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Coaches: Deep Water Lessons (106) - Jumping In
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- Опубликовано: 14 авг 2024
- To finish our deep water class, Perry goes over jumping into the pool at the deep end.
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Thank you for making these videos! It's such a great learning tool for those of us that just want to understand the details of these small progressions in learning how to navigate the water, especially deep water, before trying it out for ourselves. Your explanation of the small details makes such a big difference from all the other swim videos. It's clear that making your students feel comfortable and safe is priority and I wish every single swim instructor would adopt your style.
Thank you for the very kind words Rachel. We are glad you are finding these helpful and I wish you great success in your swim journey. If you are ever in Fort Worth Texas, we’d love to work with you. 😀
This if by far the best swimming series video on RUclips
Thank you for those kind words Dre. They are nice to hear.
I’ve been watching these videos repeatedly and would love for you all to upload more! These videos have really been helping me to learn to swim! So educational. You are the best teacher I’ve seen. I love the amount of patience you have!!!
Thank you Shannon. I am glad to be part of a growing number of coaches who work comfort before skill
We do hope to add some additional videos before the year is out so. So glad these are proving helpful.
Can’t believe I am just finding these, what an amazing instructor/teacher.. wish I was in their city
Thank you. If you visit Fort Worth, come see us!
Well Perry, I persevered with your suggestions and it all came together in the end. My wife was so happy that she offered to pay for me to do a Scuba Diving course. This I did, amazingly i passed in the process had to "swim" 200 mts. I did the four qualifying dives. Haven’t been in the water since. I achieved what i wanted and thats it
Superb news Rob. Congrats for sticking with it!!… And thank you for the update! I love to hear about successes. Enjoy scuba - there are some beautiful things to see under the water! Wishing you years of comfort and pleasure in the water.
You are wonderful!! Slowly getting over my fear of deep water. Can't wait to jump in!! Thank you!!
Thank you Bianca. Let me know when you jump in. I love celebrating successes.
Thank you for all your helpful videos
Thank you for the kind note.
Thanks so much for these videos, you have a really nice way of teaching. I am learning stuff i never knew!😊
Thank you for the kindness Marion! The whole team will be glad to hear the videos are proving interesting..
Thank you so much for making this video. You imparted some really helpful knowledge.
Thank you for the comment. We created these with exactly that hope.
Hi. Very good step by step videos.The best I have seen so far. Thank you very much.
Can you upload a video on how to change direction after swimming halfway in the deep pool? Thank you again.
Hi LH. We have a video, (104) - Float Transitions where we show how to move from front float to back float (freestyle to backstroke would be the same), but you may be asking for something else. Can you explain just a little more please?
I'm gonna take the next step soon in my swim lessons and learn to swim in deep water. This helped a lot! Ty!
Thank you jasminegraham. Very glad it helped and I'll wish you the best of comfort in the water as you play in the deep.
The lady already know how to tread water, so when she jumps she comes back up in streamlined position and also remains stable stable with head up above the water. Same thing is not possible for beginner who does not know how to keep head above the water and staying relaxed when coming back up to the surface.
So this videos is misleading to some extent. But I really like the coach's patience.
Hi Dipayan. Thank you for your comment. I know that many people think there's a lot of skills required to get back to the top of the water or to stay vertical in the water safely. Your comment's inspired me to make a video to demonstrate even more clearly that NOTHING other than breath and a vaguely normal buoyancy is required for people to return to the top of the water. No treading, no sculling, no kicking... nothing (and, for some people, not even breath is required). It should be fun. I'll send a link when we make it. We do have a similar video that shows floating vertically without moving with the same student at ruclips.net/video/_IH5wKa5DPE/видео.html.
I want to point out that this is the last video in a series of 13ish videos for our youth coaches who want to teach adults. By the time most of our students get to this part of the curriculum, they are comfortable floating, sinking, moving around, rolling over, swimming underwater (for those who can) and more. We would NEVER start a beginner at this step.
