I am an adult who is interested in learning to swim as an exercise. I would like to do laps eventually. I had my first private lesson this Saturday. I learned the basic stuffs freestyle and breast strokes both under water. I think I move my legs right, but I have hard time with my arms. Because of this, I can't swim further and I get tired more quickly. I don't think I got the technique right yet. My other problem is breathing right.
Which stroke is good for a begginer. Are there good websites that teaches you different strokes and breathing techniques (pictures preferable)?
First try and build some stamina in all the strokes before working on technique (that will come in time), I see a lot of people starting of doing breast stroke because that is the easiest for them to do and others prefer the front crawl, the problem with that is most of these people tend to stay with that stroke and then only swim that stroke. Try and develop all four strokes together and do not worry to much about technique as yet. You are in any case not going to catch Schoeman , Phelps or any of those in the near future and by that time you will understand that Rome wasn't build in one day. <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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I am an adult who is interested in learning to swim as an exercise. I would like to do laps eventually. I had my first private lesson this Saturday. I learned the basic stuffs freestyle and breast strokes both under water. I think I move my legs right, but I have hard time with my arms. Because of this, I can't swim further and I get tired more quickly. I don't think I got the technique right yet. My other problem is breathing right.
Which stroke is good for a begginer. Are there good websites that teaches you different strokes and breathing techniques (pictures preferable)?
First try and build some stamina in all the strokes before working on technique (that will come in time), I see a lot of people starting of doing breast stroke because that is the easiest for them to do and others prefer the front crawl, the problem with that is most of these people tend to stay with that stroke and then only swim that stroke. Try and develop all four strokes together and do not worry to much about technique as yet. You are in any case not going to catch Schoeman , Phelps or any of those in the near future and by that time you will understand that Rome wasn't build in one day. <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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I am an adult who is interested in learning to swim as an exercise. I would like to do laps eventually. I had my first private lesson this Saturday. I learned the basic stuffs freestyle and breast strokes both under water. I think I move my legs right, but I have hard time with my arms. Because of this, I can't swim further and I get tired more quickly. I don't think I got the technique right yet. My other problem is breathing right.
Which stroke is good for a begginer. Are there good websites that teaches you different strokes and breathing techniques (pictures preferable)?
