In this article, we will take a closer look at the breaststroke technique - what it looks like, how the stroke is done, how the legs move, and how breathing is done.

Also consider the most common errors.

How to swim correctly?

This style is one of the most difficult in terms of technique. Therefore, before reading the text description, see how it looks from the outside:

As you can see the following movements are performed:

• hands make a stroke and are thrown back forward;
• during the stroke, the head rises above the water and inhales, then lowers and exhales;
• at the moment of ejection of the arms, the legs make a push, similar to the movements of a frog, due to which the body receives additional acceleration and slides to the next stroke.

Now consider the technique step by step and in detail.

Hand movements step by step

Initial position:

• hands, like the whole body, completely stretched and straightened as shown in the illustration above;
• palms are located next to each other, are almost at the surface of the water;
• head is in the water.

In the pool, you can push off the side with your feet and slide forward on your chest in this position.

From the starting position, a cycle of hand movements is made, which can be divided into three phases.

At the same time, one action goes into another all the time, there are no pauses - therefore, the following instruction with division into phases is very conditional - such a division is made only to make it easier to describe and understand the technique.

1. Breeding to the sides

Hands palms out parted to the side about a little wider than shoulder width.

At this stage, the arms sink a little and bend a little - in general, still remaining straight. The movement is done with the palms perpendicular to the bottom and turned outward- imagine that we push the water apart with them.

The movement itself is fast - it's just a dilution of the brushes for the subsequent stroke.

In the illustration, this stage goes to the first red arrows:

2. Stroke

• The main part of the stroke:

  The brushes are rotated so that palms looked down again. The arms bend at the elbows and strong rowing motion towards oneself- to drag the body forward and upward.

  During this step, the elbows gradually rise up and out to the sides.

  The rowing movement goes on approximately until the moment when the palms are on the shoulder line.

  In the course of our effort, the head and shoulder girdle go above the water - read about it below.

• Completion of the stroke:

  At the end of the stroke brushes close at the chest:

  • elbows approach the body in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe ribs,
  • both hands are located next to each other so that the palms are facing the body (in the chin area).

3. Throw forward

Ejection moment

• Brushes (previously brought together in the chest area) thrust forward sharply to return to initial position- to be stretched out in front of you.
• At the very end of the ejection, the brushes unfold. That is, initially they go palms up (palms facing the chin), at the end of the palm turn to the bottom- towards the bottom.

Hand release options

The task of this stage- not only return to the starting position, but also do it with minimal water resistance give your body the impulse to move forward, start sliding on water.

Because this action has two options:

1. Return over water- this technique is considered the most effective and is used by many professionals at sprint distances.

   The point is that we throw our hands back not under water, but above its surface and thus do not slow down against the water. However, such a movement requires much more effort if you are swimming on long distance or are not physically prepared for such a technique, then the second option should be used.

Return underwater– here they return underwater / on the surface line. As it was indicated, in this variant we somewhat slow down our progress, but physically it is easier to act this way.

After the return of the hands, there is a sliding stage, which we will talk about later.

Correct and incorrect options

The incorrect (but common) and correct strokes are perfectly shown in this short video:

Alternative way

See how the swimmer swims in this video:

• during the return, the hands do not turn palms to the chest;
• the swimmer throws them underwater.

We will not undertake to assert how optimal this technique is, but it is precisely this technique that the professionals demonstrate in this video.

Footwork

Legs pull up first, then do push as shown in this illustration:

In addition to the illustration, the correct footwork can also be seen in this video tutorial:

Footwork synchronized with hand movements(this is the main difficulty of the breaststroke technique - to make movements synchronously and in a timely manner).

It can be conditionally divided into two stages, although it is important to note here that there is no pause or hitch between them: as in the case of hands, this is a single action.

1. Pulling up the legs

Produced towards the end of the stroke- you need to tighten your legs for the next push, while:

• knees must still remain closed- stay close to each other
• spread the shins to the sides, turn the feet outward and pull them over to push them away from the water. Ultimately, the feet should be wider apart than the knees.

The coordination of pull-ups with the arms is as follows:

• during the stroke itself, a smooth pulling up of the legs begins,
• when the arms are brought forward (close at the chest) - the legs are pulled up and spread apart for the next push.

2. Push

Produced at the moment of ejection of the hand forward- a sharp shock movement is made with the legs.

The meaning of the technique is that we throw out our arms and legs at the same time - so that the body quickly and completely straightens and due to the shock movement slid forward.