There are people who don't float. We affectionately call these people 'sinkers', mostly because that's how they think of themselves. They tend to be the most physically fit among us, though there are a few exceptions. Sinkers include people like male professional swimmers (most of whom don't float) and many professional female swimmers, and body builders (especially right before a competition). These people simply don't have enough fat on their bodies to float their muscles and bones. We have a video series for people who sink and want to learn to swim. If you fit that group, you might enjoy the videos: ruclips.net/video/UfMzoFP2HL8/видео.html. I'll add a link to this when I get the jumping/floating video setup. Thanks for the inspiration.
@@perrychristenberry1913 Thanks for the detailed clarification. I'd love to see your future uploads.
@@dipayanneogi7565 Thank you Dipayan. We have the 2nd video in the sinkers series coming out early next week. I'd love to hear your thoughts on those.
Wonderful coach.
Thank you David.
I wish you were my coach. Mine forces me to go into deep waters and just swimm although i am super scared. I am making no progress
It makes my stomach churn just watching. How do I know for sure I will come up every time and what do I do if and when I surface?
Hi Rob. Nice to see you back. The key here is that you've done all the other stuff up to this point that shows you how the water behaves with your body and with your breath and how you can use the water and your breath to control where you go. This ISN"T a starting point. After the initial steps, you understand how to go up and down in the water with your breath (unless you float so well going down is difficult) and know how to come up and take a breath in shallow water. You've been up and down the ladder and you know that you float up with just your breath - unless you're a sinker in which case you know how to move yourself in the water (we don't have the sinker videos out yet so you wouldn't know that from just watching these coaches videos). You understand the concepts, you've seen the reality in the shallow water, you've tested it in small doses in the deep water - not pushing yourself past your comfort level. This Jumping In is just the next step in the process and you can do this one in lots of smaller steps as well. For example, you can start in the water hanging onto the side and just gently drop in and watch yourself float back up (like the ladder), then you can push yourself up a bit into the air so you drop a little lower in the water and watch yourself float back up (like the ladder), then push up more or put your foot on the ladder (if you have one) and push up higher and drop lower and watch yourself float up (again like the ladder), then sit on the side and 'slide' in, then build up to the jump. Initially when you come up you have someone's hand to grab or the ladder if you are close to it. I usually drop down in the water and wave at the folks jumping with me and keep one hand on the ladder and one hand reached out to them in case they panic or freeze and need a quick lift to the top. By this point in the process, you know how to move in the water (from earlier steps) so you can also come up and move into a float position and pull yourself forward toward the wall, or you can come up and lay your head back in the water and move to your back float (that's a favorite because breathing is easy there).
The short answer to 'How do I know for sure I will come up every time' is because, if you've walked through the steps and are comfortable with the skills presented in those steps, then you understand that the water in the pool is always the same and the only thing changing is you, and you know how to control your changes (breath & movement), and, you know not to jump in when you stomach is churning and the activity doesn't strike you as a fun.😀
Remember that these videos were created to teach coaches who were used to coaching kids how to adjust what they do for adults. In all cases here, we're assuming there's a coach, or capable person, watching the steps along the way and making sure the person knows the ways to be safe before they start the step. In the end, what most important is that YOU are making sure that you are safe taking the next step before you take it. Hope that's not too wordy and is at least a little helpful.
@@perrychristenberry1913 I forgot it wasn't a starting point. I just saw the title and metaphorically jumped in. I should have remembered what's gone before. I have had a outlet of stressful months so will have to start again from the beginning.
It's easy to forget things you already know when the stress amps up, especially when you're learning. You're not the only person asking that question or feeling that way. I appreciate the question.
Well Perry making progress was getting towards to what I thought was the deep end to practice on the " The Ladder" only to find the pool is only two metres deep at the deepest end.
@@robharris5245 Congrats on the progress Ron! Even at 2 meters you can practice the ladder and most of the deep end work by bending knees or going into a seated position. I look forward to hearing about more success at being comfortable.
