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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1) people naturally float because humans are mostly buoyant. You won’t just sink like a rock being in the pool unless you have rocks in your pockets or are dummy muscular. In short, you move water out of the way when you get in, and that water wants to go back to where it was.
2) you move in the water by pushing the water away from you. You’ll see that when you move your body in the water, you’ll move too. Swimming is accomplished by pushing water away from yourself, cause an equal and opposite reaction in the opposite direction.
This is all in grossly oversimplified terms, but it’s enough to start. Swimming isn’t scary and is a great way to recreate and work out.
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