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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I can’t speak to how they will give lessons to you as an adult, but if it helps, when my kids took lessons they started off holding on to the edge of the pool and practiced floating while holding on, then kicking while holding onto the edge of the pool.
After this, they held a floating kick board with their arms out in front and practiced propelling themselves by kicking. After that they worked up to adding in the arm motions.
As others have said, kicking can propel you alone, but using your arms adds a lot of extra force and speed.
I’m sure you’ll pick it up quickly. Good for you for learning!
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