
This might help you on getting your distance up(0-1650 yards training)
ruthkazez.com/ZeroTo1mile.html
