Hey just found your series on UA-cam. Do you plan to continue it? So far it’s been helpful to me I tried 20 years to swim and was told I don’t float really well. In the mist of trying to take lessons again trying to find resources to help me
We are! We released a new episode last Friday and a few more will be coming out on Fridays the next few weeks. You can watch the new episode here: ua-cam.com/video/AaPzyfm33g8/v-deo.html
Hi Omar, that would be the short female. You'll see her again in upcoming videos. She has to use more energy and her legs sink back to the bottom more quickly.
LOL. Thanks Dylan. Best of luck to you sir. Remember you’re right in there with most olympians. And, most people who come in as sinkers find they sink less well than they thought and that they have more float than expected. Hope you have a great journey.
@@arnoldgarryug Could not agree more Arnold. It’s always fun to watch the surprise on their faces when students find out they don’t sink and then try to get their head around the ramifications of that fact for the future of their swim journey. Love your comment. Thank you.
@Sigma Swimming Sr. could you please make 2 videos to explain the solution to the following scenarios? #2 is related to a video you posted 1 year ago. Thank you in advance. 1- If a person is swimming in the ocean and he/she swallows water (which might give you a sensation that you can´t breathe because there´s water in your windpipe), how can that person solve this problem? I know that for everything the #1 response is "Stay calm" which totally makes sense BUT when your feet are not touching the floor and you´re swallowing water instead of air and makes you feel like drowning, "staying calm" is easier said than done. 2- In your video posted 1 year ago: "Coaches: Deep Water Lessons (102) - Natural Float" (which I found today), I thought of this scenario: In the swimming pool there are no waves, so the waves of the ocean will most likely cover your face and disrupt your breathing while you´re in that upright position. Even if they´re small little waves they might cover your face and disrupt your beathing. So, what do we do in the ocean if this happens? So, what happens if you swallow water while swimming or when you jump or fall into deep water. I once witnessed an adult person that came out of a waterslide and she was drowing (the water level was very shallow, waist level), fortunately the lifeguard was there to pull her up, she stood up and the water level was at her waist. In another ocassion which seems really hard to believe, a person I know, slipped and she was drowning in the edge of a swimming pool. The water there was at little bit above the ankle. I´m an adult and I just learned to swim a few years ago. Before that, I could swim across a swimming pool from one edge to the other BUT I didn´t know how to thread water. I searched a lot on UA-cam how to solve that problem and in all the videos I watched, I found 1!! (ONE!!) where the man explaied in detail about buoyancy, so that made me learn to thread water (while I was taking swimming lessons). Another thing that most UA-cam videos don´t show the solution to, is this: When you jump into the water feet first, the water goes into your nose. I told my teenage son about that and he gave me the answer which I thank him after using that advice in my swimming lessons (when he was a little boy I forced him into taking swiming lessons, he didn´t want to get into the swimming pool but once he got into the pool with the other kids, he couldn´t stop smiling). There are hundreds or thousands of videos about swimming tips or techniques but there are just a very few that really cause a huge positive impact and solves the problem by giving a detailed understanding. Such videos like the one that taught me about buoyancy and your video that I commented above this long message which made me subscribe immediately. I thank you again and wish you a great day.
