If you are a competitive swimmer, answer this question!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
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Butterfly is the greatest stroke ever!!!  It's the most physically challenging but is a wonderfully fluid motion and feeling if you can do it well.
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Make some friends there or bring a friend if you're allowed. It'll be more fun! Especially if you get competitive.You could race with people, or see who could swim the longest, I don't know. Just have fun with it.
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Ahhh the age old problems for a competitive swimmer.\nSpeaking from experience as both a swimmer, mom of swimmer and coach......\n\nSWIM!  cross training is always good but there is nothing that will keep you in shape for swimming except swimming.  So if you live in an area that has a YMCA or USA swim team they have year round swimming... in fact......\n\nYou could still join a USA or YMCA team right now make a couple of qualifying meets  and still make state if you were good enough.. Thier qualifying times will be different than High School swimming AND it goes by age category.. so 14 year olds and 17 year olds are in different events Usually..\nEasier to make state for some that way.\nRegardless... you will have your structures swim practices...\nSeasons for both end about Mid march, late march for state swimmers...\nThen there is a break til summer team...\nSO yu will still have a period..\nSimply make you own workouts and show up and swim.....\nIf you are not a YMCA member or cant afford the fees to join.. often times they can be reduced or waived... ask about it at the front desk. Ive known kids who did nto have to pay any team fees for Y team .\n\nI guess the big thing is that you keep swimming... even a 3 week break will huurt you.. There is not another sport that conditions you for swimming like swimming...\n\nGood Luck \n\nTry these links\n\nwww.usswim.org   \n\nwww.clubswim.com\n\n\nWismom
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oh man! soo much! i hadn't swam for two weeks and i had a meet recently. i gained 4 seconds from my fastest time! don't stop or at least take a short jog or something to keep your physical level where it belongs.
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This is a tough question to answer through this medium without being able to see you swim, but here are the most important tips on freestyle\n\n- good rotation\n- steady kick\n- high elbow pull \n\nif you can do those you will be better
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Swimming has been an Olymipic sport since 1896. It has been open to Women since 1912.
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Swim....swim...swim...
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what is incredible about swimming is that it is horizontal exercise,and like flying in mid-air! For some people it might be the only horizontal exercise they ever get.. Because you are in the water you are able to move more weight with less resistance,and exercise your cardio-vascular system ( if you progress into laps,especially) A great body workout!!
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It take practice and trial and error to get it right for "you".  I put quotes for the word "you" because each of us are built different. Some people will have a easier time kicking while others will have a difficult time. Take me for instance. I have legs that are like sinkers. If I float on top of the water relaxed my legs will gradually sink.    :D  Anyway, relax. I had the same experience like you when I first learn to swim where everyone have walked around the pool and I was the only one left on the other side. Because I was committed to learn how to swim I was one of the best swimmers by the end of the class. I even go further and became a lifeguard in 2 years. So relax and try variation of kicking to get what's right for you. Also, you might look at how fish and other people swim. See what they're doing and imagine you doing it. Seeing is learning too. That's how we have dophlin kick as part of a swimming stroke. The movement (kicking) should be graceful unless you're racing in the Olympus. If I have to discribe which muscles to use I would say 60% hip, 30% knee, and 10% ankle for the freestyle; 35% hip 35% knee 30% ankle for the breaststroke kick;.... Hope this helps. It really depends on which style you're doing.
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In terms of the team, be a leader.  Encourage the other swimmers to train hard in practice, many of them will probably improve a lot over the season.  A lot of swimmers are new, and/or out of shape, so you might be suprised at the improvements.  Also, make the season fun.  Hold pre-meet pasta parties and joke around with each other and try to take the swim season less seriously and have fun with it instead of worrying about how good the team is.\n\nFor yourself, remember that even though you are on a team, when it comes down to it, swimming is a team sport.  It is up to you to swim fast, and the other swimmers can't bring you down (unless you let them bring you down mentally).  Train to go personal bests, and to win your evens at your championship meets, so you can have a good season even if you feel like the team might not.\n\nAnd stay positive.  I hope the fact that you asked this question doesn't mean that you are already thinking negatively about the season because of this.  A lot of things can change, and how good your team is isn't everything anyway.  If you let the idea your team will be bad ruin your attitude, it will ruin your season and slow your improvement.
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Work on your stroke technique. If your strokes are sound, work on the hydrodynamics of your body. Keeping your body streamlined, in the correct position, and energy efficient while in the water. If you are talking about improving your times in competitive swimming in the pool, work on the transitional parts of your swim, the start, turns, and finishes.
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Piersol\n\nbut look out for Lochte and Phelps.. they are both getting really good at back
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Im a 4 time SA Amateur Champion Boxer and had over 50 fights in the ring and my fair share of street fight's. If you want to learn how to swim you swim. If you want to learn how to fight than FIGHT!
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If you are a USA swimmer, this change brings the rules in line with FINA rules. The governing bodies seem to want swimmers to be good at swimming the stroke, not streamlining across the pool. \nCheck the rules section at usaswimming.org\nIf you are in another organization, check on their web site for other information.
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Swimming is damn good exercise, but it sucks when you jump in and the water is cold! (shrinkage!)\n\nGirls that swim, except for th big husky water polo woMEN are very hot!\n\nSwimming = thumbs up!
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I have won gold medals at Australian nationals and swam at selected swim camps. What you are doing is great, running and Pilate's.. Just try to remember that you can burn you body out. Instead of running everyday why don't you try some light weights?? As in pin weights!! If you are not for that then try kick boxing, its excellent for swimming. Using a medicine ball(the old school ones) It would really help though if i knew what stroke it is that you excel in or want to excel in.. I could help you alot better!!!
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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..