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[quote=Anonymous]I was terrified of water as a kid too--lots of ear infections caused severe ear pain which I think was the root of my problem. In 4th grade we were required to take a week of swim lessons and I was still terrified. For me, learning to float on the my stomach was the gateway to learning other skills. I think floating on your back is much harder to master.

The real key is 1) suck in air to fill your lungs 2) learn to float and just be generally comfortable in the water 3) learned to use a kick board and paddle from one end of the pool to the next until you get the kick motion down then 4) learn to do a crawl stroke--w/o using your legs, just learn the arm part. Your elbow should be the highest part of the motion and your hands like like scoops that push the water away which is what propels you. Your head to to the side--just pick one side don't flail your head all over the place. Face in the water, stroke, breathe, stroke other arm, face in the water, stroke, face to the side, breathe. Once you have that down, the work on putting the arms and legs together.

You can do this! You can do hard things. And soon, this won't be hard anymore. Number one thing is to relax, have fun, and learn to float before anything else.[/quote]

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