to know how to float !
and.......................
that when you exhale
you just lost allot of your buoyancy
which is re-gained when you inhale.... again (so relax)
it just
feels like your about to sink...
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so when you exhale you need your hands
to be moving
(
ie- treading water)
reach out your arms straight out to your sides
now cup your hands as if trying to pick up water
-but they are sideways-ok
bring them together in front of your chest
as if your going to clap
then reverse them and then go the opposite direction...
and repeat that
pushing out or
pulling in the water...
that's all there is to it other than a steady sizzers (sp) kick
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me: i can sleep under water i am so relaxed....
that is the most important thing to learn !!
relaxation in the water....holding your breath helps too
for at least 2 minutes.... easy to practice that
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i agree: the Australian crawl is the only way to swim...
if you did get tired... you merely float a while
and catch your breath.... relax -> then start again..
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if you are in a
rip current don't fight it...
let it take you down the beach aways and "then when it
calms down" ....then head for shore
using up
every bit of your strength fighting a current stronger
than you is a foolish thing to do.... you'll never do it.