Hi Olek, Thank you for the kind words and your comments. I'm glad you found the video helpful. I hope you find something helpful in this response. Swimming/floating in the ocean can be very similar to a pool or very different, depending on the waves and currents and visibility and..., so I'll have to oversimplify a bit. If you're thinking about swimming in the ocean, there are a lot of good videos from people who specialize in training open water swimmers that you might find helpful. 1. Swallowing water/choking: It's not usually a problem if a person swallows pool or ocean water. IF however, we get water in your windpipe, then we choke and cough to get it out. We've all had that happen while drinking and talking with friends. Most of the time our brain pushes the water to the right 'pipe' without us having to take any action, but occasionally liquids slip by. The obvious 'solution' to this is not inhaling when your mouth is underwater or when water is being splashed your way, but even great swimmers choke on water at times. While choking IS uncomfortable, as long as you have a way to 'cough it out', you're safe. So, rolling to float on your back or moving into a tread while you cough gives you the room you need to cough. It can be hard to 'stay calm' here, as you say, particularly initially. Eventually, when you realize it's just uncomfortable and not life threatening (assuming to can get to air to cough), then you just cough it out and go on. This is fairly common in open water swimming. If you find this happening often, then you're usually inhaling a bit too early (when coming up) or a bit too late (when going down). 2. Generally deep ocean waves (water over your head's depth) simply lift you up and down as they move around you, with a few exceptions like great surfing spots and storm conditions. Most deep waves don't curl like surfing waves and, as a result, don't cover your face. If you see a wave coming that will interrupt your breath, take a breath before it gets to you, hold your breath until it passes, then breath again - like in a pool when someone jumps in close to you. If you're floating on your back and have a wave that will cover your face, get that breath and hold your nose or blow out your nose while the wave is covering your face, then breath again when it's gone. The ocean requires a more watchfulness that a calm pool. As you say, it is possible to drown in shallow water (people drown in bathtubs), and when there's a strong current, like at the bottom of a water slide or in the rapids of a river or riptides in an ocean. Swiftly moving water has it's own set of dangers and it's wise to have someone around who can explain the dangers and safety techniques for avoiding the dangers and for managing them when you can't. Hope you find something here helpful. I'll wish you a lifetime of comfort and enjoyment in the water.
@@perrychristenberry1913 Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed and important information. I really appreciate it. I´m sure it will help other subscribers as well. Thank you.
Hey just found your series on UA-cam. Do you plan to continue it? So far it’s been helpful to me I tried 20 years to swim and was told I don’t float really well. In the mist of trying to take lessons again trying to find resources to help me
We are! We released a new episode last Friday and a few more will be coming out on Fridays the next few weeks. You can watch the new episode here:
ua-cam.com/video/AaPzyfm33g8/v-deo.html
This is a nice exercise🙏🏾
Thank you. Glad you like it. Happy swimming!
Which one is the sinker?
Hi Omar, that would be the short female. You'll see her again in upcoming videos. She has to use more energy and her legs sink back to the bottom more quickly.
Hi Perry, I just started my first adult swim class today and I learned that I am a sinker. How can I request you as my coach?
LOL. Thanks Dylan. Best of luck to you sir. Remember you’re right in there with most olympians. And, most people who come in as sinkers find they sink less well than they thought and that they have more float than expected. Hope you have a great journey.
@@perrychristenberry1913 it was very nice meeting you today Perry. I look forward to my next lesson. 😊
@@dylanking4670 Same here Dylan!! Keep me posted on your progress.
I think everyone believes they're a sinker during their first lessons. Might have something to do with fear and panic.
@@arnoldgarryug Could not agree more Arnold. It’s always fun to watch the surprise on their faces when students find out they don’t sink and then try to get their head around the ramifications of that fact for the future of their swim journey. Love your comment. Thank you.
@Sigma Swimming Sr. could you please make 2 videos to explain the solution to the following scenarios? #2 is related to a video you posted 1 year ago. Thank you in advance.
1- If a person is swimming in the ocean and he/she swallows water (which might give you a sensation that you can´t breathe because there´s water in your windpipe), how can that person solve this problem? I know that for everything the #1 response is "Stay calm" which totally makes sense BUT when your feet are not touching the floor and you´re swallowing water instead of air and makes you feel like drowning, "staying calm" is easier said than done.
2- In your video posted 1 year ago: "Coaches: Deep Water Lessons (102) - Natural Float" (which I found today), I thought of this scenario: In the swimming pool there are no waves, so the waves of the ocean will most likely cover your face and disrupt your breathing while you´re in that upright position. Even if they´re small little waves they might cover your face and disrupt your beathing. So, what do we do in the ocean if this happens?