These videos are super helpful. Wish you coached in my area.
Thank you for the kind words. SO glad you find them helpful.
There are good coaches across the country. Call and ask them their approach to teaching adults. Keep calling until you find someone who feels good to you. If you find someone, and then they ask you to do something you are not comfortable doing, tell them ‘No thank you. What else can we do.’ If they can’t adjust, start calling again. Good luck on your journey.
@@perrychristenberry1913 I found an adult class in my area. Really enjoying it!
@@sharr630 Excellent! So glad to hear it. Thanks for the update. I wish you a lifetime of great comfort and enjoyment in the water!
When jumping into deep end do I have to hold breath or blow bubbles?
It depends on what you’re wanting to do 😊. If you’re wanting to come back up as quickly as possible, then hold your breath. If you’re wanting to sink a little more then let some of your air out. And If it’s your first time jumping into deep water, please keep a swim friend close.
@@perrychristenberry thanks
Thank you! As a flight attendant, I struggled with what we call water ditching in my current airlines training and now I have to do it again for a new company.. and I’m really struggling . I know how to swim I just can’t jump into deep water .. I think this video will help.
Also, any types for how to jump to not go down as much? Thank you!
Hi Heather, I hope you pass your test and never have to use your skill!! The ability to swim strokes doesn’t necessarily translate to feeling safe in deep water (or jumping).
Some ideas that ‘might’ help. First, lower yourself slowly into shallow water (from a standing position in the water). letting yourself ‘sink’ toward the bottom and watch what the water does with your body. Don’t move arms/legs, just watch. The VAST majority of people find that the water lifts them back to the top. If you stay sitting at the bottom, let me know - You need something different. If you float back to the top, then play with that until you trust it. Then try Jumping up and down off the pool bottom in the shallow water, allowing yourself to go under each time… and again watch. If you float back up, move to slightly deeper water with the same experiment. If that works, try sliding into shallow water from the side of the pool from a seated position. Be sure to bend your knees when you go in. Let yourself go underwater when you do this. Build from there.
Things that keep you from going under so far: 1. Stride Jump: You can see several examples on youtube. Here's one: ruclips.net/video/utJ0Y_Vy3TI/видео.html This is classic and dependable. It can sting your arms/hands a bit. 2. When you feet hit, move into a sitting position. The extra surface area will slow you decent. 2) when your feet hit, push your legs forward or backwards. This will roll you onto your back or stomach quickly after you cross the surface, slowing your decent, but it WILL roll you which can be scary for people already anxious. 4) life jackets (or seat cushions) are great for slowing descents. Hope this is helpful. Good luck!!
Question: adult learning how to swim, unfortunately I seem to always get water up my nose no matter how “well” I hold my breath when swimming/ jumping into the water. I currently use a nose clip however would prefer not to use one. Any suggestions for this would be highly appreciated.
Hi @Peace_of_mind93. Getting water in your nose is one of the most common challenges for swimmers. I don't know any swimmers who never get water in their sinuses (unless they wear a clip/plus/mask), nor any who enjoy it. But, it happens a lot less frequently and advanced swimmers know it won't kill them, and they understand why it happens. We'll make a video about this eventually, but I'll try to type for now. Let me credit Melon Dash's book, Conquer your fear of Water, for the following awareness.
First, I'll clarify that there are two different 'water in your nose' scenarios. There's 'water in your nostrils', which doesn't create the discomfort/pain (though I've known a few people who find it intensely ticklish), and 'water in your sinuses', which is unpleasant at best and painful at worst. 'Water in your sinuses' is what most people mean when they talk about 'water in their nose'. There are two ways you get water in your sinuses: 1) sniffing/inhaling through your nose while underwater (it's never a good idea to inhale underwater) and 2) placing your head at an angle that lets water in. I suspect that last one is your challenge, so I will talk to it. On land, we can generally breath whenever we want at whatever angle we want with no bad side effects. That's not true in the water.
