can't swim it and need to learn it for the summer season
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I recommend you start learning while wearing fins.  It's a lot easier to get your timing correct if you have a powerful kick.  \n\nI always start teaching the body undulation.  Butterfly is not flat, your body . . . ripples from fingers to toes as you swim.\n\n1.  With fins, do 12x25m dolphin kick just under the surface of the water.  Hands out in front and time it as follows:\nKick once and press your chest down and forward in the water.  This will cause your torso to go down and your hips to come up.  Now kick again and arch your back, pointing your hands and face up at the surface of the water.  This will make your torso go up and your hips go down.  This "kick your body down, kick your body up" is one cycle of butterfly stroke.  At this point, you should look for the path of least resistance in the water.  It should all be easy and smooth and once cycle should take 3-4 seconds, not too fast.\n\nNow the pull.  With your hands out in front, shoulder width apart, press your hands down toward your waist (it's alright if they widen a little as they go down).  When your hands pass your shoulders on their way down, start bringing them in towards each other.  By the time your hands pass your belly button, the inside edges of your index fingers should touch.  Then, as your hands go toward your waist, push them out HARD so that by the time your arms are fully extended, your hands are brushing the outside of your hips.  That is butterfly pull (sounds complicated, but it's not so bad).\n\n2.  Still with fins, push of the wall, hands in front.  Start your pull as you KICK your head down.  Pull all the way down past your hips and glide as long as you can (you should be slightly underwater).  DON'T recover your arms.  Just do this one pull off the wall 20 times.  You want to get the feeling of combining a strong pull and a strong KICK to drive your head/torso slightly down and a lot FORWARD.  This drill should make you feel very strong.  \n\n2a.  When you have mastered (2), do this:  As you start your pull, pull your head out of the water and take a breath.  Your head should be out of the water as your hands are passing your shoulders.  Take your breath quickly, then turn your face to the bottom of the pool and drive your head/torso down and FORWARD.  Finish the pull and glide like in (2).  Do this 20 times.\n\n3.  Now we add the arm recovery and second kick.  Push off the wall and do the drill described above.  As your hands pass your belly button, KICK and point your face toward the surface.   Your body will rise as your hands push out to your hips (this is the time to breathe if you need it).  Now point your face towards the bottom of the pool and drive down and FORWARD.  The instant that you drive your body down  is when you bring your hands over the water back out in front of you and start the cycle over again.\n\nThe difficult thing about butterfly is timing.  Your kicks happen at about the beginning and 2/3 point of your pull, so you have to think about them both at the same time.  If you wait until your pull is done before you do your 2nd kick, butterfly will be SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO hard.  \n\nThe other thing is to remember the 2 B4's: your head goes in the water BEFORE your hands, and comes out of the water BEFORE your hands.  \n\nGood luck, and remember to KICK.
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It's never too late to learn.  If you have a fear of water, start out slow by playing in a wading pool or somewhere there is no pressure.  Once you get comfortable, then you can learn how to swim.
206745
Try changing what you are eating. Try eating foods that are more natural and not just convienient for you. Mix your workouts up a little. Make sure you strengthen your "core" muscles (abs, obliques, back musclues) before you measure your waist! Try adding a swim workout in now that summer is around.
51073
Sometimes the reason people may think they are afraid of swimming may be sensory related.  You may not actually be afraid of the water but may the feeling of it may tell you that you don't want to swim.  Try walking in the water and different movements to really get the feel of the water. And practice some breath control above the water to get the feeling of it.  Some places have swim lessons for teens and adults that could help too, or even a private instructor could help you out.
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Well you could try to do the firefighter thing but it may just be easier to get a long hose and find someway to attach it to the edge of the pool and let it fill up on it's own then add the chemicals and chlorine and all of that stuff let it sit for a day or two and you have a pool full of water to play Marko-Polo
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Good job on the additional comment you made - getting out of your comfort zone. I absolutely encourage you to continue that. However, a water park really requires something that you will be comfortable in, and certain that you won't lose it. If it's a two piece that's pretty sturdy, then go for it. If it ties or is even the slightest bit loose, top or bottom, go shopping for another suit. Why spend the day worrying about your clothes, when you're supposed to be having fun? Either way, take something to cover up with. And wear sunscreen. Lots and lots of sunscreen. (I just got fried on my vacation, so it's really fresh in my mind.)
