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Originally Posted by sun
I want to start swimming, but I haven't swam laps since I was like 12 years old. I can swim, but probably with an awful technique. Should I take a couple classes for adults or just go to the pool and dive right in? Any other tips?
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Tip I recently learned on swimming and it almost doubled the number of laps I could do - for front crawl, focus on your arms, and use as little kicking as possible.
Lots of people think that kicking harder makes you go faster but what it really does is tire you out quicker.
You should be using your kicks to position your body for the longest reach for each arm, and to take a breath when needed (I do every 3 strokes).