Position 1: If you look straight ahead, keeping your head (and nose) level as if you were standing up straight and looking straight ahead, then lower your nose slowly into the water (keeping your head level the whole time), you won't get water in your sinuses (unless you sniff/inhale). You may feel the water in your nostrils.
Position 2: The same is true if you look straight at the bottom of the pool (so your nose if pointing directly to the bottom) and put your face in the water (as if you are floating on your face). In this position you won't get water in your sinuses either (unless you sniff/inhale).
Position 3: You can start at Position 1, then tilt your head down to Position 2 (or vise versa), you won't get water in your sinuses either (unless you sniff/inhale).
BUT... and this is what usually happens for people who struggle with water in their sinuses, IF you tilt your head up, even very slightly, you'll find that water just floods your sinuses. On land you can look up as often as you want, but don't carry that to the water - it's doesn't work the same. Turning your head to the side (like a freestyle breath) can also push water to your sinuses. In fact, any positions other than Position 1,2 or 3 can leave your sinuses at risk for water invasion.
OK. How to keep water out of your sinuses.
1) Keep you head/nose level/looking straight ahead or looking down (like Position 1,2,3)
2) Pinch your nose closed with fingers, noseclip, or nose plugs (like Sinus Savers).
3) Exhale out through your nose. When air is being pushed out through your nose, water can't come in! But note: if you stop blowing out your nose while your head is in a position other than 1, 2 or 3, then you lose that protection the moment you quit blowing. Some people find it easier to hum (which blows air out your nose) than to actually blow out their nose).
Some people think blowing out of their mouth or holding their breath will protect their sinuses, but those behaviors won't help. Only blowing out through your nose, or pinching your nose off, or moving your head to a safe position will maintain the protection for your nose.
It's often a challenge for people to gain this awareness because most of us don't need that head position awareness in our every day lives and it frequently requires slow, conscious awareness. The most common places I see water getting water into sinuses are:
1) when people who are underwater tilt their head up to see the top of the pool or ahead of them and
2) when people raise their nose as they go into the water (waiting til the very last minute to put that sensitive nose into the water) - this actually increases the probability that they will get water in their sinuses) and
3) when people are on their backs and submerge without blowing out their nose or getting their head to a safe position (Position 1,2,3).
I worked with a gentleman recently who was swimming laps regularly but who kept getting water in his sinuses. He thought it was just a part of swimming you had to learn to live with. When he understood the water in his sinuses was caused by him tilting his head too far up, it changed him experience in the water. He couldn't believe he'd progressed as far as he had without ever hearing there was a way to control that.
FWIW, it's a challenge for many people who have been used to swimming with noseclips (which can really be helpful in the learning process) to start swimming without them. They're having to be aware of things that never mattered before and it can be frustrating. Take your time. Notice your head position. Practice blowing out your nose (a great skill to have in swimming). I hope this helps. If it's not clear or you have questions, let me know. I'll try to get a video out - it's much easier to see than to read.
@@perrychristenberry1913 wow, what a great, educational and detailed response. Thank you so much for taking the time to educate me on this matter and I can say that this is the first time for anyone to ever tell me the things that you have included in this response. I will definitely take all these things into account the next time I go swimming and I look forward to your new video, like the other videos I know it will be very helpful for many including myself. I appreciate all of your videos, today I was able to go into the deep end of the pool for the first time in almost 3 decades after drowning twice in the past, i was able to face my fear and jump in without a life jacket (of course with some supervision) I’m so very grateful for you and the team and thank you once again for all that you do. 🙏🏾👏🏾
@@Peace_of_mind93 Woohoo!! Congrats on your deep water day!!!! Way to go! And, thank you for the kind words. We are so very honored to be a small part of your swim journey. BEST of success and comfort in the water to you.
