I cant swim

[SatCam]

And it's something im terribly embarrassed about. I took swim lessons when I was 6 but I never learned how to tread water and now without an instructor I would never get in water over my head. The last time I tried in my friend's pool I feel like I almost drowned because once I get into deep water I panic. Now it is something that is socially holding me back. I dont think I'd get on a boat without a life jacket. I see people jumping off bridges/rock formations like it was no big deal and that would make me shit my pants.

Is there any way someone like me can learn to swim? Is there anyone else in my position?

[~Katja~]

you can still take lessons, the YMCA has instructors if you need one.

Also if you tend to panic, learn to float first. When you lay in the water calmly on your bacl and bring your legs up you can actually float without any swim moves.

[Snoogans]

Its pretty easy to swim man. I dont know how someone couldnt just figure it out from watching people swim

[underdog]

I can't swim, either.

[Snoogans]

I can't swim, either.

well you're black, that doesn't count

[jauble]

Spread the peanut butter and kick, but dont thrash.

[Snoogans]

chicken airplane soldier

[SatCam]

Its pretty easy to swim man. I dont know how someone couldnt just figure it out from watching people swim

my friends tell me "just breathe and move your arms" but i have no confidence to get in deep water in the first place to even try that

[Devo37]

the way i learned to swim was jumping into a pool without my inflatable arm-floaties. i sunk like a rock and had to get back to the surface! i'm not the greatest swimmer in the world, but i can manage.

at any rate, if you have access to a pool that has a shallow end that you can stand in, just go for it! start at one side of the pool, take a deep breath, go under, kick off the side of the pool and start kicking your legs in a scissors motion. humans are pretty buoyant. if anything goes wrong, just stop and stand up in the pool and try again.

[underdog]

my friends tell me "just breathe and move your arms" but i have no confidence to get in deep water in the first place to even try that

If you just kick, you float. Floating is very easy.

[Charlie_Don't_Surf]

well you're black, that doesn't count

i'm black and i'm a proficient swimmer, does that make me some sort of freak?:annoyed:

@OP - Swimming is an action of efficiency. Would you kick randomly at the floor to maintain balance? No you wouldn't. Similarly when swimming you want to create as much thrust against the water, with as little exertion as possible i.e. flailing madly will get you nowhere, but pushing in the opposite direction of which you wish to go will provide you with a force in the opposite direction(Newton's third law).

At the end of the day if the bitch can't swim, then she bound to dr-iz-own.:tongue:

[Snoogans]

i'm black and i'm a proficient swimmer, does that make me some sort of freak?:annoyed:



yes

[~Katja~]

i'm black and i'm a proficient swimmer, does that make me some sort of freak?:annoyed:



yeah but you don't surf, I bet you also don't dive :dry:

[Gvac]

Swimming is a lot like riding a bike or ice skating; the hardest part is getting over the initial fear. Once you get going, it's a LOT easier.

[TripleSkeet]

Maybe you should try these...

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9506/img0841g.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/i/img0841g.jpg/)

[boosterp]

the way i learned to swim was jumping into a pool without my inflatable arm-floaties. i sunk like a rock and had to get back to the surface! i'm not the greatest swimmer in the world, but i can manage.

at any rate, if you have access to a pool that has a shallow end that you can stand in, just go for it! start at one side of the pool, take a deep breath, go under, kick off the side of the pool and start kicking your legs in a scissors motion. humans are pretty buoyant. if anything goes wrong, just stop and stand up in the pool and try again.



Katja had good advice and I quoted Devo because mine would be similar.

[~Katja~]

Swimming is a lot like riding a bike or ice skating; the hardest part is getting over the initial fear. Once you get going, it's a LOT easier.
but does it hurt your peepee too?

[Gvac]

but does it hurt your peepee too?

Absolutely not, which is why I prefer swimming or skating to my destinations if I can't drive.

[underdog]

i'm black and i'm a proficient swimmer, does that make me some sort of freak?:annoyed:

The only black people allowed on this board are me and Dash.

[~Katja~]

The only black people allowed on this board are me and Dash.
Dash is not black! I have a suspicion he is actually Canadian

[boosterp]

Dash is not black! I have a suspicion he is actually Canadian


A WHAT?!?! :banning:

[STC-Dub]

I learned to swim the same way I learned to ski, by watching it on TV and doing what they did. I don't know if it will help but if you do the back stroke your mouth and nose are out of the water.