For a push legs kick to the side(in the direction where the feet looked after we pulled them up). The blow is made by straightening the leg.

Immediately after the end of the shock movement, the legs, being straightened, relax and close together, the feet are extended. The whole body from hands to feet is drawn in one line and glides.

The hand-foot synchronization is clearly visible in this slow-motion video demonstrating the technique of world champion Brenton Rickard:

Breathing and body movements

inhale

At the time of the stroke top part our body (shoulder girdle) rises above the water, including the head.

When the head appears above the surface of the water - taking a sharp breath through the mouth.

Exhalation

At the moment of throwing out the arms and pushing with the legs, the body and, after it, the head are extended, occupying a horizontal position. The face, accordingly, again falls into the water.

The exhalation goes on without delay throughout the entire movement and ends by the time you need to inhale again.

Breathing in breaststroke

Slip

Breaststroke, like other styles of swimming, is primarily characterized by the fact that its main sliding on water.

Therefore, after the ejection of the arms with a kick, the sliding phase begins - a fully extended body must slide through the water, while:

• the faster you swim, the less this phase will be (but it will still be present);
• if you are swimming in the power-saving mode, then the sliding, on the contrary, will be long.

Regardless of the speed and goals of swimming, be sure to find and feel this sensation as your body slides during your swim.

Bugs in the pool

Useful videos for beginners

In order to better understand the nuances of this style, we also recommend watching these videos:

Detailed analysis from Danil Antonenkov

Olympic champion style

Technique slowly shown here Olympic champion Jessica Hardy:

Additional nuances

• If you swim under the water, then you can do strokes as in breaststroke, only do not stop your hands on the shoulder line, but bring to the hips- so the stroke will be stronger. In “classic” swimming in competitions, such a movement is allowed to be done once per pool - respectively, after the start or turn.
• If you are competing in speed, it is not necessary to take a breath every time, however, according to the rules, during each cycle, the head must still cross the surface of the water.
• At the beginning you can work out on dry land on a bench to understand the coordination and synchronism of movements.
• Breaststroke is inferior in speed to crawl, and at short distances is generally inferior to all other styles of swimming.
• At the same time, the breaststroke requires less energy than the crawl, and especially the butterfly.
• A non-obvious feature: if your task is to swim as quietly as possible (in terms of loud sounds), then breaststroke is better suited for these purposes.

All you need is a swim board. It can be bought at sports shop, but you can do it yourself if a piece of foam about 20 × 30 cm falls under your arm.

Revealing secrets

Of course, coaches have their own secrets. Therefore, before doing the exercises, let's open the door to the professional kitchen.

It is very harmful not to lower your face into the water and swim with your head held high. Incorrect head position overloads the spine and the muscles of the neck and back. It is strictly forbidden to swim with your head up for those who have osteochondrosis, intervertebral hernia, scoliosis. Subconsciously, it is unpleasant for many to wet their face, all the more unpleasant if water gets into their eyes. Both real and subconscious fears go away when a person begins to use goggles for swimming.

Don't hold your breath! Fat people have reduced mobility chest, impaired lung ventilation. It increases congestion in the lungs, as a result, gas exchange worsens and respiratory failure occurs. The habit of exhaling into the water helps to get rid of this.

In case of scoliosis or intervertebral hernias, it is necessary to include the body in movement very carefully. You should swim on your chest or back "without hands". Stretch your arms above your head with an “arrow” or put them on a swimming board. You can also swim breaststroke (like a frog), but with a long pause in the phase of stretching the body forward.

With any style, the legs should work "from the hip", i.e. the whole leg moves, not from the knee down. Incorrect footwork makes it difficult to move forward, does not allow you to include in the work the right muscles, achieve a healing effect and burn maximum calories.

It is better to make the exercise slower, but wider and freer. Tightness, unnecessary tension, haste, too frequent movements are typical problems for those who are unaccustomed to physical education. Focus on the technicality and beauty of your movements, not speed and tension.

Do not be discouraged when the description of the exercise seems to be clear, but it is impossible to do the same with the body. Do as it comes out, just at first the lack of habit makes itself felt. There are no people unable to swim, just someone masters the water faster, someone longer.

Diverse and useful

When only the legs are involved in the exercise, put your hands on the side or on the swim board. Over time, try to stretch them in front of you and so swim without a board. When only the arms are involved, simply extend the legs as horizontally as possible, being careful not to sink them.

