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Well i got swimming and i really suck ass at it, i mean 1 lap i got 16 seconds in free style so yea, do any of you guys know how to be faster cus i am way to slow

practice?

Its really too hard to me to explain in words, i'd need to show you, so get some plane tickets to Northern Ireland and i'll show you

are you doing freestyle? (front crawl)

16 secs did that when I was 10....

10.6 secs with a wall start for me...nowadays.

If you want to get decent Make sure you breathe every three secs. This will give you the proper hip rotation to move you faster through the water. Make sure you kick and your strokes are even. Don't take a huge breath but take a small quick one with the pocket of air that forms in the water to the right of your shoulder after you take a breath. Timing is everything.



Nice to see you back xyzzy

yea i am doing freestyle i havnt been swimming for a long time...i really suck :S

One other thing that may help you is to bring your hand straight down once its in the water, don't waster energy going out or it, just pull straight down.

Xyzzzy wrote:One other thing that may help you is to bring your hand straight down once its in the water, don't waster energy going out or it, just pull straight down.

so when its in the air just stab it in teh water rite?

theblindarcher wrote:

Xyzzzy wrote:One other thing that may help you is to bring your hand straight down once its in the water, don't waster energy going out or it, just pull straight down.

so when its in the air just stab it in teh water rite?

No when you're pulling under water....Although I wouldn't reccomend that to others, but seeing as you are learning? to swim do that...

So reach your had as far to the front as possible and then pull it down next to you

well you want to extend so you can get a pull out of it
but while your hand is in the water just pull straight down.

also try to keep your elbows pointed at the cieleing during your stroke

redneck wrote:

theblindarcher wrote:

Xyzzzy wrote:One other thing that may help you is to bring your hand straight down once its in the water, don't waster energy going out or it, just pull straight down.

so when its in the air just stab it in teh water rite?

No when you're pulling under water....Although I wouldn't reccomend that to others, but seeing as you are learning? to swim do that...

So reach your had as far to the front as possible and then pull it down next to you

thanks redneck n Xyzzzy

practice makes perfect!!!! lol

hows your other strokes?

freestyle (though very rarely) may not be your fastest stroke
but i remember when i started swimming....I hit my head on the wall during backstroke, but now its my strongest stroke

keep practicing, go to a lot of meets, take some private lessons, but only if your serious

San wrote:hows your other strokes?

freestyle (though very rarely) may not be your fastest stroke
but i remember when i started swimming....I hit my head on the wall during backstroke, but now its my strongest stroke

keep practicing, go to a lot of meets, take some private lessons, but only if your serious

I think he's just taking swim class for school.

Xyzzzy wrote:

San wrote:hows your other strokes?

freestyle (though very rarely) may not be your fastest stroke
but i remember when i started swimming....I hit my head on the wall during backstroke, but now its my strongest stroke

keep practicing, go to a lot of meets, take some private lessons, but only if your serious

I think he's just taking swim class for school.

a swim class would contain more than freestyle i hope

Shave your legs.
Apparently gay people swim faster.

†erminal wrote:Shave your legs.
Apparently gay people swim faster.

Do you ever wonder what it would have been like if you got more oxygen at birth?

Xyzzzy wrote:

†erminal wrote:Shave your legs.
Apparently gay people swim faster.

Do you ever wonder what it would have been like if you got more oxygen at birth?

No, being devoid of that oxygen makes it hard to think

†erminal wrote:

Xyzzzy wrote:

†erminal wrote:Shave your legs.
Apparently gay people swim faster.

Do you ever wonder what it would have been like if you got more oxygen at birth?

No, being devoid of that oxygen makes it hard to think

At least you're aware of it.

i much faster do you go if u shave ur hair?

Get a spaa

TOloseGT wrote:i much faster do you go if u shave ur hair?

miliseconds, but that can be the difference between 1st and 8th

Xyzzzy wrote:well you want to extend so you can get a pull out of it

I lol'd

dom wrote:

Xyzzzy wrote:well you want to extend so you can get a pull out of it

I lol'd

lawl me too

get a mermaid suit + bra

redneck wrote:16 secs did that when I was 10....

10.6 secs with a wall start for me...nowadays.

If you want to get decent Make sure you breathe every three secs. This will give you the proper hip rotation to move you faster through the water. Make sure you kick and your strokes are even. Don't take a huge breath but take a small quick one with the pocket of air that forms in the water to the right of your shoulder after you take a breath. Timing is everything.



Nice to see you back xyzzy

What a load of bullshit lol.

Where did you learn that BREATHING makes you swim faster? 10.6 seconds breathing every 3rd stroke... lmfao you absolute bullshitter not to mention push start... Over 50m the olympic swimmers take less than 5 breaths.

If you go that fast push start then you should be up their medalling at nationals ATLEAST for your age... 10.6 push, meaning you can do exactly the same on the way back, meaning you swim 22-23seconds for 50m short course. The recent Australian Olympic trials where the swimmers were wearing the latest suits etc the times were as follows:

=== Finals ===

1 SULLIVAN, EAMON............ 22 WEST COAST..... 21.28*
2 CALLUS, ASHLEY............. 29 REDLA.......... 22.02A
3 NEWTON, JONATHO............ 27 SYDU........... 22.15A
4 TARGETT, MATTHE............ 22 MEV............ 22.37B
5 ABOOD, MATTHEW............. 21 KNGC........... 22.45B
6 RICHARDSON, KYL............ 20 COMM........... 22.69B
6 PROSSER, CAMERO............ 23 MEV............ 22.69B
8 NEUWERT, STEVE............. 23 WESTERN SPRINT. 22.71B

Now, granted that is long course compared to short course.... But when you did your supposed 10.6 you would've been wearing a normal costume, it would have been during training and you wouldn't have been tapoured.
Oh, and to put out there how fast that 21.28 really is, it was a world record that dropped about 5 times within the previous month of competition. It use to be high 21's or something.

Really, unless you can show some site that would prove you can do a time like that (EG. list of your countries national times with your name on it lol) then i call bullshit on your attempt at acting good on teh interw3bz.

mm... Swimming just takes time, the more you train the better you get really. Theres no secret formula, just hours and hours every week in the pool.

Xyzzzy wrote:

TOloseGT wrote:i much faster do you go if u shave ur hair?

miliseconds, but that can be the difference between 1st and 8th

Thousandth/Hundredth of a second* (highly dependable)

join a swim club its really hard to push yourself when your just doing laps alone

†erminal wrote:Shave your legs.
Apparently gay people swim faster.

ahahah thats funny as hell.

but yea it does make u faster.

@Stace, bear in mind in the US pools AFAIK are generally 25 yards in length not 25m, which is 22.86m. But still 10.6, sounds a bit too good considering you said you didn't do too well in your swimming competition.