I swim pretty fast but i've never got the hang of diving in, which is required during compeditions. if i dive in i normally make a splash and my goggles falls off. I bend my knees 45degrees and keep my head down but still doesn't work. Any advice?
2006-07-24 05:28:20 · 16 answers · asked by -WANTED- 3 in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
Great advice everyone thanks a lot. Will try your advices when school starts and i can swim again. Thanks again!
2006-07-24 17:18:30 · update #1
Okay, I don't know what people are talking about with the shallow diving, because that just sounds painful. What I do is before I dive in, I push my goggles over my eyes so it has that suction-y feeling. Then, when I jump in, I tuck my head and put my arms right by my goggles on my head. When tucking my head, I tuck it enough so that if the rush of water were to pull at my head, it would pull at my forehead instead of where my goggles are. So, in other words, if you were to do it out of water, you would put your arms by your ears, and then tuck your head down to where your chin is almost touching your chest. Stance doesn't really matter mainly because when you do dive, you should look up and out. This will enable you for some reason to jump farther out instead of down, and give you a better start for your race since most of the time you lose is on your start and turns.
So when diving, just remember to look up when pushing off, tuck your head in, and keep your arms by your head. This always works for me. Good luck on your next race! ~
2006-07-24 13:28:57 · answer #1 · answered by pinneapple_418 3 · 62⤊ 8⤋
Ok well i'm not on any swim team. But I can dive.
First off when you dive with goggles, make sure that they are not lose. Tighten them. And try putting your arms between the top of your head and your ears, then let them just go straight out. Then overlap you hands, and tuck your head down and bend you knees.
Just concentrate on your dive. Wel I hope that helps
~shel~
2006-07-24 05:36:54 · answer #2 · answered by shel 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Always remember, minimize resistance. Dive flat, almost a bellyflop. The farther you can get before hitting the water, the better. Hands together, arms straight overhead, HEAD STRAIGHT. Head down will slow you down, and if the band is loose, will pull the goggles off. Look where you are going. The water pressure should hold them in place.
2006-07-24 11:04:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not sure what kind of goggle you're wearing, but you should be in the Tyr or Speedo racing style goggles, which are very small, and fit under your eyebrows, into the bone cavity. Then you make sure they are tight enough (not so tight as to close off the circulation, but snug enough that they won't leak when you put your head under the water).
Assuming you are going in off the diving blocks, you stand at the front of the blocks, with your toes curled over the edge. Bend over and grab the front of the block with your hands, then let your hands hang loosely beside your legs. DO NOT SWING THEM BACK FOR A WINDUP. A lot of swimmers do this, and they lose as much as half a second by doing so. Your head should be down and your knees slightly bent. When the starting gun goes off, fling your arms forward, and aim for the other end of the pool, at the same time pushing off with your legs, as though you were going to sink a jump shot. Keep your head down as you go through the air and cut into the water. A good dive should take you past the 5m mark, where the lane markers change colour to let you know you are in the turn zone.
The secret to the whole thing is to launch yourself at the end of the pool, not down. Think of yourself as an arrow in flight, heading straight for the far end of your lane.
Keep at it! It takes a while to get the knack, but it you persist, you'll get there. Then we can work on your flip turns....
2006-07-24 07:06:55 · answer #4 · answered by old lady 7 · 21⤊ 1⤋
Well, just dive like normal but if you get too close to the bottom, you just point your fingers to the surface when you're in streamline and you'll go upwards. Unless you have a habit of diving really deep, you should be fine.
2016-03-27 05:07:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a swim meet you want to start as far out and as fast as possible. This means that when you dive, you are going to dive flat, not dive deep. You will almost be doing a belly flop.
As you start, use your legs, as power to push off the platform, as far out as you can. Then as you are coming up from this shallow dive, begin your kick. That will propel you faster than if you are just waiting to break water. You should be able to get in at least 6 arm strokes before you break to breathe. Good luck.
2006-07-24 06:18:06 · answer #6 · answered by rb_cubed 6 · 7⤊ 1⤋
You need to look UP from the starting blocks. Look OUT into the water to where you want to dive in.
When the gun goes off, your legs EXPLODE off the blocks. You bring your arms up towards you head, make sure you bring your hands together to cut the water... you explode OUT from the block, not up, not down, but OUT over the water.
Yuor finger tips should make contact with the water first. and by this time the rest of your body should be in a straight line, finger tips to toes... with your head in line with your spine, and at this point for your head is back down. Your arms are along your ears - this should keep yuor goggles from flying off.
I am assuming this is for a stroke other than backstroke, in which case, i was never good at a backstroke start!!
Ask your coach for a few minutes after practice to work on starts. It's a KEY part of any swimming event, as it can make the different in winning or losing, as well as turns.
2006-07-24 09:41:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 1⤋
keep your arms straight, making a point, and dive in like an arrow. maybe keep your head down. and keep the back straight
2006-07-24 08:37:20 · answer #8 · answered by got_deam_munalla 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Push straight off and ahead, and keep your head down.
2006-07-24 07:34:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
u should try Nike goggles they are very good and don't use the big goggles cuz they usually fall of.u should at the type of goggles the Olympians use those r really good.
2006-07-24 06:50:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 8⤋