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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

How to Start to Swim in 1 Day


Как научиться плавать взрослому самостоятельно за один день. Как научиться быстро плавать.

Getting Comfortable




Step 1

Stand in shallow water at waist or chest depth. You must start by learning submersion. Put on your goggles and blow bubbles in the water with your nose. Keeping your mouth closed, hum, exhaling through your nose.

Step 2

Submerge your body fully in the water, performing a bob. Drop your entire body down into the water, then immediately bob back up to the surface. This series of actions helps you learn the rhythm of submerging, exhaling under water, then inhaling when you come up to the surface.

Step 3

Stand in shallow water and lean forward, stretching your arms out to the side, to begin learning a belly float. Place your face in the water, holding your breath. Lift your feet from the bottom of the pool and stretch them out to the sides, like a starfish. Try to hold this position on the surface of the water for five seconds.

Step 4

Hug your kickboard against your chest while learning the back-float skill. Lean back and lift your feet. Lean your head backward, trying to focus on something just behind you in the sky or on the ceiling. Arch your lower back slightly and bend your knees slightly. When you begin to feel comfortable, try floating without the kickboard, spreading your arms out wide.

Kicking and Paddling

Step 1

Hold onto the edge of the pool. Extend your elbows and lift your feet off the bottom of the pool. Begin a scissor-kicking motion with your legs. Point your toes, extend your legs fully and initiate the kicking movement from your hips, allowing only a slight and natural bend at the knees. This will help propel you through the water.

Step 2

Practice breathing by placing your face in the water and blowing bubbles out through your nose. When you need to breathe, rather than lifting your face straight up out of the water, turn your head, leaving one ear in the water and breathing to the side. After you take a breath, turn your head and place your face back in the water.

Step 3

Stand next to the wall, holding the kickboard in front of you as if you were holding onto the wall. Pick your feet up and kick them off the wall, propelling yourself forward. Begin your scissor kick, moving your body through the water. If you feel comfortable, try to place your face in the water and practice breathing.

Step 4

Place the water noodle across your chest and grip it beneath your armpits to learn to paddle. Push away from the wall with your feet and begin scissor-kicking. While moving forward, begin paddling with your hands and arms.

Step 5

Swim without the water noodle in the same manner that you practiced: Push away from the wall with your feet, and begin scissor-kicking your legs while paddling your arms. Even if you can travel only five or 10 feet, you're now swimming.

Tips and Warnings

  • Ask a friend or family member to support you while you're learning to swim. Friends and family members can spot you while you're learning to float, helping you right yourself if you feel scared. Learning to swim in a day might take hours. Allow yourself regular breaks.
  • Water emergencies can lead to death. Never swim alone. When you're learning to swim, be sure other adults are around, preferably in a lifeguard-supervised pool.

Things You'll Need

  • Kickboard
  • Water noodle
  • Goggles

References



Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/175532-how-to-learn-how-to-swim-in-a-day/#ixzz22hZ3omn6
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