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Originally Posted by I_H8_Crawford
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).
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Wear a cap, get GOOD googles and use a nose plug(forces you to breathe correctly. I also found a pause at the end of each length of a couple of seconds was good. And on the to next one. Plus I swam a half an hour at as good a pace as I could maintain 3 times a week. I took no lessons and hadn't swam in ages. At first the pauses were longer and the overall number of lengths was less. Plus I struggled with my technique and(every 3 stroke) breathing.
But it really wasn't that long when you commit to 3 times a week before it becomes habit and you can do lap after lap at a very steady pace.