Swimming

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I am 21 years old, and would like to learn how to swim. The problem is I don’t know how to go about learning. I feel stupid asking fro lessons at my age. Any tips of how I can learn. The suggestions so far:

  1. Just go to a swimming pool, and learn yourself
  2. Get someone to teach me.

Any tips plz.

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2) Get someone to teach u

dont attempt to learn yourself. there is nothing stupid about taking swimming lessons at any age! its a good exercise/recreation activity and everyone should know the basics of swimming in case of emergencies. just make sure u wear goggles and hair cap always because u could mess up your eyes/hair from the chlorine. other cons are that your skin will become dry and flaky.

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^ My skin always becomes extremely hydrated after swimming for some weird reason.

If you dont like wearing those ugly hideous goggles, wear contacts, they work about the same :D

Go to a swimming pool with a friend who knows how to swim to make it a bit less awkward.

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Get a teacher. A teacher will be best trained to help you get over the fears you'll have when in the pool for the first time.

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contacts? dont they fall out during swimming?:confused:

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I taught all my children swiming, it is simple.

Warning: do not do this alone

1) You need to be able to float in water without sinking.
so use a floatation device initially.
2) Get in the water that is only chest high.
3) Feel the water with your hands first by lowering your arms straight down to your sides and move both hands at the same time back and forth, back and forth.
You see when you push forward or backward, water pushes back, so that is how you control the water.
4) Do the same with your Feet, by raising your feet and doing a dog paddle pushing downward ofcourse now you are holding on to the side of the pool.

Swiming is like walking except we do it with all four limbs.

*So once you learn to stay afloat by pushing down with your feet and your arms you will gain confidence and know that you can not drown....:D *

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Thanks all, especially SS u gave some useful tips.

I’ve got my swimming costume… and I look good in that if nothing else. :hehe:

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Me too...I wanna learn how to swim as well.

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Get an instructer..as that will really help....there is no age limit..!

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