To learn to swim, find a certified instructor and practice regularly. Aqua aerobics and public swim sessions can help with comfort in the water. Basic skills include floating, treading water, and mastering the front and backstroke. Keep practicing and don’t get discouraged.
The best way to learn to swim is in person with a certified instructor. Check pool facilities in your area for your swim instruction options. If you need the most basic level of swimming lessons, but can only find classes for children, then you can work privately with an instructor. If you are afraid of the water, be sure to choose an instructor who is sensitive to this and do your best to practice swimming punches and kicks as much as possible.
If you feel you need time to get used to the water before taking learn-to-swim classes, a few sessions of aqua aerobics in the shallow end of the pool might be a good idea. During shallow water aerobics, your head and shoulders are always above the water, while the rest of you are submerged. Taking a water aerobics class before you learn to swim can make you feel more comfortable in the pool. You can also go to public swim sessions and hang over the side of the pool while watching it upside down with your feet spread out to practice kicking.
To learn to swim, your instructor will need to make sure you can float, hold your head underwater, and prevent drowning. Drowning protection means being able to stay upright with your head at the surface while treading water in a deep area where your feet cannot touch the bottom. Leg and arm movements help you stay afloat. You can practice holding the hand buoys before drowning trials without them. Before learning swimming techniques, starting with the basic front drag in which your head will alternately be under and above the water, it’s a good idea to practice submerging your entire body under the water while holding your breath.
If you can’t lie on top of the water to float, a swim instructor can support your legs and back while you practice. While she won’t need to master the float when learning to swim the front drag, which is the most common swimming stroke, she will need to master the backstroke. If you learn the drag and the backstroke, these strokes will allow you to do basic swimming and have the foundation for learning other swimming techniques. Make sure your instructor teaches you proper hand and leg movements with punches.
As you learn each new swimming technique and stroke, remember to keep going, and don’t be discouraged if swimming lessons seem to take longer to master than you expected. The most important thing is that you do your best and keep practicing what you have learned. Once you learn to swim, go to public swim sessions regularly so you can practice. When you’re ready to swim a lot of laps in a row, look for public pools in your area that bypass lap lanes.
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