HOW to TEACH YOURSELF HOW to SWIM

The three great secrets of proper swimming are confidence, correct breathing, and relaxation. Breathing exercises can achieve all three of these objectives. Immersion at regular intervals can improve the elasticity of the lungs, a pushing out of the soft into the dense, a correspondence of fibers, the alignment of the plastic and ceramic. Breathing while swimming is performed differently than while walking or running. The in, lifting as a sheath, a small between where the secret changes occur, where that which passes in passes into a series. If a single drop is taken into the nostrils it is inhaled directly into the lungs and the result is immediate choking and stoppage of breath. It becomes a parallel set, this information next to skin, this quiet communication. Before submersion it must be understood that the going in is never temporary.

place hands on the hips. Inhale deeply through the mouth. posture and velocity are often the same thing. after inhalation close the mouth naturally. do not try to tightly squeeze the lips together. the body is a gasket from which egress is easier than ingress. now squat slowly; as soon as the head is fully under begin to rise to the starting position exhaling through the mouth. breathing is controlled porosity, when done correctly, done continuously so that no distinction between inhalation and exhalation may be made, one droning sound, the static of operating valves. don't think you are wasting your time while learning how to breathe. it is the uninterrupted tone of expanding tissue that resists the body's implosion.

proving the buoyancy of the body will prove of great value to the prospective swimmer. lighter is relative not only in relation to weight, but direction. as stated before, very little effort is required to sustain your body. it implies a moving up in, through, or against an object above. this cannot always be done, buoyancy is a failed endeavor when a dense object is encountered; this is the principle of boxes. this is the same principle that keeps you in, that keeps you from spilling out a thousand tiny avenues where the switches swim.

the mechanism of swimming is a rhythmic thrashing of the body, a rolling and swinging propulsion. do not stiffen the legs. the membranes are loosened by the percussive concatenation of autogenous thrust, the most silent engine. turn the body slightly toward the arm that is being pulled down as this will assist you in securing better leverage. face down, lurching, the space now left between the layers will be seasoned and procured, a field for adaptation.

diving is also valuable as a factor in lifesaving. in addition, it teaches a graceful carriage of the body. once the mechanics of swimming have become natural, entry must be obtained nimbly. the fall-in dive is the simplest of dives, a headlong passage into the surround, a theft of gravity. lean forward, letting the body fall, make no effort to spring in this lesson. what is happening is happening beside where things happen, it is investing a new alignment. keep your eyes open until you are in; what is going in is what makes what is coming out. simpler, what you look at will be making what you look like. remember, do not raise the head, to do so will be to strike the stomach flat on the surface.