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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OP, just to reassure you a bit, the first thing they do in the swimming lessons won’t be swimming laps it’ll probably just be treading water or practicing floating while holding the side, stuff like that. They’ll be used to teaching people who can’t swim.
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