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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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)
I do kick and and then streamline a little so I don't use much energy. And actually doing this rather than kicking nonstop gets me across the water a little quicker (timed) and I'm not as tired.
I look at the bottom of the pool. I've hit my head the first couple of times lol.
Swimming flat? Idk what that feels like. I mean I'm pretty comfortable but like I mentioned I tire out quickly. And yes I'm still taking this all into consideration so thanks again for the replies.
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)
I do kick and and then streamline a little so I don't use much energy. And actually doing this rather than kicking nonstop gets me across the water a little quicker (timed) and I'm not as tired.
I look at the bottom of the pool. I've hit my head the first couple of times lol.
Swimming flat? Idk what that feels like. I mean I'm pretty comfortable but like I mentioned I tire out quickly. And yes I'm still taking this all into consideration so thanks again for the replies.