[MacVittie]

were you at Judge Smails' house this weekend?

[Charlie_Don't_Surf]

The only black people allowed on this board are me and Dash.

Then I challenge one of you to a fight in the thunderdome. :furious:

[WampusCrandle]

just get swimming lessons you non swimming ass. you're behind 5 year olds that can swim. i now hold all 5 year olds opinions higher than yours if they can swim.

[TripleSkeet]

were you at Judge Smails' house this weekend?

Now I get this. Hilarious.

[beachbum]

I'm a pretty good swimmer but I can barely tread water,at least in the standard upright position.I also cannot float on my back in fresh water.My body just doesn't float like most people.

Maybe if I got some breast implants....



Check with your local YMCA.If you are embarassed to go to public lessons they can most likely refer you to someone who gives them privately.

[Coach]

I teach and coach swimming (hence my board name). First thing..you need to relax(most people drown because they panic and tire themselves out rapidly) in the water and learn how to float on your front and your back, and feel comfortable putting your face in the water..blowing your air out under the water and inhaling only when you move your face out of the water.
then learn that what your head does your hips go the opposite way

[RhinoinMN]

you can still take lessons, the YMCA has instructors if you need one.



They have everything that you need to enjoy,
You can hang out with all the boys ...

[Snoogans]

They have everything that you need to enjoy,
You can hang out with all the boys ...

i was goin to mock you for that horrible gayness of a reference. then I saw your avatar.


HEED....PAPER.....NOW

[RhinoinMN]

i was goin to mock you for that horrible gayness of a reference. then I saw your avatar.


HEED....PAPER.....NOW

Glad that it has redeeming qualities.

[Ritalin]

I can't remember not being able to swim. Every parent needs to make sure their kid knows about the water.

It covers most of the Earth, man.

[biggirl]

You should really get a private instructor. My father-in-law doesn't know how to swim yet his favorite hobby is fishing. I have seen him in a raft and boat when the water gets really rough. He panics just thinking about falling in. I saw him go down a water slide that ends in a 2.5 feet deep pool. He lost his footing and about drowned in 2.5 feet of water!!!! I feel incredibly sorry for him. I wish he would still learn how to swim just for the sake of his need to fish out of a boat.

I do know how you feel in a way. I have been swimming since I was 5 years old. Although when I was pregnant I was scared to go too deep in the water because my balance was so off that I was panicked I would drown. (I probably would have floated :smile:)

Swimming is fun...don't miss out on the opportunity of learning how to swim.

[ecobag2]

great book on it I cant remember the name - pm me if you're interested.

The crux of it is to let your legs drag on the top of the water along with your hips as you "pull" yourself on top while swiveling off your center or hara or essence or one point or whatever you fucking want to call it ... hippies.

your core.

(yeah - a little ):drunk:

[Mattt1120]

And it's something im terribly embarrassed about. I took swim lessons when I was 6 but I never learned how to tread water and now without an instructor I would never get in water over my head. The last time I tried in my friend's pool I feel like I almost drowned because once I get into deep water I panic. Now it is something that is socially holding me back. I dont think I'd get on a boat without a life jacket. I see people jumping off bridges/rock formations like it was no big deal and that would make me shit my pants.

Is there any way someone like me can learn to swim? Is there anyone else in my position?

are u black?

[instrument]

No idea there were so many negroblacks here!

Awesome!

I'm black and I can swim, dive etc. High dives, cliffs, bridges, etc.

I think being an adult and not being able to rationalize the fact that you can STAND UP and not drown while teaching youself to swim on the shallow side of a pool means you have some serious issues.

Serious, buy yourself some goggles, a snorkle, and learn to float on your stomach while calmly breathing.

And get this, you can do that in 3 feet of water unless you're a giant fat ass.

Goodluck

[razorboy]

I swam competitively for fouteen years. I was the State Champion in the 200m breaststroke (ha ha, I get it) for five years in a row. I still hate swimming to this day.

[smiler grogan]

I just had my first lesson tonight in swim mechanics. I could never get the timing down turning my head etc.. but i did it tonight it was a little choppy and I swallowed some h2o but it was something i couldn't do my entire life. Now i just have to do it for a half mile at the end of sept.

