just read an article where a 8 people drowned from a capsized boat the only survivor knew how to tread water , which he did for 18 hours before being rescued. this video contains vital lifesaving information thanks for taking the time to post it.
@@tander101 I just saw a better TH-cam video. The guy used the breaststroke leg motion but one at a time. Critically, he also said to lean forward as though you're really attempting _stationary breaststroke._ By leaning forward it's easier to distribute your weight so that you're not fighting gravity (and heading straight down into the depths).
I was in the merchant navy for many years and this is exactly how we were taught to tread water for our survival training. We were taught to tread water using the breast stroke kick and side hand movement and to tread water for 20 minutes to pass our exam. It was tough at first like anything you learn new, but over the years I learned to relax and do this easily. Stick to one technique rather than using all the techniques to tread. You will have your own favourite way of treading but I recommened the one I was taught which is the breast stroke kick. Good luck everyone.
I only know the breast stroke kick and I was wondering if I need to learn a less exhausting ones. But since you said so I think I will save my time and stick to breast stroke. Thanks for the advice 👍
It's funny, the teachers taught us how to swim but still haven't taught us how to stay afloat and tread water. xD I'll try this as soon as I get into a pool.
alfred vasquez I joined the navy and have no idea how to tread water (still). At basic, they teach you how to float on your stomach and a very strange drifting/swimming-on-your-back style and then teach you to float with uniforms on. Each one is about...5-10 minutes. Just for survival purposes
forgot everything? damn.. that must be tough re-learning everything, but it should come back quick. about treading the water, I failed xD Still trying to master swimming, then I'll jump into deep water, gradually. I'm still scared I won't be able to come up once I sink deep down below. They should provide us with ropes or something at the pool just in case xD
You know, after trying this at the pool (I can't swim), it didn't work at all. Rewatching this made me realize that this whole God damn video is in slow-motion. Do all this at a faster rate guys.
Jimmy N lmao I'm not being sarcastic at all when saying this..your comment was very helpful. I probably would have attempted these graceful-looking moves in the water & wondering what I'm doing wrong 😂 The answer would be: not moving arms and legs fast enough! Haha
I'm 62 and learning to swim now, enjoying every minute of it. Have learnt a lot looking at all the videos. My favourite stroke is the breaststroke. Not very comfortable doing the backstroke, afraid of not being able to stand up.
This video isn't for someone who never swam or is afraid of the water. Being relaxed is crucial; your muscles can't be tense. Most people panic when they are submerged- you need to breathe out slowly in the water; do not hold your breath. Besides helping you relax, it also allow you to take a breath when you are above the surface. If you are tense/panicking, a kickboard or noodle won't save you. You will sink when experimenting with this, so you have to be prepared to relax/breathe.
I've been frequenting the pool practicing off youtube videos too, and here are some tips from newbie to newbie.... Practice your kicks on your back - if you're moving you're doing good. Don't underestimate sculling (using your forearms and hands) - you can also practice this while on your back to propel yourself. Experiment with how much force you need to push against the water to get yourself to move; try sculling harder at different angles to see how much faster you move. These videos make it look so easy, some of them are even slowed down a notch - you probably have to move a little faster and harder than it looks. About the breaststroke kick, you will bob up and down a lot when using that method - for me it's guaranteed panic-mode. Learning how to scull should help stabilize the bobbing.
OH MY GOD when i was around 12 or 11 or 10 my teacher pushed me into the pool which was twice my height at the time legit i sank almost all the way down and i could have drown if it wasn't for a random board that appeared
THANK YOU, it works! In age 33, I just learned with 5 hours of practice in the Mediterranean sea how to float in water using your technique! I didn't know how to swim either, I also just learned it from another youtube video :) So, guys, practice, it works!
Jordan Seager it seems swimming is about turning off the fight or flight response. I'm learning swimming and that seems the cause of all problems why I lose my buoyancy or fail to do a stroke. the body naturally reacts like if I'm going to fail or sink and then muscles tense up which causes the body to sink. I think it's better to learn swimming with a professional in a shallow pool first.
