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Originally Posted by RobLL
Don't swim fast, in fact swim very slow at the beginning. You need to go slow enough so that you can swim at least 8 laps before you start speeding up.
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Glad to have you jumping in TG! Hope you will get in on a future challenge. Just set a goal for yourself and go for it.
I agree with RobLL on the above for sure. It's all about tecnique in the beginning..well..I've been hitting the pool hard for 4 months and it's still all about tecnique for me too. (I'm a newbie too) But I'll share what little I have learned.
It really helped me to read up on the web and view videos of pro swimmers.
With swimming, as with most sports, you are shooting for
less effort and becoming more efficient at it. You need to learn to "feel" the water. Learning to balance properly and grip the water in the stroke are 2 important keys.
Noisy swimming is "fighting the water" instead of slipping through it. There is one guy at our pool that I have to watch every time he gets in. I've never seen anything like it. I wish I had a video camera. He slaps the water HARD with his left arm, almost disappears under water when he uses his right. He's got to be destroying his shoulder.
The best swimmers make it look like it's effortless and graceful. Make you body long in the water like a torpedo. Take lengthy strokes reaching straight ahead and face down.
I worked toward having less Strokes Per Lap in the pool for the longest time. This really helped me to refine my stroke tecnique. (still a work in progress)
I still haven't mastered the flip at the end of the pool but have developed my own version that works for me.
Most of all, have fun and relax. I love the tranquil feeling of getting in the pool..away from the world. I bet you will too. Enjoy.