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I wish to learn how to swim at the deeper end of the pool but I am bit scared. How do you tread the water? |
Are there websites that teach you how to do it? to tread water you move your arms in slow circles and do the same with your legs. but dont move too fast because you will lose energy and get tired quicker. you have to relax and do it slowly. i had to tread water for one and a half hours for my lifeguard exam and thats how i passed. good luck =] It's best if a person with you helps. You get in the deeper water, and just move your legs back and forth, sort of like you are jogging without your feet touching ground. Move your arms as well if it helps (again, like you do when you jog). If I lived near you, I would come and show you. I bet there are plenty of people at a public pool or water park that would love to help. You might ask one of the lifeguards, too. Good luck! The easiest way to stay afloat (for me) is just treading water. It's pretty simple, if you practice. The two ways that I do it is one similar to the freestyle kick, and the breaststroke kick. (for me, the breaststroke kick is easier). To do the freestyle kick, move your legs like you are riding a bicycle. For your arms, just move them side to side near the surface, but still underwater. Use them to draw an arc. The breaststroke kick is simple, just bend them in and them kick them out, also drawing an arc with your feet. Make sure your feet touch at the end of each kick. With your hands, do the same thing as the freestyle kick, draw arcs, side to side, right below the water. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nen7dtqbj... at 3:52, some people practice the breaststroke kick. Watch that, it's probablly easier then someone explaining it. I know that it's in Chinese, but it might help to just have a visual. Don't be scared of swimming in the deeper end of the pool. You could take one of those floatable noodle things with you until you feel comfortable letting go. I never really had the experience of switching from the shallow end to the deep end though because I jumped in the deep end the first time I went to a pool when I was 4. I probablly would've drowned if someone didn't dive in with me and pull me to the surface, but I enjoyed the little "trip" and since then loved the deep end. There's nothing to be afraid of, it's actually easier to stay afloat in the deep end then the shallow. So give it a try! |
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