A new pool has opened at the end of my road. I haven't been swimming since I was a kid but can manage a km or so of wonky breaststroke.
I'd really like to improve but my pool don't run lessons. Can anyone recommend any books, videos, anything that could help me?
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It gets wet and decomposes when you take it into the pool.
Actually, I started 'proper' swimming this spring as I wanted to do my firt triathlon in the summer.
When I started I could do breastroke all day and all night, but more than two lengths of crawl and I'd drown.
So I started doing one lenghth of front crawl for every three of breastroke, and gradually worked my way up from there... five months later I did my first non-stop mile of front crawl. The secret (for me) was breathing every third stroke - I'd been taught to breathe on every fourth stroke at school, but found this hard to cope with.
My technique is rubbish, but I now feel confident enough to take lessons. just must get round to calling that swimming teacher ...
In the short-term (and in between lessons) it would be nice to have a book giving guidelines so I can avoid falling into very bad habits.
Even the idea of attempting crawl is daunting at the moment. I think some backgroubd reading might give me the confidence to know I'm not going to drown...
can't recommend any books as I haven't got any - good luck!
I've found some council-run lessons for £5.20 each starting in about a month which might help.
<deep breath>
And then, rather than try do do whole lengths, try doing about 6 strokes, holding your breath, with your head under the water the whole time, then stop (you're best to do this when the pool is quiet, or in the blue rinse lane, so as not to annoy faster swimmers). It gets you used to the feeling without having to think about how to position yourself for breathing aswell, which often results in a lungful of water.