Can u plez teach me how to swim?
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Swimming isn't easy. First you should go to some swimming pool (there should be a lifeguard)and see on your own skin how do you feel when you are in the water. Next step is to feel comfortable in the water that you can run, jump without clutching the wall. Start breathing into the water and take a float or wogle and try to lay on the water on it - on your back and chest. If you wouldn't scare try to do this without equipment and move your hands and legs. REMEMBER DO ALL THIS THINGS ON NOT DEEP WATER - TILL YOUR HIPS. Take your friend with you for your safe.  it will be easer to take some lessons with good swimming instructor. Good luck
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in order to swim you must not be afaid of the water the water is your friend it will not harm you, you must keep repeating these things in your head over and over againl. You must go out into the pool every other day or even everyday if you are really determined to swim but do not i repeat do not enter a pool alone because all friends turn on you once in a while and the water is the most betraying friend anyone can ever have. But yeah get out there learn how to swim and keep that back in shape
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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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Swimming works for me very fast. If you know swimming and have access to a pool, just 30 minutes of swimming daily can do wonders.
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Get comfortable with being in the water first, then try snorkeling...  the next step is to get proper training with a great instructor who's very patient.
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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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try swimming or skipping
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Face your fears. Try something slow and then build up. I had to do this with my daughter. It was swimming, but she now fights me to get out of the water. Go for it and you will be so proud of yourself, not only for learning something that you like, but also that you faced your fear of something.
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Be patient with yourself.  I think it's great that you're learning how to swim and you should give yourself some slack about mastering it quickly.\n\nHave you tried having someone teach you or coach you as you try to learn?  Most places have some sort of recreation department class for adults learning how to swim.  If your area doesn't, take a look around the place where you swim.  If there's a lifeguard, ask the guard about a few lessons or ask the place  operating the pool or beach.  If that's not possible, maybe a member of your local high school's swim team could help you out.\n\nSwimmng is excellent exercise and you can eat more if you find you're losing weight because of it.  The benefits to your fitness go beyond the weight control that others may use swimming for.  It's good for your heart and for toning your muscles all over your body.\n\nAnyway, as I said, just practice, maybe with some coaching, and be patient.  You'll get it, I'm sure.
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the very fundamental: the human body floats in the water, try this yourself by staying calm (and don't cheat by stepping on the bottom! lol). then slowly try to move your hands and feet in order to push your body towards one direction. Needs a tiny bit of practice but you'll get it. It's very easy! good luck!
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Okay. So, if there is a local, "open" swimming pool in your town area, go there. Then, start at the deep end (not too deep). Hold breath in the air and then go down in the water. And just breathe, down in the water, just breathe. Breath with your nose and mouth. Just imagine being a fish, you know, when we were babies in the stomach, we breathe in water! Just do it. Don't be scared. When you breathe underwater, you are fine, soon the water would push you up when you're running out of oxygen or just kick your feet up if you need more air. Then keep doing this. It'll help you *immensley*. Once you learn how to breathe, things will get a lot easier. And just Try to swim or float on the water while breathing. So you are basically teaching your body to swim. Okay, during the summer, take swimming lessons in your local town area. You'll learn breastroke, sidestrock, FRONTSTROKE, BACKSTROKE, elementary backstroke, butterfly. Etc. But most importanly, just teach yourself a little, just be a fish! Just thing as water as your home.
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Be encouraged that if you seriously set a goal to improve your time, then you will!  These are some steps to take along the way.  First, work with experienced and trustworthy tutors to learn swim techniques.  Ask several coaches to watch you swim and accept their corrections and suggestions. Practice what works for you and discard what doesn't.  If possible, select one coach to encourage you, time you, spur you on.  Second, borrow books from the library about swimming, watch video tapes, and you will discover a lot.  Read Total Immersion material. You will be fascinated with your reading.  Also, research your topic on line to find articles about backstroke and freestyle.   Third, working your fast twitch muscles will help you improve time.  As you improve in technique, then -- and only then --practice harder and faster swims each time you get in the water.  Watch the clock and try to improve each week.  Most importantly, have patience with yourself and be less self-critical.  Let go of negative thoughts and stay positive.  A great deal of swimming is mental activity so stay positive.    As you practice new techniques to improve your strokes, you will find yourself improving, getting a better feel for the water.  In the end, you might surprise yourself with an improved attitude and an incredible mind-set about life.
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Swimming is a build up sport.\nstart off slow say 20 laps(without stopping)\ndo that for a week.\nNext week try 25 or 30. \nJust keep building it up.\nYou will eventually be fit enough to swim a few kms if you want.
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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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FLY like a BIRD!!!\nbecause swimming like a fish has restrictions... if there's no water.. you cant swim anymore... unlike flying... you will have unlimited access over things and creatures!!!!
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Train harder at practice. (if you are a swimmer)
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ok when your doing one make sure your feet are in the right place,put your hand(fingertips) on the ground.your feet should be in the middle and on the tale.push down on the tail while jumping your fingertips will come off the ground.while in the air the firt on the tail slides back gives the board a little nudge so it flips.then quickly slide your foot back on the tale but right on the end.make sure both feet are on.then your board will drop down and you keep your balanece.that is a tip and you can think about something like if i land these ill get 1 million dollars or somethin on the lind.i hope this helps.oh yea yuo can practice in a pool,trampiline,or bed.thats what i did when i first learn how to do one now i can do them naturally.have a nice day