I have been trying to learn swimming (breast stroke) for the past 12days.

The problem is that I do not know how to breathe while doing a breast stroke. I understand that I should breathe in when my head is coming above water. But my head is not coming above the water surface! All I am able to do now is to take in a deep breathe and swin approximately half the width of the swimming pool. Then, in order to breathe again, I end up taking a break and standing up on my feet. Can anyone help me to undestand what could be wrong here? It seems to me that I am not able to achieve a horizontal position in water while swimming. What could I do to achieve this? Could that be the reason that my head is not coming above the water surface? For a beginner, is breast stroke the right one to start with?

I am quite frustrated that I am not able to get it right. Any help, advice will be deeply appreciated

I have been trying to learn swimming (breast stroke) for the past 12days.

The problem is that I do not know how to breathe while doing a breast stroke. I understand that I should breathe in when my head is coming above water. But my head is not coming above the water surface! All I am able to do now is to take in a deep breathe and swin approximately half the width of the swimming pool. Then, in order to breathe again, I end up taking a break and standing up on my feet. Can anyone help me to undestand what could be wrong here? It seems to me that I am not able to achieve a horizontal position in water while swimming. What could I do to achieve this? Could that be the reason that my head is not coming above the water surface? For a beginner, is breast stroke the right one to start with?

I am quite frustrated that I am not able to get it right. Any help, advice will be deeply appreciated

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Added on April 23, 2009, 9:16 pmwhen i rotate head upward...i will sink..how to handle such problem

This post has been edited by genuinehuman: Apr 23 2009, 09:16 PM

oic.....erm....let say i drop in a deep water pool..how i manage not to sink while can treading water to let the head alsway above the water surface...i heard my friends say just rotate hand and leg to anticlockwise direction while in water will keep us from sinking...but i try it...guess wat..almost pengsan cos not enough oxgen and sinking= =...

This post has been edited by genuinehuman: Apr 23 2009, 09:38 PM