Can someone tell me the steps on how to swim ?

Question

Is it hard ?

Answer 1

heh, I rocked this answer before and no it isn't hard, you just need to learn how to get comfortable in the water first and foremost.

Here is what I said the last time I answered this question (I don't feel like typing that novel again).

I'm sure if you google "Learn to swim", you'll find a bunch of online sites that will give you tips and pointers. A lot of the other people here already looked up some sites for you. Unfortunately, I believe that simply listing a site does not answer the question, so here goes nothing.

Here's a quick step by step.

Underwater Bobs

First, you MUST learn how to get your head in the water and be comfortable with it. You can simply do this by holding on to the edge of the pool (in shallow water) and submerging your head for 3 seconds while blowing bubbles underwater. Then you repeat about 20 times or so. This is a fundamental building block in swimming because it stresses that you exhale when your face is underwater. This exercise is called the underwater bob. When we do this with kids, we have them push themselves all the way out of the water (as if they are getting out of the water) to build up some arm strength, but in your case, all you should worry about is your head.

Beginner Stroke

After you feel more comfortable with that, start actually doing some swimming. Your arms should reach as far forward as they can one at a time (do not worry about your arms getting out of the water yet, just do a nice long doggy paddle). Your head should be submerged and blowing bubbles while under. When you need to breathe, simply lift your head straight but KEEP THE ARMS MOVING AND REACHING FAR while you do it. Your legs should be doing a small, fast, alternating flutter kick. This whole thing is called Beginner Stroke.

Back Float

This is hard to do actually for some people, especially those with a lot of muscle. Do this one in shallow water as well. It's all about the mechanics and position of the body. The key is to keep your head back and looking straight up at either the ceiling or the sky. If your head is back, it will make it 928356235976 times easier for the rest of your body to float. It's all about balance, if your head is up, something else will fall, like your butt, and then you'll be vertical in the water, and that is not good for floating! In the back float, you also want your arms spread out and your legs together.

Front Float

Same body position as a back float but you're on your belly, head submerged. Hold your breath for this one and see how long you can hold it. (Hint: You feel out of breath underwater not necessarily because you're out of air, but there's too much carbon dioxide in your lungs. Exhale a little bit if your lungs feel like they are going to explode.

Jellyfish Float

Same as front float but you curl up in the fetal position.

Kicking

Do this on a kickboard, with your hands on the top of it and your arms straight. The flutterkick is the alternating kick with pointed toes which is small yet fast. You should not worry about how big the splash you make, but the water should almost look like it's boiling. The breaststroke kick is where you start with your legs straight and toes pointed. Then, you flex your feet and bring them back to your butt together and then thrust with your feet then coming apart, but your knees should still be close together.

These are the very rudimentary skills you will need in order to even "get your feet wet" (horrible play on words). Learning the beginner stroke will be the gateway to learn the more advanced front crawl stroke. A good back float will be the gateway to learning strokes like the backstroke and the elementary backstroke. The kicks are also a major player in progressing.

However, getting some online tips will not necessarily diminish your fear of the water (which is ultimately keeping you from swimming as a whole). The best way to learn how to swim is in the presence of an experienced teacher in an adult swim class. That way, you'll have the piece of mind of swimming under someone that actually knows what they are talking about and that feeling of safety. Yes, it's not free, but you'd be surprised to see that you're not the only one that never learned how to swim. I have taught a few of the classes and you won't learn as quickly as the younger kids, but you should be able to pick it up, get over the fear, and swim for fun!

The YMCA and other pools that do Red Cross swimming lessons should all have adult Learn to Swim programs.

Answer 2

Sure. My brother's learning how to swim and so is my sister. I know how to swim well now.
1) Jump into shallow water and relax.
2) Get on your back or on your belly and start kicking and flapping your arms, but stay relaxed.
3) Remember to breathe. If you're on your belly, turn your head sideways to breathe.
4) Stop to rest, then go to a deeper part of the pool, somewhere your feet can't touch to floor and start walking in place while moving your arms in circles.

That's how I learned to swim. You might want to take a private lesson somewhere and not follow these steps. Whatever you want.

Answer 3

It's not something that you can learn by reading the steps involved.

Have you ever seen someone swim?

Watch someone do it and then try to copy what they are doing!

Answer 4

its easy kick your legs i can swim with just 1 leg and no arms its hard though i learned in like 2 minutes with somebody teaching me be relaxed

Answer 5

for me, yes. I started learning this year to learn. I am on the second level.

Answer 6

1. buy a swimsuit
2. enroll in lessons at the ymca
3. have mom drive you to lesson

Answer 7

1) jump in water
2) kick with feet, flap arms

Answer 8

there are four strokes: front crawl, breast stroke, back , and butterfly. if you learn how to swim, i think you should start off with breast or free.

Answer 9

dont bend your legs ... coz you'll sink