Hi guys I never learned to swim as a child, and I’ve signed up for adult swim lessons soon. Something I think will help me prepare for the lessons is I don’t know the mechanics/physics behind the motion. So I’m asking
1.) how do people float in water and why is it crucial to swimming?
2.) how do people actually move from point a to b in water while swimming?
EDIT: thanks so much to all who have responded with answers, tips, advice, and encouragement! Trying to read through all your helpful answers ☺️
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The basic act of swimming is really down to your hands and feet. Forget about what you “think” you look like or anything else. Your hands are big paddles to push the water under your body . Pulling the water from way above your head all the way past your feet as smoothly as possible. Not fast. Smooth. The longer / straighter your arms stay the more water you move and the better you slip across the water. Your feet really aren’t important. Just as long as you keep your legs straight just like you are when standing. You will learn to kick later. You are not really kicking like a fight. You are just moving your legs like walking. Now think of a bicycle.when you stop moving it’s really hard to stay up but the faster you go you just stay up without even trying. Same same.
The floating. Floating is nothing but confidence. Pure confidence. just hold your breath an know that you can not sink with all that air you are just as safe as being on earth. You are safe.stay calm. Dream a little. Floating is harder than swimming.
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