1 Exhale into the water

It will help reduce shortness of breath, cope with headaches, improve lung ventilation.

Stand on a shallow bottom or hold on to the side. Wear your goggles tightly. Inhale, sit down, lower your mouth under the water and exhale with all your might so that the bubbles bubble up. Next time, try to go a little lower so that your nose is under water. Then completely lower your face into the water. To prevent water from entering your nose, exhale through your nose and mouth at the same time.

2 "Float"

It will help reduce shortness of breath, cope with high blood pressure, improve the condition with varicose veins and cervical osteochondrosis.

Practice the previous exercise. During it, pull your knees to your chest, clasp them with your hands and hang as if in weightlessness, slowly exhaling through your nose.

3 "Asterisk on the chest"

It will help reduce shortness of breath, cope with high blood pressure and varicose veins, and reduce pain in the neck and back.

Inhale, dip your face into the water, lie down on the water. Spread your arms and legs, relax. Do not bend your lower back, do not try to lift your head - you will start to sink. Exhale slowly, with a delay, to lie down as long as possible.

4 "Asterisk on the back"

It will help to cope with high blood pressure and varicose veins, reduce pain in the neck and back, available for intervertebral hernia and after spinal injuries.

Also lie on the water, only on your back. Spread your arms and legs, relax, breathe evenly. Do not raise your head, do not lower your pelvis - you will start to sink. Try to keep only the nose sticking out of the water - it will be much easier to lie down.

5 Front crawl - legs

Useful for varicose veins, back pain, hip joints, feet, back and neck. Helps to normalize blood pressure, reduce swelling and shortness of breath.

Lie down on your chest. Stretch your legs: one a little higher, the second a little lower. At the same time, push off with your feet from the water: one goes from top to bottom, the other from bottom to top. The movement should be free, with little effort. Do not clench your knees, work your hips, point your toes to engage your foot. Raising the leg, slightly bend it, lowering it, slightly unbend it.

6 Crawl on the back - legs

It is useful for varicose veins, pain in the lower back, hip joints, feet, osteochondrosis and scoliosis, intervertebral hernias (except for hernias lumbar). Helps to normalize blood pressure, remove swelling.

This exercise is very similar to the previous one, only you need to lie on your back. It is better to stretch your arms behind your head with a board, but you can also along the body. In the same way, one leg goes down, the other up, the movements are sweeping, free. Do not forget that you need to work "from the hip", including the stomach and buttocks! Do not lower your legs deep, work them near the surface of the water.

Everyone can learn to swim, but the older you get, the more difficult this process becomes. It is easier for a child to stay on the water, as he does not experience fear. An adult has to psychologically tune in and clearly go to the goal. As in any business, the basics are important in swimming - this will help you learn everything important aspects. For training, a shallow pond or pool is suitable. The main thing is that you can freely reach the bottom with your feet.

Stages of learning

1. Breath. The key to a swimmer's success is correct breathing. You need to inhale and exhale through your mouth. The deeper the breath, the better the body floats on the water. But filling the lungs with air to the limit is not worth it. This will create discomfort and interfere with swimming. For beginner swimmers good exercise, which is called "Bulbashki": get aground, take a deep breath, then dive headlong into the water and exhale all the air. Repeat the action for two minutes without interruption, fully concentrating on breathing;
   
2. Learning to float. For those who want to quickly learn how to swim, the Asterisk exercise is suitable. It is necessary to inhale as much air as possible, lower your face into the water and, forming the shape of an asterisk, spread your arms and legs. The main task is to stay on the surface of the water as long as possible. No need to raise your head above the water, because the pelvis and legs will immediately begin to sink under the water. This exercise not only trains the lungs, but helps to cope with fear. Performing it, a person understands that the body can stay on the water even in a calm state. Full lungs replace the rescue pillow;
   
3. Learn to work with your feet. Proper footwork helps to increase swimming speed by 30%. Basic rules: toes should be kept stretched out, like a ballerina, and the blows should be biting. The more correctly and faster the legs work, the faster speed when swimming. To train your legs, you need to lean on the side of the pool or pier and learn to make quick biting movements. Many pools issue special boards for this purpose.
   

Swimming rules
There are several rules that beginner swimmers should know:

1. The stroke is the basic movement in any swimming style. When making a stroke, make sure that the arm is bent at the elbow by 90 degrees, at the shoulder - by 45. The fingers should be kept squeezed together and constantly control this moment.
   