[Coach]

I just had my first lesson tonight in swim mechanics. I could never get the timing down turning my head etc.. but i did it tonight it was a little choppy and I swallowed some h2o but it was something i couldn't do my entire life. Now i just have to do it for a half mile at the end of sept.

I recommend the book Swimming Even Faster by Ernie Masciglio(sp)
That and half a mile is @ 36 laps in a 25 yard pool

[drjoek]

Swimming is a skill alot of adults learn
Head up to the Brookfield Y they will get you lessons and you can pick it up pretty quickly. I know some people over there if you need a contact PM me

[Dude!]

Swimming is a skill alot of adults learn
Head up to the Brookfield Y they will get you lessons and you can pick it up pretty quickly. I know some people over there if you need a contact PM me

wow
you know people in
really high places

drjoe pulling strings
for swimming lessons

[SatCam]

No idea there were so many negroblacks here!

Awesome!

I'm black and I can swim, dive etc. High dives, cliffs, bridges, etc.

I think being an adult and not being able to rationalize the fact that you can STAND UP and not drown while teaching youself to swim on the shallow side of a pool means you have some serious issues.

Serious, buy yourself some goggles, a snorkle, and learn to float on your stomach while calmly breathing.

And get this, you can do that in 3 feet of water unless you're a giant fat ass.

Goodluck

i can float on my stomach, that is probably the only thing i learned. but once i start moving i will sink. i can move around fine in the shallow end. its just the fear of sinking in the deep end


Swimming is a skill alot of adults learn
Head up to the Brookfield Y they will get you lessons and you can pick it up pretty quickly. I know some people over there if you need a contact PM me

maybe........ maybe if this becomes such a profound problem in my life........but thankfully i dont find myself near bodies of water too often. so right now it is either a) dont swim or b) pay for swimming lessons

[drjoek]

wow
you know people in
really high places

drjoe pulling strings
for swimming lessons



"I got friends in low places"

[SatCam]

hey doc ill meet you at your beach house this weekend and you can teach me in the atlantic deal?

[instrument]

Do you exhale all your air out?

Cause that's the only way you should sink, and if you're so worried start with a doggy paddle..or just float on your stomach and start slowly kicking your legs.

Don't go from nothing to all out wailing like a maniac

[drusilla]

And it's something im terribly embarrassed about. I took swim lessons when I was 6 but I never learned how to tread water and now without an instructor I would never get in water over my head. The last time I tried in my friend's pool I feel like I almost drowned because once I get into deep water I panic. Now it is something that is socially holding me back. I dont think I'd get on a boat without a life jacket. I see people jumping off bridges/rock formations like it was no big deal and that would make me shit my pants.

Is there any way someone like me can learn to swim? Is there anyone else in my position?

contact your local red cross. a lot of them have learn to swim programs for adults. a lot of programs are free too. i know we have one coming up in the fall.

[kpxraver]

JAMES CHA
Red Cross Certified Water Safety Instructor
p: 917-439-3814
e: jameschaswimming@gmail.com
w: jameschaswimming.com

American Red Cross certified Water Safety Instructor, Certified Lifeguard, Former Competitive Swimmer and Coach at United Stated Sports Camps. A decade of experience teaching children as young as 18 months old to the adult levels. Affiliations with Tribeca Park Swim and Health Club, and other swim clubs in the Greater Manhattan area. Varying levels of instruction, from non-swimmer to advanced and competitive swimming. Private, Semi-Private (2 individuals), and Group classes are available.

I began training at the age of 5 to prepare for my life as a competitive swimmer. During my decade long career as a competitive swimmer, I have competed and placed in national competitions in distance freestyle. I've swam for the CIY Barracudas and the Chaminade HS Flyers, actively becoming captain of my team. After my competitive swimming career, my leadership experience carried over to my coaching abilities when I became an associate coach for the nationally acclaimed competitive swim camp, United States Sports Camps, actively working alongside coaches who have coached Olympic champions and world record holders. Working alongside the aquatic director of Queensborough Community College teaching swim classes of all ages and levels and through the American Red Cross WSI program, I have acquired the experience needed to teach aquatics effectively.

