Today I would like to talk about some of the biggest problems poor swimmers face when swimming.

I’ll cover three now and another four in another post.

Use these to improve swimming speed.

Here’s the first Three Problems

1. Breathing In Freestyle

Do you ever finish a swim and you’ve got water up your nose, in
your lungs and you’re still coughing up water after you’ve
gotten changed?

Freestyle breathing can be a nightmare. It’s a
regular problem and it frequently happens because of an
poor freestyle swimming technique. Sometimes swimmers have a
tough time getting the breathing just right because they are not
getting enough air in when they breathe, they don’t blow out
their air underwater, their leading arm sinks when taking a
breath, they sacrifice speed to pause for breath and they suck
in water when taking a breath.

2. Tiring Early

Have you ever felt tired during the first 5 minutes of a swimming training
session? Do you ever need to stop at the end of the 50m pool for a quick
breath? Swimming technique done poorly is hard work. It might not
be a high impact sport but it sure works your cardio like no other.

Swimming for a long period of time can seem like an
impossible task to many. Tiring quickly happens
when we have the wrong technique and try to muscle through the pool.

3. What To Do Each Workout

When was the last time you went to the swimming pool and knew exactly
what you were going to do?

Swimming is awesome fun and great
exercise, but a lot of people become frustrated because they
aren’t doing the right kind of training and swimming.
Most people who swim by themselves do just that, ‘swim’. They
have no plan, no goal or no idea how to best use their time at
the pool.

Some swimmers just enjoy the feeling of swimming
which is great, but it can be even better by setting little
goals before each session which you would like to accomplish. It
can be a certain time you do, a stroke count you’d like to achieve
or even a distance you’d like to swim. If you can find a way to
make your session have a goal you’ll see huge increases in your swimming and
enjoyment.