2. A carry is a movement that swimmers make above the water when they bring their arm forward after a stroke in preparation for the next stroke. The execution technique is similar to rowing. It must be remembered that when one hand makes a stroke, the other carries out.
   
3. Breathing while swimming - it is believed that you need to inhale during the stroke, turning your head towards the hand that performs the carry. Beginners are advised to keep their heads above the water all the time until self-confidence appears.
   

Mastering a simple swimming style
The simplest style is doggystyle swimming. Hands are held in front of you in a bent position, the distance between them should not exceed the width of the shoulders. It is necessary, as it were, to rake water under you with your hands. Movements should not be frequent, but calm and rhythmic. Keep your head above water. After you feel confident in your actions, begin to control your breathing.

You need to breathe through your nose to make it easier to keep your head above the water, you can slightly inflate your cheeks. When you find that you're good at doggystyle swimming, try swimming with your chin down a little to take the pressure off your neck. Many manage to master this style in just one day.

Difficult strokes
Crawl and backstroke are considered complex styles. Although it is actually much easier to swim on your back in physical plane and this way is usually used to rest between other styles. The main task is to overcome fear. You need to lie on the water with your back, hands slightly thrown away from the body and relax the muscles. To swim in this position, it is enough to make light movements with your legs up and down. It is better to master this style with an assistant.

Crawl is great for moving quickly in the water. To do this, you need to alternately swing your arms over the water, raking it. It turns out that a circular motion is made with each hand, while the body should be turned towards the hand making the swing. At this time, the other shoulder and arm are lowered into the water.

In order to quickly learn how to swim, you need to train every day for at least an hour. And in less than a month you will become a confident, agile and fast swimmer.

Courtesy of Gary Hall St., 10-time world record holder, 3-time Olympic champion, standard-bearer Olympic Games in the US in 1976 and co-founder of The Race Club.

Translator Svetlana Leshchenko

When swimming in freestyle, the positions of minimum frontal resistance need not be related to the positions of maximum propulsion.

Head position is only part of this conflict. When the head is in line with the body and the spine is well extended, the water offers minimal frontal resistance. However, to maximize the power of the underwater phase of the pull-up, the lower back should be slightly arched, resulting in a lift of the head.

Given some of our freestyle movements, such as the underwater part of the pull-up, we are forced to choose between more power and position for less drag, and often find a compromise between the two. But this is not the case with head position.

Because of the exponential relationship between frontal drag and speed, the most important time to get the minimum drag coefficient is when our body is moving the fastest in the cycle. This happens exactly when one hand starts entering the water. It is at this point that it is very important that the head is down.
When the hand enters the water, when we lower our head down, two useful events occur. First, the bow shock wave passes over the top of our head, essentially submerging our head completely underwater for a moment. Under water, the resistance is less than on the surface. Secondly, our body straightens up more, creating a better shape for a quick forward throw.

Elite crawlers such as Michael Phelps, Sun Yang and Katie Ledecky, with their head down properly, after inhalation create a palpable momentum in speed, accompanied by with a strong blow feet moving forward. This is easier to do with a lower stroke rate in a freestyle or hybrid freestyle than with a higher stroke rate in a freestyle from the shoulder. However, it works with any freestyle technique.

When the palm is under water about one foot (31 cm) in front of the shoulder and begins the advancing phase of the pull (when the arm begins to move back), the body must slightly change its shape in order to increase power. No one can maximize the strength of a pull-up movement underwater without arching the lower back, which also results in a slight head lift and is similar to a pull-up on a bar.

If it were possible to see the spinal movement of an elite freestyler as he advanced in the pool, you would see a shift from a relatively straight spine to a spine slightly arched at the bottom with each stroke over and over again. This movement allows the swimmer to take advantage of both a power-giving position and a position of minimal frontal drag.

Indeed, the question is this: if swimming with a lowered head promotes rapid progress in the water, why then does everyone swim with a raised head? The answer is simple - protection while swimming.

On a crowded track during training or during a frenzied race at the start of a triathlon, swimmers are cautious and look ahead in the hope of avoiding an unnecessary collision. In a crowded pool, be first on the lane or swim behind with a 10 second delay, stay on the right side and pray, but keep your head under the water. When you are competing and you have a personal lane or when you have decided on your position in open water you will have no excuse. Keep your head down as your palm enters the water and enjoy the momentum.