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I had trouble just flat out doing it but I wasn't afraid of doing it. To fix your fears I'd say go one one of those big twister things that flip you all around and have 3 rings with some guy running it and turning you all around. It'll get you used to flipping. But for the hitting your head part just flip kind of before you're supposed to flip and you should be all set. If you come up too short then just gradually work your way in and the frustration of not doing it right will get you to do a flip and you'll learn that the chances of hitting your head (even for a tall person) is very slim at either end of a pool. The only time I ever hit the bottom bad was when I did a backstroke flip turn and I was pointing right towards the bottom of the pool and I got a bad hang nail. Other than that you should be OK doing flip turns.
637700
Because the body cannot process salt water.
315341
I dont usually look forward to summer, other than I can't swim in the winter,, So I just look forward to swimming and being underwater,, sooooooo relaxing :) OK i'm gonna stop now, ur making me wanna swim
631914
check with your local YMCA or even the collage campus both usually have swim instructors. another possibility is any lifeguard service in your area. just remember Private instructor $$$ due to liability. you could also try teaching yourself.\nbut also remember at that age seeing others their age do something helps them overcome some of there own fears.
205121
with lessons..\nIt is the hardest stroke to learn..\nalas when swam correctly can look quite beautiful...\nI suggest you get someone to teach you...\nits a stroke that every one has there own technique...
14340
Swim, swim, swim. Practice your rescue strokes (side stroke, elementary back, heads-up free & heads-up breast stroke) as well as your regular swim strokes. Practice treading water without using your hands and practice submerging underwater. Running on the sand is great. If you weight train, cut it out until you're done with your certification. Good luck.
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When teaching kids, don't try to teach them the whole swim process at one time. Concentrate on two or three parts of the stroke per lesson. I usually work on different parts of the body. The head position, arm/stroke, and kick. This way the students don't get overwhelmed. Be patient.
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Don't resist seeing a doctor if it stays in there too long you might get an infection.  Here is a link that may help.\n\nhttp://www.health911.com/remedies/rem_swim.htm\n\nIf this persists then see a doctor immediately!
630018
you are too late , you should ask that question over a month ago\nenrooll him in swiming classs or something like that.\nyou could start teaching at home the rest of the summer .\nhe will be wiser when shool start
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Don't listen to these idiots. If they answer a question in the swimming catagory, and don't know anything about swimming, forget them. Of course, while I'm answering, someone will give you a serious answer, and be offended that I called them and idiot. \n\nThe butterfly is rough. Basically you have to get some pool time. No real way to learn it without actually getting in the water.\n\nIt'd be better if you got someone who can do it to help you, but, you've seen the butterfly done, just do what you've seen. You gotta push hard enough to bring half your body out of the water, so you can swing your arms around in front of you. It hurts at first, and your chest is gonna ache, and you're gonna think you're having a heart attack, but just do it until you're worn out, then try again the next day. don't forget you're doing a dolphin kick, keep your legs together and move them in a fluid motion. It's not supposed to look like you're humping the water... more like doing the worm in break-dancing. When your upper body comes out of the water, it's like a wave traveling through your body from head to toe. \n\nI hope you can handle pain! Good Luck.
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First of all, some people can and some people can't.  It has to do with the center of mass in your body and whatnot.  But, what I would do is take a big lung full of air (don't just fill your mouth, make sure your chest expands when you breath in), and bend over in the water, laying yourself softly on top of it, and relax.  If your hips start to sink, try to put your weight on your chest and upper body where all the air is (basically, lean forward slightly).  Also, you have to have your face in the water to be able to float.