Thank you for this video. I searched this topic after I failed to jump (with a pool noodle) into the deep end today in my swim class. I am so disappointed in myself. All the other students jumped but I froze and could not get myself to jump or fall into the water from a seated position 😢 otherwise, I had been doing so well in my class. I don't know how to tread water yet. Maybe that is why. Do you recommend trying to jump into (sitting or standing) shallow water to get used to the feeling of jumping into water? Maybe with a flotation device?
Hi Autumn. I applaud you for not jumping in - way to go!!! We think it's important to be comfortable with each of the steps in class and to only do things that look like fun. Clearly, neither comfort nor fun were present when you were going to jump, so staying on the side and watching was the best choice - I'm glad to stayed true to you. If you're anxious and the next step doesn't look like fun, it means there's something you still need to know that you haven't been taught or that there's a skill you're not yet comfortable enough with to move on. Before you jump in, it helps to be comfortable going under the water, and keeping water out of your nose, and feeling the water slow your descent and know it lifts you back up (unless you're a sinker), and, and, and...
Jumping in before you're ready is an easy way to trigger panic, which is an easy way to decide not to go back to class. We regularly have people who think about jumping in, decide to wait, think about it a little more, decide to wait, etc. They eventually decide they are comfortable enough or that it looks fun enough to try and they jump. There's no reason to rush the jump (or any other skill); learning to swim as an adult need not be a race. It should be a joy!
To your question about how to get used to the feeling of the jump, we start by simply jumping up and down off the bottom in the shallow water, being careful to bend our knees as we land. You'll want to be comfortable going under the water before you do this because this works best if you drop under the water each time you come down from the jump. If you want to jump with the noodle, then use the noodle. Once you're comfortable jumping from the bottom of the pool, you can sit on the side if you'd like, in water that's shallower than you are tall, and drop in. Again, be careful to bend your knees and allow your knees to bend enough to let you drop your head under the water. Then you can progress to stepping or jumping in from the side into the same shallow water depth.
Take your time with each of these steps. Make sure you're comfortable and safe before you move to the next progression (and that the next progression looks like fun). If you start to feel anxious or panicked, stop and do something that you enjoy for a while. Don't go back until you think it's fun enough to consider again. Eventually, when you feel comfortable and think it would be fun, move into slightly deeper water.
One of the things some people don't like when they are jumping in is the way the water moves them or spins them. We teach the whale jumps (ruclips.net/video/Yv_j42u3gUY/видео.html) to help people get used to getting their balance in the water. You might find those skills helpful as well. Oh, and treading: it's a convenience skill, not a safety skill. We don't teach it to beginners. It's hard, to learn for most folks and is exhausting. If I'm pushed off the cruise ship, I'm not going to treading; I'm going to be floating. Use your floats first (jump in and, when you come back to the top, go to a front float or back float - you can do this with the shallow jumps as well). When you get into more advanced skills and have all the basics down, then you can think about treading... though there are a LOT of skills more enjoyable and useful.
I hope this is helpful and that you won't let your embarrassment about not jumping halt your journey. Stay true to you. Find and build on the steps that you find comfortable. Doing that will help you succeed. Keep me posted!
@@perrychristenberry1913 thank you very much. I appreciate your advice and this information. I will try the techniques that you mentioned.
Thank you again for this series! My question now is, how do I make it so my face barely go down in the water? I can tread, but I find it to be more of bobing, as my face keeps going in and out. I see people tread with their face out the entire time and I would like to do it as well!
Hi Deez. Treading is hard for most people and it takes time (often a lot of time) to get smooth with it. The trick to keeping your face out of the water the entire time is consistent power. If you're bobbing while you're treading it's because you have a power move that pushes you up, then a weaker move (or no move) that lets gravity pull you back down. A common example is kicking and pushing down with your hands at the same time (you go up) then need time to reset hands and feet (you go down). The skill to learn is making the power steady. There are some good treading videos online for details - I like the Caribe Swim videos and there are many others. Good luck to you!