Watch the video on the position of the head in the crawl:

Forever yours afloat,
Gary Hall Sr.

child learning to swim

To be able to swim today is not only the prerogative of people who are professionally involved in sports. Not only does swimming help train those types of muscles that simply cannot be trained by any other training, but it can also help us more than once in life. Therefore, if you do not know how to swim, then it is never too early and never too late to learn this, whether you are at least 10, at least 60 years old. In addition, in terms of its beneficial effect on the entire body, swimming can be compared with physical therapy. There is not only a strengthening of all the muscles of the body, but also the heart muscle is trained, good breathing is developed. Not without reason, of all athletes, it is swimmers who live the longest.

To learn to swim, no matter how silly it sounds, you have to start on land. Because the first thing to do before entering the water is to warm up so that later there will be no cramps (and this happens quite often among beginner swimmers). Do a few squats, bend over. Pay especially much attention to the legs, because if at least one of them gets a cramp at a depth, then it will be very difficult to get out without outside help.

Swimming lessons

After that, you can go into the water and start doing a few general exercises.

1. For a few minutes, just walk around in the water so that it reaches chest level. You can jump. When moving, help yourself with your hands. Make the same movements with them as if you are swimming.
2. After that, completely immerse yourself in the water with your head. Practice holding your breath for at least 30 seconds. Repeat this exercise 3-4 times with breaks per minute.
3. Now repeat the same exercise with the difference that you do not hold the air in yourself, but immediately exhale into the water and immediately rise out of the water. This exercise should be repeated 5-6 times.
4. Now hold your breath and try to crouch underwater. You will float up. You can try straightening up. This exercise helps build self-confidence because the water will keep you going. After that, exhale the air and stand on your feet.

Now for open eyes. Many people say that at first it is best not to try to open your eyes underwater - this will create additional difficulties in learning. But most fundamentally disagree with this. The sooner you learn to open your eyes underwater, the less problems there will be later. You can wear special glasses to start with (if you are learning to swim in a river), but it is best to train your eyes initially.

Now let's talk about exercises that will help you lie on the water.

1. To start, run along the bottom again, performing rowing movements with your hands. Do this for about a minute.
2. Sit down again, and when you float up, straighten up, start moving your legs up and down and circular motions hands
3. Now try to slide on the water. Stand facing the shore (or the side if you are exercising in the pool). Stretch straight arms up so that one palm overlaps the other, hold your breath. And then sharply push off from the bottom, and, keeping a straight body position, slide to the shore. In this case, you do not need to move your arms and legs. Repeat the exercise several times.
4. The same exercise, but this time do not hold your breath, but exhale into the water.
5. Now let's do the "asterisk" exercise. Turn your back to the shore (side), hold your breath, spread your arms to the sides and just gently lie down on the water. The most important thing here is to maintain an even position of the body.
6. Similar exercise. Only this time, press your hands tightly to the body, push off from the bottom and, after sliding for some distance, begin to work with your feet. Swim for as long as you can.

If you don’t succeed in some exercises even after two or three attempts, repeat until you succeed. Particular attention should be paid to the position of the hands when sliding. For the back - they are tightly pressed to the body. For the stomach - stretched forward.

Now let's learn how to work well with our feet

We do all the same actions as when sliding, but only in this case the legs are not just extended, but move up and down. You will feel like you are floating. Try to swim until your lungs run out of air. In order to master this exercise well, you can first try another version of it. Take the air bag in your hands and pull it forward. At first, try swimming with your head under water, raising your head just to breathe in a new posture of air. Then the task is more difficult. Also stretch your arms forward with a pillow, but now keep your head above your head. Swim until your legs get tired.

Well, the final exercises are already, in fact, a full-fledged swimming.

We push off with our feet from the bottom and work with our feet (up and down) and hands (circular movements). We swim to the shore. The most difficult thing now is not to stop for breath. Many people say that it is the need to breathe that complicates their learning to swim. There are two ways to breathe. The first is that you completely lift your head out of the water, while not stopping the movement of your arms and legs. That is, hold your breath, push off from the bottom when you feel that oxygen is running out, exhale air into the water, raise your head above the water and take a new breath. Usually at this point a person loses the rhythm and begins to sink. Therefore, the second method is much better.

You start the same way - hold your breath, push off the shore, exhale into the water. As you remember, your hands make circular movements. So, when the left hand just plunged into the water, you turn your head (but in no case raise it) and inhale, then turn your head back down. It is very important to clearly maintain a steady rhythm and not stray.