So, what happens if you swallow water while swimming or when you jump or fall into deep water.
I once witnessed an adult person that came out of a waterslide and she was drowing (the water level was very shallow, waist level), fortunately the lifeguard was there to pull her up, she stood up and the water level was at her waist.
In another ocassion which seems really hard to believe, a person I know, slipped and she was drowning in the edge of a swimming pool. The water there was at little bit above the ankle.
I´m an adult and I just learned to swim a few years ago. Before that, I could swim across a swimming pool from one edge to the other BUT I didn´t know how to thread water. I searched a lot on UA-cam how to solve that problem and in all the videos I watched, I found 1!! (ONE!!) where the man explaied in detail about buoyancy, so that made me learn to thread water (while I was taking swimming lessons). Another thing that most UA-cam videos don´t show the solution to, is this: When you jump into the water feet first, the water goes into your nose. I told my teenage son about that and he gave me the answer which I thank him after using that advice in my swimming lessons (when he was a little boy I forced him into taking swiming lessons, he didn´t want to get into the swimming pool but once he got into the pool with the other kids, he couldn´t stop smiling).
There are hundreds or thousands of videos about swimming tips or techniques but there are just a very few that really cause a huge positive impact and solves the problem by giving a detailed understanding. Such videos like the one that taught me about buoyancy and your video that I commented above this long message which made me subscribe immediately.
I thank you again and wish you a great day.
Hi Olek,
Thank you for the kind words and your comments. I'm glad you found the video helpful. I hope you find something helpful in this response.
Swimming/floating in the ocean can be very similar to a pool or very different, depending on the waves and currents and visibility and..., so I'll have to oversimplify a bit. If you're thinking about swimming in the ocean, there are a lot of good videos from people who specialize in training open water swimmers that you might find helpful.
1. Swallowing water/choking: It's not usually a problem if a person swallows pool or ocean water. IF however, we get water in your windpipe, then we choke and cough to get it out. We've all had that happen while drinking and talking with friends. Most of the time our brain pushes the water to the right 'pipe' without us having to take any action, but occasionally liquids slip by. The obvious 'solution' to this is not inhaling when your mouth is underwater or when water is being splashed your way, but even great swimmers choke on water at times.
While choking IS uncomfortable, as long as you have a way to 'cough it out', you're safe. So, rolling to float on your back or moving into a tread while you cough gives you the room you need to cough. It can be hard to 'stay calm' here, as you say, particularly initially. Eventually, when you realize it's just uncomfortable and not life threatening (assuming to can get to air to cough), then you just cough it out and go on. This is fairly common in open water swimming. If you find this happening often, then you're usually inhaling a bit too early (when coming up) or a bit too late (when going down).
2. Generally deep ocean waves (water over your head's depth) simply lift you up and down as they move around you, with a few exceptions like great surfing spots and storm conditions. Most deep waves don't curl like surfing waves and, as a result, don't cover your face. If you see a wave coming that will interrupt your breath, take a breath before it gets to you, hold your breath until it passes, then breath again - like in a pool when someone jumps in close to you. If you're floating on your back and have a wave that will cover your face, get that breath and hold your nose or blow out your nose while the wave is covering your face, then breath again when it's gone. The ocean requires a more watchfulness that a calm pool.
As you say, it is possible to drown in shallow water (people drown in bathtubs), and when there's a strong current, like at the bottom of a water slide or in the rapids of a river or riptides in an ocean. Swiftly moving water has it's own set of dangers and it's wise to have someone around who can explain the dangers and safety techniques for avoiding the dangers and for managing them when you can't. Hope you find something here helpful. I'll wish you a lifetime of comfort and enjoyment in the water.
@@perrychristenberry1913 Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed and important information. I really appreciate it. I´m sure it will help other subscribers as well. Thank you.
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