I never thought I can swim, but believe me it's easy. I have taken just 24 classes, an hour each and I can now. I had never before entered a pool but now I can swim freestyle, backstroke and breast stroke (obviously not for much distance, still learning). Always start with a shallow pool (4ft - 4.5ft deep)...it helps in building confidence and getting the fear of water out.
sometimes i have flashbacks from when i live in hawaii and confidently jumped in 7 feet knowing i couldn’t swim and i was drowning and i gripped on to this poor little girl who i didn’t know, i gripped onto her bare back skin 😭😭😭😭 so i occasionally come back to watch videos how to tread water because that was embarrassing
Swimming and tread water are two completely different things. I can swim perfectly in most styles. However, I cant tread water so I can't stay afloat. Because of this, I cant swim with my head above water, I have to completely submerge my head to be able to do so. Which really sucks because wat good is knowing how to swim if you cant swim in deep water because you have to stand on something in order to get up and breathe. Ive been trying to learn it but my body just sinks. One time I accidentally jumped into the deep end of a pool and good thing i can swim and managed to hold my breath long enough to swim my way under water to the shallow part. It's aweful. My ultimate dream is to be able to tread water and just stay afloat. I dont enjoy swimming, I just do it because its the closiest thing I can do to tread water, and enjoy the ocean.
isport's instructions are really awesome, and very professional unlike other videos and this shows how really one person confidently go to learn swimming with isport. This a lot more better than even group lesson instructor in person
Yes it works. I'm 27 years old and I started swimming only last summer because i was fed up by my colleagues asking me to care for their things and towels while they go swimming and let me on the side of the swimming pool. I learned to swim thank to the videos I found on youtube. All the 3 technique work but should take into consideration that you should be completely relaxed in the water. it is a key to a succesful swimminr or treading water to float on surface.
No matter how many tutorials us newbies will watch just remember you’re not gonna learn how to swim on your first day. Give it a month or so. Just remember to be consistent
Josue Ruiz Cuz it doesn't work like that for some people lol. you can do exactly she is doing and sink. I've done it with floatation devices like she recommended and it takes WAY more effort for me. the gentle relaxing movements just have me barely being held up by what i'm holding onto. Some of us just need to accept we are Bruce Willis in Unbreakable lol.
Used to be a pretty good swimmer, but haven't swam in years so I have to take the swim test at my summer camp, it. Requires me to swim from one side to another of the 4 ft pool and then stay afloat for 30 seconds in the deep end. I'm nervous and the best part is that there are 10 year olds who r better swimmer than me
My summer camp as a kid made me tread water for 5 minutes in order to be able to swim at all in the lake. Now I am trying to tread water as an adult and I realize now that I'm out of shape and can't tread water right
I always used the flutter kick. Since I biked a lot as a kid, it wasn't tiring at all. I'm definitely curious how well I'd do now, haven't been in water in over a decade.
i’m so glad to say that I finally make it but still in short period of time. my next goal is able to tread at least 2 minutes. It works guys. But you need to try & find out the appropriate position of YOUR OWN BODY because everyone has different body structures. Even one-inch lean forward or backward can make a huge impact. goodluck 😊
just be calm and chill and if you get tired just go on your back be super relaxed and youll float like nothing... i always do that when i get tired rest on my back chill relax... then swim around again lol
I took swim lessons for 6 years and I still can't do it. i just don't float. I did what the lady says in the video and I still find myself sinking. I eventually quit just assuming I couldn't do it. I tried to learn it again but still can't do it. I've tried what she says and it simply just doesn't work for me. Can some people simply not float, or at least have it so hard that it's almost impossible? I would assume body type, and the amount of air you can hold in are a factor in the difficulty level but I don't know. Nobody in my family can swim except for my brother and he can barely do it himself. I don't know if it's a coincidence or if it's genetic or what. If someone knows can they let me know? I can't tell you the amount of people that have tried to teach me and just couldn't do it. Needless to say, it's very frustrating for me.
I was able to do that, but I feel one needs to swing arms rapidly to support net body weight. I couldnt achieve constant float level as shown in the video but keep oscillating during which I adjust my breathing. There are several other videos on sculling.