Now a few simple rules that will allow you to learn to swim much faster.

• Never eat before diving into the water.
• Never climb into the water without first exercising.
• If during the exercises you have darkened in the eyes - stop and rest a little. This is a normal reaction of the body under unusual loads.
• Always watch your posture. And not only in water. The more straight you keep your back on dry land, the easier it will be to keep your body level in the water.

Now let's talk more about each type of swimming separately.

Also, because of the characteristics of this type of swimming, it is often called a dolphin. It is quite difficult to master and usually at the end of training. This is due to the high energy consumption. The swimmer must be prepared for such loads.

It consists in the fact that you simultaneously push off the water with both hands and, as it were, dive under the water. The legs also move up and down at the same time. It is because of the legs that this style was called "dolphin".

Breathing while swimming with a butterfly is performed in a vertical way. That is, at the moment of lowering the hands under the water, the head rises and a breath is taken. In principle, inhalation is also possible when turning the head to the side, but its implementation is much more complicated.

breaststroke-1

breaststroke-2

A type of swimming in which all movements are carried out under water. Unlike most other types of swimming, movements are made not in a vertical, but in a horizontal plane. Because of their distinctiveness, some have nicknamed this style the frog.

The hardest part of mastering this style of swimming is that the swimmer must make absolutely symmetrical repulsive movements of the arms and legs. Otherwise, the movement slows down sharply.

To start the movement, the hands, almost touching each other with the back of the hand, straighten sharply and the palms are repelled from the water. At the same time, the legs under water bend at the knees and straighten sharply. After the end of the movement, the arms should be pressed to the body and the legs should remain straight.

Freestyle swimming - 1

freestyle swimming - 2

Freestyle swimming - 3

The most popular swimming technique, due to its speed and ease of learning. It is somewhat reminiscent of a butterfly, but less energy-intensive.

When performing this type of swimming, the circular movements of the arms (as well as the legs) are not parallel. That is, when the left hand falls into the water, the right hand rises from it. The same goes for the legs. When one is underwater, the other must be above it. It is due to the fact that at any time there is a repulsion from the water, the maximum speed is achieved.

Breathing is mostly lateral. That is, when the left (or right) hand falls under the water, the head turns in this direction and a breath is taken. Exhalation is carried out already under water.

Usually instructors teach this type of swimming first of all.

Swimming under water

Under water, you can swim either in the already mentioned frog style or in the seal style.

Seal swimming is quite simple and can be learned in no time. Just put your legs together, press your hands tightly to the body, push off from the bottom and that's it. Hand movements do not need to be made - they must be pressed.

Now you must make successive movements of the front and back of the torso. That is, lower your head and legs down, and then raise them. It is difficult to dive in this way, but when you are already under water, it can swim in a straight line.

crawl on back

Proper body position will not only greatly facilitate your learning process, but also help you avoid injury.

All parts of your body - legs, lower back, back, neck and head should be in a horizontal plane. Remember the law of action and reaction. If you lift your head up strongly, your legs will go down. Lift your lower back and your head and legs will drop. Therefore, the first exercise that you need to learn is to simply lie flat on the water.

Another mistake is related to the position of the head during the breath. When turning it sideways, it should not rise up. This is just a turn of the head, and vertically the head must remain calm.

Now as for the question of where he learns to swim better - in the pool or in the river. It is safer in the pool, but in the summer you will still swim in a non-pool with the ability to grab onto something.

Most the best way- the first 5-6 lessons must be carried out in the pool. And only then, when you learn to more or less stay on the water without additional help, you can start practicing in an ordinary river. Another disadvantage of outdoor pools is that the water there is quite dirty, and in some cases it is even dangerous to swim without additional eye protection.

In addition, if you are not yet a very experienced swimmer, make sure that the river is clear, there are no algae anywhere that you can get your feet tangled in. And in general, until you can confidently swim at depth in the pool, do not even think about doing the same in the river.

Another point that a person who is learning to swim needs to remember is that classes cannot be interrupted. That is, if you decide to learn how to swim, then you can’t finish classes until you fully reach the level you aspire to. You should not think that you will give up this activity, and then, resuming it in six months, you will be able to start from the same level. In fact, you have to start all over again. This is the nature of swimming. In fact, even for those who can swim well, it is necessary to practice at least once a month in order to maintain the necessary level of training.