I understand that not everyone has the same goals when it comes to swimming so no matter what your current swimming level, my customized training programs will help you attain your goal. Whether you are a child or adult, fitness buff or competitor, I can help you maximize your potential.

When teaching children, I strive to create an environment of trust and respect, and within this framework, I introduce fun and challenging games that motivate and instruct without being dictatorial or condescending to the student. By applying this technique diligently and consistently, my success rates with infants, toddlers and pre-adolescents have been unparalleled.

When teaching adult non-swimmers/beginners, I focus on helping them understand where the panicking feeling in the water originates, and how achieve a level of comfort in the water. Together we will mold you into a skilled and confident swimmer, one who respects the water and what it can do, but also have the confidence and strength to use the water to their advantage.

I will help fitness swimmer sharpen their stroke technique, give them tips on improving their body position, balance and rotation. My progressive workout programs will help fitness swimmers stay fit and healthy, shape their bodies and increase their strength and stamina.

When coaching competitive swimmers, I focus on perfecting stroke technique and an understanding of hydrodynamic principles through drills and techniques to allow smooth and efficient propulsion through the water. This combined with practice and more practice, will improve the swim time during competition.

- James

Rates - $40 for 30 min, $60 for 45 min, $70 for 1 hr

Contact me for Schedule at (917) 439 – 3814 or e-mail me at jameschaswimming@gmail.com

[torker]

JAMES CHA
Red Cross Certified Water Safety Instructor
p: 917-439-3814
e: jameschaswimming@gmail.com
w: jameschaswimming.com

American Red Cross certified Water Safety Instructor, Certified Lifeguard, Former Competitive Swimmer and Coach at United Stated Sports Camps. A decade of experience teaching children as young as 18 months old to the adult levels. Affiliations with Tribeca Park Swim and Health Club, and other swim clubs in the Greater Manhattan area. Varying levels of instruction, from non-swimmer to advanced and competitive swimming. Private, Semi-Private (2 individuals), and Group classes are available.

I began training at the age of 5 to prepare for my life as a competitive swimmer. During my decade long career as a competitive swimmer, I have competed and placed in national competitions in distance freestyle. I've swam for the CIY Barracudas and the Chaminade HS Flyers, actively becoming captain of my team. After my competitive swimming career, my leadership experience carried over to my coaching abilities when I became an associate coach for the nationally acclaimed competitive swim camp, United States Sports Camps, actively working alongside coaches who have coached Olympic champions and world record holders. Working alongside the aquatic director of Queensborough Community College teaching swim classes of all ages and levels and through the American Red Cross WSI program, I have acquired the experience needed to teach aquatics effectively.

I understand that not everyone has the same goals when it comes to swimming so no matter what your current swimming level, my customized training programs will help you attain your goal. Whether you are a child or adult, fitness buff or competitor, I can help you maximize your potential.

When teaching children, I strive to create an environment of trust and respect, and within this framework, I introduce fun and challenging games that motivate and instruct without being dictatorial or condescending to the student. By applying this technique diligently and consistently, my success rates with infants, toddlers and pre-adolescents have been unparalleled.

When teaching adult non-swimmers/beginners, I focus on helping them understand where the panicking feeling in the water originates, and how achieve a level of comfort in the water. Together we will mold you into a skilled and confident swimmer, one who respects the water and what it can do, but also have the confidence and strength to use the water to their advantage.

I will help fitness swimmer sharpen their stroke technique, give them tips on improving their body position, balance and rotation. My progressive workout programs will help fitness swimmers stay fit and healthy, shape their bodies and increase their strength and stamina.

When coaching competitive swimmers, I focus on perfecting stroke technique and an understanding of hydrodynamic principles through drills and techniques to allow smooth and efficient propulsion through the water. This combined with practice and more practice, will improve the swim time during competition.

- James

Rates - $40 for 30 min, $60 for 45 min, $70 for 1 hr

Contact me for Schedule at (917) 439 – 3814 or e-mail me at jameschaswimming@gmail.com

Jim,
Can we get a group dicount rate?
torker

[spoon]

too late

he drowned

[sailor]

I can't swim, either.

well you're black, that doesn't count

the only reason i clicked on this thread was to say i thought underdog started it. :(