Swimming anyone???

[bbbbbw]

i swim 8-10 laps.
only can swim breaststroke
the other styles all give back to the instructor

 

[vurtomatic]

why? If you're traveling, most decent hotels have nice lap pools or even if its oddly shaped, still big enough to swim laps.

If you're staying overseas long term, UK, US, Japan, even China, most places have decent gyms which at least have 25m lap pools. Even in Shenzhen, I was swimming in Queen Spa nearly every day I was there, although the water was like 10 degrees.... brrr.....

Ever swam in a stationary pool? The sensation is so odd. You're swimming and swimming and still in the same place. I find it sometimes even better than an actual swimming pool as you don't have to lose speed at each turn. You really lose track of time. Only time I swam in one was in Abu Dhabi though. Havent seen them in Singapore.

Of course I've tried the above options but I don't like them. The worsts are indoor heated pools

I'm comparing the accessibility and weather conditions available in Singapore, which is hard to beat.

 

[foosoomin]

For more good health and stay injury free longer... I would choose swimming over weight lifting or even running

Agree on this

Hmm normally u guys swim how many laps?? Thanks

I will definitely swim 20 laps (total 1 Kilometre ) breastroke style. After finish the 20 laps, will swim about 1 or 2 laps front crawl (Free style), then maybe half lap of butterfly

 

[crandfs]

If you're adventurous enough, Europe has some swimming pools where you can swim naked.
I went to one such at Stockholm, quite an experience, feeling the water flow past your dangling bits ...

 

[nyquist2000]

In swimming, the right technique use along with a good streamlining body are most of the important factor. And most importantly.....a good sense of timing...eg able to execute the stroke at the right time to gain max effect.
Weekend is here again. Enjoy your swimming.

Chance upon this video showing 2 great TI master... one from Japan and the other from USA swimming side by side on their swimming skill. Please enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFmnJnmahLw&feature=related

 

[Yxy]

i think they can go all day with a stroke like that...

In swimming, the right technique use along with a good streamlining body are most of the important factor. And most importantly.....a good sense of timing...eg able to execute the stroke at the right time to gain max effect.
Weekend is here again. Enjoy your swimming.

Chance upon this video showing 2 great TI master... one from Japan and the other from USA swimming side by side on their swimming skill. Please enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFmnJnmahLw&feature=related

 

[nyquist2000]

Right Technique and Streamline body is a way to becoming a good and efficient swimmer.
A relaxed body... a calm mind.... slow and easy swim is a good practise to get the best feel of body and stroke in water. Let's put all your body sensor at work...eg.. toe brush past each other during flutter kicking.... arch back for body streamline.... are some of the sensor your body can feel while swimming. Have fun!!

 

[vurtomatic]

The strokes damn nice, legs hardly need to kick.

 

[nyquist2000]

The best way to catch the stroke is to execute the stroke slowly so that you can feel and remember it.

 

[RabbitKing]

my free style fail one sia, no matter how i try i kick like mad..

 

[XanderBuilt]

FSM Phelps?

 

[KayeSee]

FSM Phelps?

Can't phelp but laugh

Phelps eats 11,000 calories a day and full of carbs, just perfect haha

 

[KayeSee]

For more good health and stay injury free longer... I would choose swimming over weight lifting or even running. Are you not residing in singapore? Anyway.. today weather is bad. Started to drizzle at this point of writing.

Again depends on the definition of good health.

The biggest difference between land activities and swimming is obvious: the water bears your weight so musculoskelatal problems do not reveal themselves easily.

Ok what do I mean?

Imagine an office worker with chronic lower back pain and everytime he swims his back feels better (well of course, the water bears your weight!)

However if he had gone to lift weights, he might have gotten injured. But hey an injury frequently allows us to get to the root of the problem. It maybe muscle imbalance, poor posture or even scoliosis which he never knew about. If you just swim your entire life, not only are you depriving yourself of developing strong tendons, ligaments and bones but it also does not reveal the inherent problems in your body.

Who's going to do better in old age? Debatable but do consider the points above.

Regards,
KC

 

[Cress_knightness]

my free style fail one sia, no matter how i try i kick like mad..

I hope you don't go around kicking others in the pool ...

Its really nice to be able to swim front crawl nice and smooth, gliding

in the water ...

 

[Jacky2000]

dunno is this the right place to ask this question, i kw how to swim, but dunno how to trap water/ stay afloat in water. any help on tat?

 

[ketua]

dunno is this the right place to ask this question, i kw how to swim, but dunno how to trap water/ stay afloat in water. any help on tat?

Search youtube for instructional videos.

For someone who knows how to swim, picking this up should be easy.

 

[foosoomin]

i kw how to swim, but dunno how to trap water/ stay afloat in water. any help on tat?

Watch the below given video, this is one of the ways to train yourself to stay afloat

Another way, is using breastroke style to stay afloat

 

[blackdove212]

The action of staying vertical and afloat in deep water is called treading. That shown on the video is called the eggbeater technique as the legs mimic the eggbeater. This is what water polo players use.
Heads-up breaststroke is another technique for treading although you bob up and down as you do it.

 

[derrickgyn]

I need to learn how to swim freestyle..damn I wish I had a more active childhood. Learning how to cycle at 17 years old, and I'd imagine having to learn freestyle in NS..

Dammit.

Chill guys.

 

[gkhchay]

Watch the below given video, this is one of the ways to train yourself to stay afloat

Another way, is using breastroke style to stay afloat

the guy needs an instructor to teach him how to thread water lah...

just like wushu or any martial arts, some things u can't learn by watching videos: u need 1-to-1 teaching/coaching..