5 Beginner Swim Tips!

What do you wish you knew as a beginner Swimmer ?

How do you remove body hair?

"Turn your head to the air" Well duhh 🤦‍♂️

They forgot about mentioning the very small (sarcasm) matter of actually being comfortable underwater.

Same place

@Thanks

i guess i was born for diver

very helpful

Backwards swimming is the easiest for me. I need to learn to use my arms more than my feet

do u take the air with your mouth?

I am 29 and I was afraid that I am too old to learn to swim, but so many people in the comment section are giving me inspiration. I guess it's never too late for anything as long as you have burning desire to learn something new in life.

after years of swimming my own way, I'm open to learning at age 61! Thanks for the guidelines!

It's so hard, I might give up😢

I am struggling to rotate gasping for a breath and drinking a lot of water. Any tips? Thank You !

I am a senior adult newbie learning since mid 2021. It took using floating belt and snorkel for a long time to get over sinking fear. It took a long time using snorkel while practicing form to get everything aligned. It took a very long time to get breathing right while not affecting everything else. Now I can breathe bilaterally while cutting thru water without much splashing. I also swim breaststroke well, don’t get tired doing longer distance.

and dont forget to close your fingers when your pulling or the water just goes straight through 🙂

I learned to swim as a child but didn’t progress very far as I was afraid of the water and I’ve been afraid ever since. I’m now 45 and started having lessons 3 months ago. I wish I’d done it sooner and not been so scared to swim. I get a lot of enjoyment from swimming and Im getting fitter too!

I've noticed swimming helps me with my asthma :D Having to control you breathing so much more when at the pool really helps later in the day as well.

I had silly attempts as a kid but in all honestly never truly learned. Going back now at 42. The struggle is real! But I’m confident and I already signed up for a beginner triathlon in a year.

Well I did miss that boat as a child
But now I am having swimming lessons
I'm 59 years old
Better late than never

want to swim in sea😄😊

I’m 9 I learned at 3 or 2

I just drown. I don’t know why. I could do back stroke as a kid but nowadays I sink like a rock.

I am 60 and unable to stand easily in the middle of the pool water after floating. Any suggestions.

I’m currently having lessons with a plan to actually complete a triathlon next year. Had a drowning accident when a kid and hated water ever since but set myself a challenge to conquer the fear and learn. Then complete a triathlon.

All of this is super helpful and better than other clips for beginning adults. Thank you!

I'm 22 and I started swimming last week! Thank you for the tips

I'm learning to swim at 63 years young! I love it! This channel has helped a l o t!

Im a 7yrs runners, half marathoner and trail runner. Now turning 48 yrs old learned my formal swimming lesson and training. Thanks A LOT of your videos which really help for my form and techniques 🤗💪🏼

Loved all the info in one video! Very helpful.

This video is perfect.

I learned to swim when I was 6 and been a beginner ever since.

Two things: I wish I knew about stretching routines for my shoulders. I would have saved myself many “off weeks” waiting for my shoulders to heal. I also wished I knew that the catch and pull are two distinct actions. Although they happen very close to each other they should be kept far apart….!

While I learned to flap about in swimming lessons as a kid, it wasn't until this year, at 33 years old, that I decided to get private swimming lessons with a coach to actually teach me Freestyle form and technique. Was the best thing I ever did in the pool

Is this vid shade?

I wish I knew it wouldn’t be as embarrassing as I thought it was going to be.

I started learning to swim 2 months ago (I could swim 25m before) and I now can cover fairly comfortably the 1500m olympic triathlon distance. I swim 4 times a week. I am 26. If I could do it, you can do it too.... GTN definitely helped a lot.

Just started learning 4 weeks ago. Am 28 and it's going well!

Im 45 and just learning the swimming strokes

GTN: What do you wish you knew as a beginner Swimmer ?
My Ghost: Too late, "never swim in open water . . . alone!"

Thumbnail <<------- Uh, Mark's middle finger keeps shifting up and down his fist! Certainly NOT for learners . . . too advanced!

Happy swimming, beginners! You can do it!!!

Good video bit being picky, the stroke you were discussing is front crawl, not freestyle. A "freestyle" race is literally that - open to any stroke. People invariably swim front crawl in freestyle races because it's quickest.

Very informative video!!! Just in time for my first triathlon this weekend! Thank you for all of your videos which have helped me greatly.

Wish I knew not to wait till I’m 47 (current age) to learn how to swim…

Really interesting video, learning to swim at 57 with the hope of doing some form of tri in the future, all tips gratefully received

I wish i knew how hard it is to "unlearn" inefficient/bad swimming technique - i would have focused more on a good body-position/movement

Which goggles are perfect for diving....?