Hey! Thank you for making these videos! I love them! It makes me feel way calmer. I can swim (I even passed my swimtest), but still I am too scared to jump in (Because you go fully under water, and that's for me really scary, because I am scared to get a panic attack in the water). In 2 weeks, I am going to swim with my friends, do you have any advice for me? (Should I tell them, and what can I do to improve)
Hi Rosalieduck. You are welcome for the video and thank you for the kind words. SO happy these help you feel more comfortable!
You're not alone in being able to swim strokes but being scared of going under. Swimming strokes doesn't make you safe or comfortable - what makes you safe in the water is keeping your mind calm and knowing how your body and the water interact so you can get a breath comfortably whenever you need one.
If you tend to panic and might be in a place that would trigger your panic, then I recommend you let your friends know so they can be watchful. You might find you're not alone.
A few things you could practice that might help follow. I am assuming that you are comfortable with your face in the water (eyes, nose, mouth, ears), and holding your breath underwater. If that's not true, then check out our beginner videos and The Calm Within Adult Swim videos and RUclips for those topics.
Possible play to help feel comfortable: Our student favorite for this is:
- Choose an item that sinks to the bottom of the pool
- Drop it in shallow water.
- Then submerge yourself and try to pick it up.
- Try submerging with a big breath of air, and with a smaller breath, and with 'no breath' (it's not really possible to get rid of all your breath before you submerge).
- Then try jumping up in the pool and and using the momentum of your drop to go down quicker/further. Jump higher each time you try. Notice that when you lean forward on your face/stomach that you can't go down as far. Stay vertical as long as you can and notice what changes.
- What's different between those experiences? What's the same? As that gets comfortable, go a little deeper.
I hope you enjoy your trip and have a great, comfortable experience in the water.
I'm currently taking swim classes for beginners and jumping in is my biggest struggle. I can't get over fear even if it's just 6ft deep. I need to get over my fear so i can take the next class
Hi Kat. That's a common struggle for our students. The most common reason I see for this struggle is the fear of going under or with someone who is not yet comfortable being under the water. We have a series about deep water that might be helpful. It was made for coaches but students find it valuable. It starts here: ruclips.net/video/2XRRjX3Q-6U/видео.html
I'll share with you a jump progression we do, that comes from (or was at least inspired by) Melon Dash's book Conquer your Fear of the Water. The first order of business it to is make sure you are comfortable under the water. If your not, it's too early to jump. We usually play here with picking up items from the bottom of the pool or dropping gently into the water and watching what the water does as you do that. Does it push you back up? Can you get to the bottom? You are working toward enjoying your buoyancy in the water, not just surviving. That's the first step. We have beginner series that talks about this a little as well.
If you're comfortable sinking, start in shallow water jumping up and down, landing on your feet with your knees bent (like you do on land). Let your face drop under the water each time gravity pulls you down, then push up out of the water. That process begins to simulate jumping in from a side, touching the bottom (landing on your feet with soft knees that bend to absorb any shock), and pushing off the bottom to come back to the top. At 6', you'll probably touch the bottom, but at deeper depths (like our 12' pool) most people don't make it to the bottom. Once your comfortable jumping, go up to the side of the pool (we usually go to 4.5 feet), and jump in the same way, landing on your feet with knees bent, making sure your face goes under the water, then pushing up. As you get more comfortable, move to a deeper depth.
Wishing you years of comfort in the water and success on your journey Kat. Keep me posted - I love to hear about swim journeys.
I recently failed a Personal Survival Techniques (PST) course because I had a fear of jumping into a 3 metre diving pool even though I was wearing a life jacket. When stepping into pool with life jacket you only go under seconds then come back up so the mental block must be deep pool. What advice can you offer a non swimmers? Would you advice purchasing a life jacket and jumping in from shallower part of pool with a swim teacher
Hi thomo1162. Your specific question is new to me and it took a bit of thinking to have an answer. In the end, assuming your fear is about what happens when you land in the water vs. a general fear of heights, I think it's the same question asked by new swimmers - how can I be safe in the water. And, as such, I have a suggestion. I think you're idea about getting a swim coach involved is a good one as well. As I read your comment, I interpret it to say that your goal is not to become a swimmer, but rather to get the test behind you, so I'll write with that in mind.
