I can't tread water...

[jinduy]

i can swim for a while, but i can't stay still and tread water...

anyone ever have problems and got any tips?

i try to spin my legs in a circular motion and keep paddling my hands up n down but i just sink like a sinking ship

 

[nageov3t]

why would you spin your legs in a circular motion?

 

[quakefiend420]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com...5609312_81482e7b55.jpg

 

[UberNeuman]

My tip - stay away from any large bodies of water....

 

[RichardE]

Originally posted by: UberNeuman
My tip - stay away from any large bodies of water....

+1


Spin legs in circular motion?
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[jinduy]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
http://farm1.static.flickr.com...5609312_81482e7b55.jpg

hmm bicep enhancers... where do i get me those?

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: RichardE
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:laugh:

10/10

 

[KLin]

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[jinduy]

Originally posted by: loki8481
why would you spin your legs in a circular motion?

well i googled a bit and there were some suggestions to do it in a "circular" motion

http://answers.yahoo.com/quest...=20090221204604AAJD5no

 

[LtPage1]

I don't know what to say- I've never swum more than a lap or two in my life, but I can tread water for quite a while. I've heard water polo players describe the motion as an eggbeater.

 

[Mr Pickles]

I knew my 6 years of lifeguarding and WSI would pay off at ATOT sooner or later. The circular motion is good but the paddling up and down might not be the best for you. Instead, make good sized circular motions with your arms, almost mimicking the same motion that your legs make, with your arms parallel with the water and your forearms facing down. Treading water is a lot like floating for people. Its not impossible but for some its very difficult.

 

[LS21]

do it like a doggy

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Jesus Christ. Just kick your legs while remaining upright. Good luck ever getting certified to SCUBA.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Well, you're probably better in the water than FBB and he's snorkling/diving in the ocean.

 

[nageov3t]

I haven't done it in years since that christian summer camp my parents sent me to that one year (we had to show that we knew 4 different strokes + could tread water for like 5 minutes in the pool before they'd let us swim in the lake)... IIRC, I just had my arms outstretched to the side and was kicking with my feet while in an upright position.

 

[nineball9]

Originally posted by: loki8481
I haven't done it in years since that christian summer camp my parents sent me to that one year (we had to show that we knew 4 different strokes + could tread water for like 5 minutes in the pool before they'd let us swim in the lake)... IIRC, I just had my arms outstretched to the side and was kicking with my feet while in an upright position.

I had to do the same at a YMCA camp: tread water for 5 minutes with my hands out of the water (in the lake as we had no pool.) My legs got pretty tired after 4 minutes or so but I managed to finish. I think it was a requirement for the swimming level of "fish".

 

[JTsyo]

OP, maybe you just need to gain some weight for buoyancy. I recommend fried chicken.

 

[BoomerD]

Some people are apparently just genetically meant to drown.


When I was younger, I could swim "like a fish," and got five BSA Mile Swim" badges in one summer. (they wouldn't let me do all five miles at once)

Nowadays, I can still tread water pretty well, but with the FUBAR'd back and knee, I rarely do any actual swimming. Just some water aerobics in the college pools.

 

[Leros]

Treading water is instinctual to me. I never learned it. First time I went into a pool unassisted, I just knew how to do it.

You basically just move your hands in certain motions and it quickly becomes obvious what works and what doesn't.

 

[PepePeru]

we learned in 2nd grade when i took swimming lessons.

i can't see how you can't do this motion.

my mom is like that though. she's afraid of swimming in deep water & panics, then i guess i can see how it would be more difficult.

 

[LS21]

#1 key to treading is actually not technique but first to NOT panic.. then its just minimal movement needed to keep you afloat like above

 

[D1gger]

Teaching a Child to Tread Water.

 

[dakels]

Originally posted by: Leros
Treading water is instinctual to me. I never learned it. First time I went into a pool unassisted, I just knew how to do it.

You basically just move your hands in certain motions and it quickly becomes obvious what works and what doesn't.

Me too but I was too energetic in my movement and tired myself out too fast. I learned a more efficient scissor kick style where I can tread for a long time. In the need to be super efficient you put your head back and semi back float to conserve energy.

One of the key things about learning how to stay afloat in water is very simply not to panic. By relaxing and using your natural buoyancy, you'll find that treading water and staying afloat is quite easy.