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What a beautiful video 😊 I keep coming back here every now and then just for the peace that it oozes ❤ The coach seems like a wise monk. So peaceful...gentle...calm. Love him ❤
I love swimming and trying to go faster because it's trying to learn the form and techniques. It's more fun than trying to fart out some heavy squats. It's fun because it's hypoxic and requires thinking about your breath in addition to form and muscles getting tired. It's not like you can strain yourself or fall. We're talking about swimming, blowing bubbles, and holding your breath. In comparison to being int he gym with dumb old men on steroids I would rather die. Stupid people can't do it and try to turn the pool into a weight lifting thing.
Hi Paul. I thought I'd answered this but don't see it anywhere, so if this is a duplicate somehow, I apologize. If you are comfortable floating on your back and on your front, and if you are comfortable with bobs, then you can practice this is shallow water. Start with bobs without using your feet to come up, then transition slowly to a front or back float. If you float well, as you come back up to the top, you can tilt your head forward and lean forward to move into a front float. Similarly, you can tilt your head back slowly after any bouncing has settled down, and tilt your head back, putting your ears under the water and pushing your chest up... moving into your back float. Sinkers can do the same thing, though they benefit from a small kick or scull or a couple of light pushes down to make the transition smooth. This is particularly true when moving to a back float where your nose can easily catch water if you're not careful. Once you can do this in the shallow, you can transition to the same skills in the deeper water. I hope that's helpful. Good luck on your swim journey!
Question: adult learning how to swim, unfortunately I seem to always get water up my nose no matter how “well” I hold my breath when swimming/ jumping into the water. I currently use a nose clip however would prefer not to use one. Any suggestions for this would be highly appreciated.
Hi @Peace_of_mind93. Getting water in your nose is one of the most common challenges for swimmers. I don't know any swimmers who never get water in their sinuses (unless they wear a clip/plus/mask), nor any who enjoy it. But, it happens a lot less frequently and advanced swimmers know it won't kill them, and they understand why it happens. We'll make a video about this eventually, but I'll try to type for now. Let me credit Melon Dash's book, Conquer your fear of Water, for the following awareness. First, I'll clarify that there are two different 'water in your nose' scenarios. There's 'water in your nostrils', which doesn't create the discomfort/pain (though I've known a few people who find it intensely ticklish), and 'water in your sinuses', which is unpleasant at best and painful at worst. 'Water in your sinuses' is what most people mean when they talk about 'water in their nose'. There are two ways you get water in your sinuses: 1) sniffing/inhaling through your nose while underwater (it's never a good idea to inhale underwater) and 2) placing your head at an angle that lets water in. I suspect that last one is your challenge, so I will talk to it. On land, we can generally breath whenever we want at whatever angle we want with no bad side effects. That's not true in the water. Position 1: If you look straight ahead, keeping your head (and nose) level as if you were standing up straight and looking straight ahead, then lower your nose slowly into the water (keeping your head level the whole time), you won't get water in your sinuses (unless you sniff/inhale). You may feel the water in your nostrils. Position 2: The same is true if you look straight at the bottom of the pool (so your nose if pointing directly to the bottom) and put your face in the water (as if you are floating on your face). In this position you won't get water in your sinuses either (unless you sniff/inhale). Position 3: You can start at Position 1, then tilt your head down to Position 2 (or vise versa), you won't get water in your sinuses either (unless you sniff/inhale). BUT... and this is what usually happens for people who struggle with water in their sinuses, IF you tilt your head up, even very slightly, you'll find that water just floods your sinuses. On land you can look up as often as you want, but don't carry that to the water - it's doesn't work the same. Turning your head to the side (like a freestyle breath) can also push water to your sinuses. In fact, any positions other than Position 1,2 or 3 can leave your sinuses at risk for water invasion. OK. How to keep water out of your sinuses. 1) Keep you head/nose level/looking straight ahead or looking down (like Position 1,2,3) 2) Pinch your nose closed with fingers, noseclip, or nose plugs (like Sinus Savers). 3) Exhale out through your nose. When air is being pushed out through your nose, water can't come in! But note: if you stop blowing out your nose while your head is in a position other than 1, 2 or 3, then you lose that protection the moment you quit blowing. Some people find it easier to hum (which blows air out your nose) than to actually blow out their nose). Some people think blowing out of their mouth or holding their breath will protect their sinuses, but those behaviors won't help. Only blowing out through your nose, or pinching your nose off, or moving your head to a safe position will maintain the protection for your nose. It's often a challenge for people to gain this awareness because most of us don't need that head position awareness in our every day lives and it frequently requires slow, conscious awareness. The most common places I see water getting water into sinuses are: 1) when people who are underwater tilt their head up to see the top of the pool or ahead of them and 2) when people raise their nose as they go into the water (waiting til the very last minute to put that sensitive nose into the water) - this actually increases the probability that they will get water in their sinuses) and 3) when people are on their backs and submerge without blowing out their nose or getting their head to a safe position (Position 1,2,3). I worked with a gentleman recently who was swimming laps regularly but who kept getting water in his sinuses. He thought it was just a part of swimming you had to learn to live with. When he understood the water in his sinuses was caused by him tilting his head too far up, it changed him experience in the water. He couldn't believe he'd progressed as far as he had without ever hearing there was a way to control that. FWIW, it's a challenge for many people who have been used to swimming with noseclips (which can really be helpful in the learning process) to start swimming without them. They're having to be aware of things that never mattered before and it can be frustrating. Take your time. Notice your head position. Practice blowing out your nose (a great skill to have in swimming). I hope this helps. If it's not clear or you have questions, let me know. I'll try to get a video out - it's much easier to see than to read.