TheLivewire18 Livewire, it's one of the hardest swimming techniques to teach, because a good, competent, non-exhausting technique for treading water is quite sophisticated. Most of the buoyancy comes from the arms, so Sobhanhsb is right that you should try to practice sculling at first till you're quite competent (on your back: head-first, then also feet-first). If you'd like, I can later explain to you how you can add in the kick (I would suggest a different kick to the video).
Elliottoes Got you. I actually appreciate it. Next time I'm at a pool, I'll try it. Usually it's my legs that get tired so that does make sense. I appreciate it
My dad doesn't know how to float and he taught me how to float and I know how to float. He told me "relax your muscles 100% and don't move at all." Try it several times before you get to it.
No matter how many times I've tried to learn how to swim I keep going down. I'm 15 and can't even swim. I hate how she makes it look so easy to do yet its the hardest thing I have ever tried to accomplish.
I'm 13 and I barely know how to swim. Whenever I jump into a pool, I have to swim up and swim out to the ladder or steps because I don't know how to tread water. If I had to swim in a place that's like 20 ft then I'd probably die. I can float but that's basically it☹️😔
+Hello It's Me I'm also 13 and barely know how to swim. I can just about manage 15-20 metres but even then I'm struggling. I just can't get the hang of the technique :(
As a beginner, when in the deep, should I try learning with hands alone first, feet alone first, both together? I'm not sure where to start in terms of learning properly. I can get the different motions separately out of the water and in shallow parts but I struggle in the deep.
on the first day of water polo my swimming instructor told us to jump in the deep end of the pool move one leg clockwise and the other anti clockwise half of us nearly drowned
The flutter kick is the hardest because there is not as much power. I am a swimmer and have been swimming for 7 years. Breastroke is the best for beginners since it's easier for longer amounts of time.
imagine you treading water in the middle of the deep end because someone threw you in and you dont know how to get to the nearest wall😭😭 lmaooo id start freaking out and probably drown
Id just act like a lazy person and float on the top floating is easy just fucking put your ears in the water and become one with lazyness and keep then ears in the water you will become one with the lazy person flaot. :D
It happened to me the water pushed me away from the wall and i couldn't get back luckily the water was a few inches to a foot taller than me so i manage to kick off the ground and swim to the wall
Phew this really helped I finally learned how to at least not sink 😂 my friend invited me to her house with her other friends for a bit of a pool party, and when they dragged me to cannonball in the deep end with them despite me not knowing how to swim, I nearly drowned lol, I owe my life to Jolee 😂
+Ryan ry Wear a life jacket while trying these out. That way, you can try moving your hands, which you can't do if you're holding onto a float for dear life.
im 18 years old and I still don't even know how to swim I fucking panic when I get in deep water and it pisses me off to see other people swimming and im standing on the side of the pool they say to come in and I just stand there and say nah im good while they don't even know I cant swim its fucking embarrassing when they ask why don't you wanna swim with us? and I have to tell them why what other good explanation is there geez my life sucks
Just tell them you can't, you aren't the only one. I was one of them, I've taken swimming class in the summer and I can now say that I have mastered the breaststroke and staying afloat in general, which is the key to learn every other strokes. It took me only few weeks to stay afloat, another month to master propelling technique, and recently "mastered" (not an official technique, but I can stay afloat without swimming) treading water and the breaststroke, which is my opinion the easier stroke to master than the freestyle, it is more intuitive than the freestyle.
+Kevin Yu I feel you. I was taking swimming lessons once and we'd finished early for the day, so we played a game. It was a game where you had to float, get out of the water or go down to the bottom. Im not a very strong swimmer and DONT know how to float very well.... she kept telling me to go up and down and never out of the pool and wait. Eventually i got so tired i started sinking and panicked. I (as horrible as this may sound) "hitched a ride" of someone else and they started to go down as well. i knew i was going to drown because everyone else had gotten out of the pool out of fright and my teacher wasn't climbing in to save me. as the body will do when it starts to panic in a situation like that i got a rush of adrenaline and shot up and did a huge push and got my self out i had so much water in my lungs if i stayed in there for any longer and i would of pass'd out and drowned. To this day i still dont know how to float and even make up lies about why i cant float instead of telling people my story. But 5 and a half years later, i have learned how to swim 25m un-aided. Hopefully i can soon learn how to swim for longer and even float!
