where can I learn to lap swim?

[Anonymous]

We recently moved and now have access to our outdoor community pool that has lap swim times I can use. I've always been interested in lap swimming since I love the water and know it's good exercise, but I although I'm comfortable in the water, I don't know any strokes besides freestyle and even that I have terrible form. I always end up drifting and running into the ropes. I'd hoped the FFX county park district might have some lap swim classes, but they seem to only offer beginner basics (like treading water, floating, etc.) for adults.

Anyone have any ideas of where I could get lessons or if there's a way to figure it out on my own?

[Anonymous]

I asked my daughters swim coach to help me. I just paid her for private lessons.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I would take private lessons at the pool you already belong to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd hoped the FFX county park district might have some lap swim classes, but they seem to only offer beginner basics (like treading water, floating, etc.) for adults.

Found these classes on Parktakes:

TITLE: Lap Swim (13-Adult)
DESCRIPTION: This class focuses on increasing your physical endurance and swim distance. Workouts are designed to meet the current abilities of the class and to improve overall physical fitness through lap swimming. Students will also be taught to design a personal workout and use the pace clock.

TITLE: Advanced Lap Swim (13-Adult)
DESCRIPTION: The ultimate swimming workout that helps students refine strokes to increase efficiency, endurance and swim distance. Students are taught how to adjust their personal workout to keep interest and gradually increase their workout to make it more challenging. This class is great for those who want variety in their lap swimming routine and seek to maximize their fitness benefit.

TITLE: Stroke Mechanics (13-Adult)
DESCRIPTION: This class is designed to improve stroke and turn efficiency during lap swim for fitness and/or triathlon competition. This course will provide instruction in proper breathing techniques and stroke mechanics. Students will refine freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and turns. Butterfly will be introduced.

[Anonymous]

OP here, yeah I was excited about those classes but none are offered at the three rec centers closest to me. I will keep my eye on that though, since may e they are offered at different times if the year.