How do I teach my cousin how to swim?
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Depending on how old your cousin is... If he/she is about 3 to 4 i can help. I am one of the top swimmers in the state of Illinois and i didn't even put my head under the water until i was 7 years old. The next summer i joined a swim team, got high point, and got 4th in state in my age group. \n      The first thing you want to do is to get them confortable with the water. You can't focus on learning if your scared. Always statrt you lesson with blowing bubbles, then move to "listening to the fishes" where you hold there feet and they put there face in the water and to take a breath they must turn there head to the side and keep there ear in the water. Then after these two steps go into a new acticity. NEVER SAY DO YOU "WANT" TO DO THIS!!! Always say "Ok now were going to do" this way they won't just say no and then start a fight.  In the begging of your lessons get your cousin to kick on a kickboard ( if u don't have one you can buy them at any sports or swim pool store near the water toy section) make them have there hands at the end of the board and have there face in the water. tell them that when they breathe to listen to the fishes and keep your ear in the water. do this for about 5-10 minutes more if your cousin is still have probelms with the concept.\n         The next drill is the arm dril in this drill you will need a noddle. In this drill you put the kick in with the pulll to form the basic freestyle.  Have them kick and do stokes reminding them to listen to the fishes.  Move on to the next level after they have mastered this one.\n         Finally take the nooddle away and put your hand beneathe them to give them convinced and tell them it is time to swim and see how they do if they have probelms with the kivking breathing or pulling go back to that drill again. \n \n                                            Hope I helped
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Dude...you have a perfect way right there! Talk to your cousin. Get her on your side and have her help you out. Maybe have her invite her friend along on a double date. Or have your cousin put in a good word for you. Have your cousin help! Good luck.
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Swim a lot\neat a little before (at least an hour)\nstretch
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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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The only way to become a stronger swimmer is to swim more! Join a swim team and 4 laps will be nothing after a few weeks.\n\nIt does seem lifeguards are kind of jerks, but they are doing their job and don't want anyone to drown,  Can you imagine what it would be like if you let someone drown?  The person drowning also might be inconvenienced.
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I strongly suggest she join a local swim team.  She can find one in her area here.  http://www.usaswimming.org/usasweb/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=503&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en\nBut, if she wants or needs to work out without a team, she can find a variety of good workouts here.  http://www.swiminfo.com/swim-cgi/  \nDepending on how much time she has before high school season starts, I suggest she spends one month working on stroke technique and feel for the water, by sculling, streamlining, and drilling.  This is because it is really easy to swim incorrect stroke technique when you are out of shape, and then you build it as a habit and it is hard to correct it.  This is a well-respected technique that many higher level coaches use at the beginning of the season.  After one month of drilling and sculling, I suggest she start with pre-senior level workouts whose goal is to build an aerobic base.  \nDuring the stroke technique phase the first month, she should either do one week emphasizing each stroke, or do one day per week emphasizing each stroke.  While building an aerobic base, she should try to do a set of every stroke at least once a week, but she should focus on freestyle, and then after a month, add a set of her best stroke three times per week in additon to the one main set of every stroke once a week, while maintaining the freestyle base.  Also, push ups are soooo important to swimming, and she should definately do a set of push ups and crunches 6 days a week.  FYI, a set is just one piece of the workout, there are usually 3-4 sets per workout.\nFinally, if she is concerned about tryouts, one week before tryouts she should use "taper" workouts, which are shorter, faster workouts that emphasize fast sprints with more rest.
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If someone is hanging on you, go under water.  They'll let go, trust me.  Then swim behind them, put your arm around their chest, like in a half-nelson, and start swimming them in.  If you haven't been extensively trained in doing this, use some kind of equipment or get help.
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1] GET A PROPER COACH. 2] PRACTICE WELL..3]WORK OUT YOUR ARMS AND LEGS OUT OF WATER. 4] GET EPILATED ENTIRELY. 5] SOME SWIM COSTUMES HAVE LESS FRICTION. BUT EXPENSIVE..6] LAST BUT NOT LEAST GROW A POSSITIVE ATTITUDE..DONT AFFRAID OF INITIAL FAILURES..
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obviously your times must be in 25 yards pools,  pretty good times,  how old are you?\ntape yourself and analize your start, turns and finish,  you must improve small details in your swimming and there you will find some preciuos hundreths of a seconds,  improve those.\nsecond verify with your cosch your swimming mechanics by taping your swim underwater such as your pull technique, breathing pattern etc again details...\ngetting into specifics of trainig you must ask your coach by the times you are doing you are pretty fast already, i believe the improvement at your level must come from the little details i ponted out,  the rest is plain hard work physicallywise.
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Not advisable get a teacher. Or at least someone to be there so u dont drown.\n\nif u absolutely wont get someone to watch do it in a guarded pool, stay in shallow end. then practice floating and the front stroke.
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Go to your town swimming pool, they'll most likely have lessons, just ask the front counter, or employees\n\n-Bradnaut
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It's different for everyone.  I don't like the idea of being too forceful, but I also don't like the idea of leaving it completely up to the child.  Some kids will NEVER try if not pushed a bit.  A class would definitely help- sometimes being taught by someone who's not a parent or close relative can speed things along.  People develop at different rates, but generally speaking, a child can easily learn how to swim by the age of 5.
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Use vegetable spray instead of oil, shortening, or butter. \nSteam vegetables using a low-fat broth or water. \nSeason foods with herbs and spices, vinegar, lemon juice, or salsa. \nUse low or sugar-free jams instead of butter or margarine. \nUse low-fat or fat-free cottage cheese, or nonfat yoghurt. \nEat chicken or turkey without the skin. \nBuy only lean meats and broil, roast, stir-fry or grill them. \nUse canola or olive oil rather than vegetable oils. \nBuy whole-grain breads and cereals. \n\nwhich you know by now...\n\nget up and way from the computer and start out by walking or doing something you know you'd enjoy doing that get's you up and out of the house....\n\nMy cousin is diabetic and he gets out and swims and runs and walks and does sports that help him stay in shape and have more engery to go on with life.... He's lost weight and feels better about himself....
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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...
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Well, I’m quite sure that anyone can learn how to swim. Just remember to have motivation in learning how to swim. Practice is also very important. And in any swimming method you learn, before swimming or while preparing to swim, just remember to RELAX. Try to make you body one with the water---treat swimming and the water like a bed where you can relax and be you----then I’m quite sure that with all these techniques, you will be able to learn how to swim quickly. I hope this info. helps! Take care! God Bless!
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You could use a clock to help your students understand. Show them that you swim a quarter mile every fifteen minutes. It might help. I do know it helped me understand.\n\nAll the best and HAPPY TEACHING c",)
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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