My dad taught me how to swim by just putting me in beside him. He said I sunk but then I struggled and got to the surface, and he helped me from there. He just let me learn by experience, either sink or come up to the surface. I'm sure if he noticed I was down too long he would have got me....Maybe? lol. But yeah, that's how I learned. Also I had to do a lot of training in water in the boy scouts as well...So that helped im sure.
Basically every human being can swim, but the fear of drowning in water keeps him away, because humans are smart and clever!!!! When I was learning swimming my coach trained me to hold the side of a pool i was asked to kick the legs. Then came the rope, it was tied to my waist and thrown me in the pool from one side and I kick the legs and managed to reach the other end, but after two three attempts in the last one he just take out the rope and throw me in the water, I was very smart!!! ha ha.... it's nature I thought the rope is there but in fact he pull out the rope and I swim to the other end thinking the rope is tied to my body...the guys who mastered the smimming they gave me good dips in the water I friegtened and drank some water too. After that I became a good swimmer and used to hold breath for longer time under water. Then I trained my brothers and one of my friend too.
Mohammed Aslam kind of like the way my dad taught me to ride a bicycle...held the back of my seat for me at first then let go without me knowing. when i realized he was no longer holding the seat, i crashed, got mad, but then brightened when he pointed out that i was able to ride the bike on my own.
Good guide, but does breathing techniques or breathing play a roll to floating too? At which point do you inhale/exhale, breathe fast or slow, or is it mainly about treading water?
I never knew what this was called and I tried to explain it to people. I asked "how do I swim/float without going anywhere" or something like that. Nobody ever knows what I'm talking about
I tried it, but I just kept sinking down and my nose always ends up submerge in the water. :( Why can't I swim or stay afloat like the other people I see in the pool? Can someone tell me how some people can stay afloat on water so easily while people like me can't?
There are specific pools: one where you can float really easily (dont need any equipment just relax and youll float) and one which is quite hard (need some equipment for it)
Thx for the video I never knew how to get the hang of doing that so I could float but acually breathe and your video was soo helpful now I feel confident on doing this in a deeper part of the swimming pool
i remember i took swimming lesson when i was kid and the instructor didn't teach about trending water. he literally expect us to "kick" instead of the combination hand movements.
I used to have trouble treading water. Then at a beach trip, I was out at sea with other people.Everyone jumped into the water while I stayed on the raft. Then I thought, if little children can tread water, I should be able to figure it out. That psyched me up. So I just jumped in, and it was fine. No one could tell that's the first time I ever did it haha.
I've been a marine cadet for almost 3 months now, and I will be taking my swim test in January, my worst fear is drowning as one of my very close friends drowned recently, I'm 13 and I can swim a little bit but I was just wondering if any other cadets out there could tell me what I need to do to pass the test and how I could prepare for it? Thanks.
I can't tread water..I tried hard but only my head touch the surface of the water bit my face still under water? What should I do, kick faster?! I get realy nervous and afraid because, I was about to drown 3 months ago .
How tall are you? For example I’m 5’8 and so the deepest I will practice in is 6 ft water stay close to the edge and have someone close by who can swim in case of anything. You can also just jump in the deep end when u hit the bottom so u can come back up to the top
I remember when I was walking into the deep part without holding to a wall, then my friend said something that made me laugh for like 30 secs and didn’t realise I was already at the 6feet. When I couldn’t touch the floor anymore, thats when i stopped laughing. I panicked HARD and did fast paddles but that didn’t made me float so i just swam like a dumbass dog.
I just learned how to tread water. I'm headed to my local YMCA. Wish me luck. If you never hear from me again you'll know I failed and I'm at the bottom of the pool. Send help.
