i like swimming but i don't know how :(

Hi claire! Hmm.. so you easily run out of breath? Try to practice first the floating as in lying on top of the water with the coordination of your arms and legs. I guess that is the first step or the basic in learning how to swim. It's a nice feeling though that you can balance your weight. Then after that take the other strokes. Well, in my case, I knew how to swim when I almost got drowned. hahhaha That was in my high school years when one of my friends having his birthday at the beach. I thought the water was not that deep so I tried to go down stepping on the stone I seen down and suddenly "OOOOOppppps!" my feet slipped off!! I tried to stand yet the water was so deep. I calmed myself and let my mind helped my body balance my weight to go up on the water. At first I thought I can't make it, yet when my body followed the weight I had given, I can feel the lightness of weight on my body on the water and my body goes up!*smile* I managed to move my arms and legs then. So that was it. *smile* Since that incident I tried to practice more and more until I knew some of the strokes the swimmers had. Just try to practice more friend claire. It just a matter of mind over our body. Try it for yourself too I guess you'll probably enjoy it claire. Good luck :)

Hi Claire, You remind me of myself. I like to play in the water as long as I can touch bottom. I have never learned to swim. I have tried to learn. I tried with lots of different people, to no avail. I nearly drowned on 3 different occasions. Maybe fear of drowning is my problem. So, I have given up on learning how to swim. I just enjoy the water as long as I can touch bottom. Happy posting..

I too dont know how to swim. As much as I wanted to learn how to swim I always have this feeling that I would drown. Almost all the members of my family know how to swim. So, whenever my family and I goes swimming, I just stay near the steps.

I like swimming too but never learned to swim. When I was little my cousins taught me how to swim but I never learned it. I guessed swimming is not for me.

If you get out of breath real fast, then i would almost say you have asthema, and i wouldnt say that just because you have this you cant go swimming at all, you should just be carefull about how much you do actually swim! And i see that you also say that your family has also tried to learn you to swim, but failed. Then there is one piece of advice i can give you. Go to youre local swimming baths and pay for lessons there, i mean it does cost, but you will get lessons with a profesional, and i can guarantee you that 90% of people who do have swimming lessons with pros often end up being able to swim! And this can be a real valuable life skill, just think if you was to get too far out to see and wasnt able to swim? You could probably die out there, so please take the swimming lessons, and go to the doctors to find out if you have asthema... and no i dont know how to spell asthema but i do hope you know what i mean... i hope my post has helped you!

Hi Claire! Before, I was also very much afraid to learn how to swim. It's kinda ironic because our house is only less than 2 miles away from the beach yet I don't know how to swim. Yes, I do love the water either pool or sea but everytime I go swimming I am only up to the place where I can still reach the ground because just like you I am hella scared of drowning. But when I came here in the US, my husband is very persuasive to teach me how to swim (he's a good swimmer). He taught me some techniques and I also tried my best to learn because hubby is sometimes fond of throwing me in the deep part of the pool when we are swimming. Now, the only thing that I need to work out is my speed. For me, it's really difficult at first but when you are determined to do it, I am sure you can. If you want you can also take some swimming lessons. Sometimes, we learned fast if we don't know our instructor and we pay for it...I guess you know what I mean...*smile* I am sure you can do it...Go girl!

Maybe it's because it's someone in your family who's teaching you. I had the same problem, I couldn't swim and my brothers and friends tried to teach me and couldn't. I learned how when I went to 4-H camp with someone that I didn't know at all. The instructor made it so easy to learn that I wasn't afraid anymore. I think you're panicing and hyperventalating is why you lose your breath so quickly. So try going to a club such as the YMCA and get an instructer there to teach you. Someone you don't know so you'll be open minded. It worked for me!

Don't feel bad, I live in Hawaii, and I am a poor swimmer, however it is easier to learn how to swim in the ocean, salt water is easier to swim in than a pool, usually your local YMCA have swimming classes for adults, we have them at the beach for adults, but just so many times a year. I was unsuccessful in the past to swim in the pool, I almost drowned. So I have a phobia about the water.

Try in shallow waters 1st wear u are able to stand on the floor of the pool.. Get started by using a float to help u in the water til u get the hang of kicking water.. Very soon, u be off the float and swimming gracefully in style;)

hi,claire.i'm the same with you.i love play in the water but i can't swim.and sometimes i'm afraid of water...my friends told me that swimming is not difficult.you just need more practice.you can learn in the shallow water first.your husband,brother and father will help you.it's safe.you should be bold.maybe we can have a match,who can learn swim first.hehe...

try swimming in shallow waters first. after you get comfortable with it then go deeper. increase it gradually. won't learn it overnight that's for sure but eventually you will.

Swimming is something our family loves to do. I had swimming lessons during summer when I was yet in elementary and one in highschool but both did not help. I learned how to swim when my cousins would paddle a small boat and jump-off when we reach further that is the water is deep and blue. It was thrilling and fun that I learned to swim in order to survive.

What a shameful on me, be pleased to inform you that I'm also don't know how to swim and never bother about that. But seem like I'm not alone in this world who don't know how to swim. Hopefully somebody here can provide me any web link that leads to swimming theory, I mean the tips of how to get it started.

You know what? We are on the same situtation. I like you swim as well but I dont know how. All of my relatives knows how to swim.

I was 17 when I learmned how to swim it was in a pool at a motel i just jumped in and started. I could always float but never could swim I was floating on my back and got into the deep water I fliped over and started swiming

I didn't find it too hard to learn... It was quite easy.. But u need quite a lot of stamina for it... U need to make urself fit before u strt swimming, otherwise u will get exhausted very fast.. As far as running out of breadth is concerned, u can master it quite quickly... U just need to practise holding ur breadth while under water without swimming.. It will also help in stamina building.. Rest u can go for a trainer, he will let u knw how to do it.. There's nothing to fret about.. After all, in the end, there is always a floor beneath u.. So, no need to worry... Good luck..

I like swimming very much.In this summer,I went to beach for swimming twice a week.I am a fish, when I am swimming.I like blue sky,sae,sand and the beauty wearing bikini.That is wonderful.

my God claire! we have same problem ,,i dont know how to swim too untill now,i ws tried to practice a lot with some of my relatives but still not work,.. thanks for this post claire its help me also,the tips given by ur freinds .....good luck the 2 of us!hehehe

I never learned how to swim. My parents tried for years to get me to learn, but to no success. I have a very bad fear of water since I was younger and my father and brother nearly drowned in separate incidents. I love taking showers, and baths but I find it very hard to put my face under the water.

We are on the same boat. lol I laso like to swim. Everytime our family has an outing and were going to beaches, I envy my family members who knows how to swim. I have no formal lessons yet. But if given a chance, i would like to learn it. I like water and the relaxing effects it gives our body.