How can a person swim faster(freestyle)?
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well, i'd the same problem before. my freestyle was slower than alot of my teammates. well, the best thing to do is to work on you legs and your kick. well, the dryland thing is to use the leg press which you will find alot of football players use cuz it makes your leg stronger. then, you need to work in your kick. the best way is a kick board. grab one and start kicking for about 20/25 100 yards a day, or as much as you can, if you can only do 1000 yards this will be fine. after a while, you will notice that your kicks r stronger and that you r moving faster in the water. then, you start working in both you kick and arms. well, take a long fast strong pulls with your arm and never stop kicking. also, stretch your arm all the way in front of you and pull all the way down till your arm is fully stretched then get it out and keep going. make sure your kick is going fast. then see the difference. you will be really faster. it worked for me, i hope it will work for you.
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First of all, try to get someone to explain to you in person, trainer or soething like that, then make sure that you do any exercise to improve the technique as using a pull or something, then after you are prtty sure you are getting into it, try to do 1/4 of laps more than you use to do, then do 1/2 laps more\n\nWithin a month or two(swimming everyday) You won't have any problem with it and you'll improve your technique and the only matter will be the speed that ypu'll be swimming
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freestyle, 'cuz u can swim a whole hour w/o tiring much, breaststroke is too slow
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I agree with the guy above, technique is definetly something you can have down pat.. I swam with Phelps and he still works on his technique.. even if he beats everyone by 2 seconds.\n\nMy experience is that the way to get faster is to balance good technique with strength.. strength being specially important in a stroke like fly. you need very good upperbody strength for the pull.. and great legs to keep you going and for pushing off the walls.. \n\nPractice will get you there.. but practicing good technique and motivation will get you there faster.
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As a fellow triathlete, I would suggest that you join a masters swim team.  You will get a great deal of coaching, conditioning and training that will make you a more efficient swimmer, which is really what it is all about.  Swimming faster does you no good if you leave too much energy in the water and do not have the power and speed left for the bike and run.\n\nMaking sure that you are not fighting the water but using it to your advantage is key.  Learn to draft off others, make sure that you are swimming "within your tube" and within your target heart rate.  This will leave you fresh for the remainder of the race.\n\nTwo great sources are www.totalimmersion.com, an excellent resource for learning to swim efficiently, and The Swimming HUB, swimmingscience.blogspot.com.  Both of these sites will give you the head start that you need to start winning those races.
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I used to play Water polo so I can tread water for long amounts of time. I personally don't find it to be very hard but I have had a lot of practice. I had to tread water for 10 minutes when I got my Lifeguard certification but its really not that bad. Just remember you can use your arms if your legs get tired. Also don't try to kick the way you would if you were free style swimming try to egg beater if you know what that is or the breast stroke kick. Also practice before you have to do it. Good luck and don't worry its not so bad!
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The lanes at the edge of the pool are usually the slower lanes. As you move towards the center, the lanes get faster. When you swim, stay to the right of the lane. Don't block the walls, because then other swimmers will have to work around you when they're turning. (Or they'll just turn on top of you, and that's no fun for anyone.) If you have to rest it's best to get out of the pool, or just stay out of the other swimmers' ways. Try to schedule your workouts at off-peak times (like during the middle of the day if possible, or after 8 pm.) That way, there probably won't be as many people in the pool and you can have a lane to yourself and you can do pretty much whatever you want.
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The most common misconception of swimming is that you float on the water. The truth is you don't float above water but underwater. Most of your body is underwater. While swimming you are not trying to float but trying to keep your body level and more hydrodynamic in the water. Of course you are not trying to swim 3 feet underwater but most people will be buoyant enough in the water to stay near the surface, where you would like to be.\n\nThe key to staying buoyant is to relax. If you look at the physical make up of your body, the upper torso is the most buoyant part of your body because of your lungs. Your feet and legs are the most dense and will sink. Let them sink. Be aware of where your legs are floating. Whether on your front or back, by extending your arms above your head you are moving the center of your density higher. This should cause your legs to raise up a little bit more. When you are swimming keep your body stretched out and this will help to keep your body level or more hydrodynamic. The kick will also help to keep your body level.\n\nTo explore your own buoyancy try and sink. Most people will realize that its much harder to sink to the bottom than it is to stay buoyant.
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It's an ongoing work, problem is people when they reach a reasonable point in skill they stop pushing themselves really hard, which is what you probably need to do more. Also going to the gym and working on the muscles used in swimming can also really improve your swimming.
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anything under 50 sec per 50m of the 500m is great for non-swimmers.  Anything over 1 min per 50m is poor.
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swimming - very healthy
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Practice in a pool, for a long time.  You will be accoustemed to having to push extra hard that when you do it in the air, you will go faster.
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During the first 2 days just familiarize yourself with the pool and the water, dont think what length you can swim. Once you feel comfortable, begin your training by swimming one length of the pool at a time gradually increasing your distance over the course of several weeks.  Each training session should start with two laps of warm-up, two to four laps of swim drills , followed by two to four laps of easy swimming.Gradually progressing and increasing the number of laps each week.\n\nDo not rush to increase the number of laps every day but try to increase them gradually and slowly over the number of days that you plan to swim.
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To dive well, you must strengthen your entire core, but not in the way that swimmers usually train (get ready for some unorthodox stuff).  \n\nFor leg strength, I recommend doing single leg presses on a machine with as much weight as you can manage.  Don't do anymore than 4 per leg per day, and do it with supervision. \n\nThe best training for starts that I have seen or done involves a machine made by Hammer Strength called a Ground Base Jammer.  Most schools have these for their football players.  Get proper instruction before you use it, it's easy to hurt yourself.  This machine helps football linemen explode out of their stances and is VERY beneficial for strengthening your "start" muscles.\n\nFor technique, try these:\n\n1.  10x jump from block up as high as possible, put body into perfect streamline and land in water.  (you will hit water feet first and try to be perfectly vertical in the air)\n\n2.  10x like above, but pike in air and enter water hands first\n\n3.  10x easy starts, streamline as long as possible\n\n4.  5x racing starts (if you do your racing starts properly, you can only handle about 5-6 before you are exhausted and your form breaks).\n\nRemember- stay relaxed on the block, if you are gripping the block and pulling back, you are not relaxed.  When the gun sounds, explode FORWARD, not up.
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You don't need to know how to swim to do water aerobics. You wear a flotation belt and use a floating "noodle" as well. Your head never goes into the water. Water aerobics in deep water are zero impact and in shallow water (waist deep) are low impact.\nI do 4 hours a week of specialized water aerobics in 7 feet of water and I can't swim at all.
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the best thing you can do is train...important things in a five hundred are endurance(lol)...being an efficient swimmer which means good flip turns...streamline...and stroke mechanics...start out the race faster than you think you can...some people sprint the end, but that isn't the best way, and i am not saying sprint the beggining just go faster than you think you can
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Swimming is exersize!  Any movement in a pool is good!  Just try simple arobics in the pool!  Good luck!