i have problem with swimming , when i go to a deeper place in the pool i scare so much so i forgot how to swim

Question

once i thaught maybe thats because i dont know how to swim but now i learn that and i forgot that problem . recently i am in the last term and i have to swim in the deepest place first i didnt have problem but sudenly when i start a harder exercie i scared so much and i forgot how to swim easily and this make my proove so slow and so hard and it make me upset . please tell me what to do . how can i take this scare od of deep away from myself and improve my swim?please help me

Answer 1

You just have to keep doing it. Here's something you can try. Go in the 3 foot section of the pool, and practice floating, either on your back, or straight up and down (your toes pointing towards the bottom). If you float on your back, your face will not be in the water at all. Just keep your back straight and your legs straight, and you will stay floating.

When you are straight up and down, it's a little more scary, because the water will come to your chin. Don't worry, you won't go under, the air in your lungs will keep you floating.

You must learn to relax and float. If you tense up, and start trying to doggie paddle as fast as you can, all you will do is lose your breath, panic, and go under the water. You have to learn to take it easy, breath slow and just float. Once you can swim in the shallow part, you just have to venture into the deeper water.

Answer 2

Just stay close enough to the wall so you can reach out and grab it if you get tired. Your in a swimming pool, not the ocean.

Answer 3

Me too but remember.
If you are a good enough swimmer, you can dive or swim far enough
and dotn be scared
there are going to be
tons of people around you
in case you
do drown
Lifegurads are there.
I mean, thats their jobs.
So trust them :)