@@perrychristenberry1913 wow, what a great, educational and detailed response. Thank you so much for taking the time to educate me on this matter and I can say that this is the first time for anyone to ever tell me the things that you have included in this response. I will definitely take all these things into account the next time I go swimming and I look forward to your new video, like the other videos I know it will be very helpful for many including myself. I appreciate all of your videos, today I was able to go into the deep end of the pool for the first time in almost 3 decades after drowning twice in the past, i was able to face my fear and jump in without a life jacket (of course with some supervision) I’m so very grateful for you and the team and thank you once again for all that you do. 🙏🏾👏🏾
@@Peace_of_mind93 Woohoo!! Congrats on your deep water day!!!! Way to go! And, thank you for the kind words. We are so very honored to be a small part of your swim journey. BEST of success and comfort in the water to you.
@unii1009 thanks for the question. While the float works the same (well, technically you actually float better in salt water), the effect with the waves is certainly different. If you’re not in rolling surf, then it’s mostly the same but I like to be on my back to breath better. In rolling surf, you still float (and body surfing is fun), but the experience of getting covered or rolled by a wave takes a few extra skills to manage comfortably. 😊
Nice video on how to come back ftom back from in the age of 38 i am learning how to swim never swim in my whole life back float with tube is ok but front float with full body straight is tiugh and scary. Will keep watching your video.
A lot of people find one float to be easier than the other. While you can get by with just one float, but it's SO much nicer to be comfortable with both of them. Take your time, remain curious and feel free to ask questions. Wishing you the BEST of luck on your swim journey! We hope the videos prove to be helpful for you.
Hi @topseekrit. Patty didn't blow out all her air in this case because she can use gravity and the force of her pull to get down to the bottom. If she'd 'dumped her air', she could have gotten down even easier. There are ways for floaters, even really high floaters, to 'overpower' the water and get down deeper with practice. A few of our 'super-floaters' need weights to get down very far. :-)
The water is upto your waist, without you holding his hands this is dangerous. He could have a serious spine injury in water less than 1.5mtr for kneeling dive and not less than 1.8 for standing dive. Don't get your kids to dive in shallow water.
Thank you for your concern. In the video it is demonstrated that we hold our swimmers hands and guide them the whole time. We never let kids dive on their own in shallow water. Once they get the idea of how to do the kneeling dive, move them into the deep end to try on their own.
Hi Rhonda. Loved the conversation today. I look forward to hearing about the lives you are going to influence. So glad to be part of your swim journey!
Hi. In don't know any facilities in the Bay Area, but I suspect there are some with a similar philosophy. Call around and tell the programs that you're interested in their philosophy and process of teaching adults (and scared adults if that category fits you) to swim. Find someone who has a process and a plan that sounds like something that you'd be comfortable with. You can also ask how many people are in their program. If they just teach you like they do their kids program - you probably want to try somewhere else.
lol. Well, there are certainly worse things than floating back to the top 😜. One of the reasons we do this exercise is because so many people walk into beginner classes thinking the easiest things to do is to get stuck at the bottom of the pool and the hardest thing to do is get to the top for breath. For most people, the opposite is true. We'll say with a smile and a wink, 'Awe, you can't get to the bottom. How sad for you. It will be so much harder for you to drown. Poor baby...' and we usually get a smile back as they understand the ramifications of floating back to the top without having to even work at it. BEST of luck to you on your swim journey!
Thank you for the comment llan91. It is truly delightful to watch the transformation. I'm asking around for anyone in Denver. You can also call around to swim schools in your area and ask them to tell you about their philosophy of working with scared swimmers and their process for teaching those swimmers. For most swim schools, adults are an afterthought because children are the big market; but some have a valid adult component as well. I'll let you know if I find someone. And, of course, feel free to come join us in Fort Worth for a weekend - we can work something out. BEST of luck on your journey.