First, as I suspect you already know, you're not alone in not enjoying launching yourself from a 10' (for the non metric among us) platform into the water... even with a life vest. A lot of people have that fear when standing on the side of the pool, much less standing 3m above it.
Second, IF you are scared of putting your face in the water, you'll want to start with that skill. The 'Face in the water' part of our training is available at: ruclips.net/video/HA53Z2k2TTg/видео.html. Once you are comfortable with your face in the water, move to the next steps below. If you have time, feel free to follow that full training starting at ruclips.net/video/YZdDWCYNUmQ/видео.html. Even with the life jacket, you'll find those skills will provide ways to increase your confidence in the water.
With the life jacket on, try to sit on the bottom of the pool. You'll find that you can't stay at the bottom IF you can get there at all because the jacket will float you back to the surface. Life jackets are powerful floatation devices. Since many non-swimmers find floating to be a scary sensation (because they can't figure out how to control their movement in the water), this is where a friend/coach comes in handy. Keep trying to sit on the bottom until you're certain the jacket won't allow you to stay below the surface for more than a second or two. Start out holding onto the side of the pool if it helps you feel safer, but play with the floatation and the vest until you see that it holds you safely at the surface even when you're not holding on to the side.
Once you see that you can't sink wearing the jacket, try jumping up and down inside the pool, pushing off and landing on the bottom of the pool. Keep your knees bent softly to absorb any shock to your legs if you hit the shallow bottom with your feet. Then move to slightly less shallow water and test the jacket there. You'll find the jacket will lift you to the surface in any depth of water, but you'll have to test that to trust it. Keep moving to deeper water, then try sitting on the side of the pool and sliding in, then standing on the side and jumping in, increasing the depth as you go and, if possible, increasing the height from which you jump. With a little time, you'll find those jackets provide amazing safety in the water. Hope that helps. Best of luck on your 2nd attempt!
@@perrychristenberry1913 Dear Perry, thank you very much for taking time to write such a helpful and detailed reply. I have been been told I do not have to jump into pool from a height, i can step in from the side with life jacket, I am able to put my head in water and able to swim underwater for 10 - 15 seconds when in shallow water, so basically just need to trust the life jacket, my main fear was jumping into water 3 metres deep, but i guess it dont matter how deep it is as the life jacket will bring you up, I will do as you advised and book a swim teacher as a buddy and learn to jump in from like 4 ft then 5ft and should be fine for confidence. Thank you so much
ruclips.net/video/-bSC8YMGDxo/видео.html
@@thomo1162 What a GREAT video. I didn't even think about checking youtube. Thanks for sharing that. Hope you have great success!
@@perrychristenberry1913 your advice still stands thanks your videos on being underwater for confidence are big help
@@thomo1162 Thanks Paul. Keep me posted.
Wait I thought Denise was a sinker
Hi Tenge. Not Denise, she's a floater who can, like many of us, sink at least a bit if she exhales her air, but her default is a very solid float. You can see her float in the backfloat recovery video (ruclips.net/video/ypA86wc9bxY/видео.htmlsi=USqn2pXWzdcu7pJi). :-) Nice to see you thinking through what they are seeing!
Our coaches force us to jump into the deep,if we dont they push us into the deep
I AM sorry to hear that Rajani. There are still many people who think pushing people in is the best way to learn to swim.
I liken this to a surgical procedure. If you had to choose between a procedure that 1) was fast for some people but created major complications for other people and 2) one known to provide good results for everyone, even if it took longer sometimes, which would you choose? My answer is 2.
Repeatedly hope less
Hi Tapan. Apologies for the late notice. I managed to miss several comments - sorry your comment was one of them. We have a lot of students who come in with a history of 'failures' at swimming. I have not found a truly hopeless person yet. Best of luck on your next endeavor.