I admire Bear Grylls, he simply jumps in ponds, lakes, ice holes, rivers and seas and survives them all.. even if you have the skill, you would still need calmness and stamina to survive drowning
just read an article where a 8 people drowned from a capsized boat the only survivor knew how to tread water , which he did for 18 hours before being rescued. this video contains vital lifesaving information thanks for taking the time to post it.
I couldn’t imagine treading for 18 hours
@@juanelias1309me either, it sounds awful
I've only mastered treading water on my back, so that would be absolutely shit for me
Float are your back easier to do
@@tander101 I just saw a better TH-cam video. The guy used the breaststroke leg motion but one at a time. Critically, he also said to lean forward as though you're really attempting _stationary breaststroke._ By leaning forward it's easier to distribute your weight so that you're not fighting gravity (and heading straight down into the depths).
I was in the merchant navy for many years and this is exactly how we were taught to tread water for our survival training. We were taught to tread water using the breast stroke kick and side hand movement and to tread water for 20 minutes to pass our exam. It was tough at first like anything you learn new, but over the years I learned to relax and do this easily. Stick to one technique rather than using all the techniques to tread. You will have your own favourite way of treading but I recommened the one I was taught which is the breast stroke kick. Good luck everyone.
20 minutes straight? zamn
Good job 👍
The key word you said was relax. If you don't learn to relax and float, you will struggle.
I only know the breast stroke kick and I was wondering if I need to learn a less exhausting ones. But since you said so I think I will save my time and stick to breast stroke. Thanks for the advice 👍
bruh this is how i was taught to tread water in school
It's funny, the teachers taught us how to swim but still haven't taught us how to stay afloat and tread water. xD I'll try this as soon as I get into a pool.
Funny i took lessons when i was 12 and im now 16 iand i forgot everything i need to learn to swim before joining the navy else im screwed
alfred vasquez my uncle joined the Navy and never knew how to tread water. Till this day he still doesn't know how
alfred vasquez
I joined the navy and have no idea how to tread water (still). At basic, they teach you how to float on your stomach and a very strange drifting/swimming-on-your-back style and then teach you to float with uniforms on. Each one is about...5-10 minutes. Just for survival purposes
forgot everything? damn..
that must be tough re-learning everything, but it should come back quick.
about treading the water, I failed xD
Still trying to master swimming, then I'll jump into deep water, gradually. I'm still scared I won't be able to come up once I sink deep down below. They should provide us with ropes or something at the pool just in case xD
Learned tread water at level 2
I tried this and the life guard jumped in the water because he thought I was having a seizure
Same...
omg same
😂😂😂
Bonifilio Soto oh my gosh that was funny lmao
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Nothing is more embarrassing than living in a country with thousands of lakes, and not knowing how to swim at the age of 21.
Tell me about it :\
Learn how to swim then... It's not hard, I taught myself to swim when I was 6.
Are you talking about Ireland? If agree but I'm not 21 lol. I'm way younger. Sorry bro 😂😂
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You know, after trying this at the pool (I can't swim), it didn't work at all. Rewatching this made me realize that this whole God damn video is in slow-motion. Do all this at a faster rate guys.
Jimmy N lmao I'm not being sarcastic at all when saying this..your comment was very helpful. I probably would have attempted these graceful-looking moves in the water & wondering what I'm doing wrong 😂 The answer would be: not moving arms and legs fast enough! Haha
Jimmy N 😄😄😄😄
Yeah right men!
Dafuq anything under water seems slow whereas you'd be putting too much pressure
Hahahahahaha
I'm 62 and learning to swim now, enjoying every minute of it. Have learnt a lot looking at all the videos. My favourite stroke is the breaststroke. Not very comfortable doing the backstroke, afraid of not being able to stand up.
U must be dead now
Learned
@garykazaks3862 damn bro, savage.
This video isn't for someone who never swam or is afraid of the water. Being relaxed is crucial; your muscles can't be tense. Most people panic when they are submerged- you need to breathe out slowly in the water; do not hold your breath. Besides helping you relax, it also allow you to take a breath when you are above the surface. If you are tense/panicking, a kickboard or noodle won't save you. You will sink when experimenting with this, so you have to be prepared to relax/breathe.
I am doing high school gym class, and we were told to tread water for five minutes but he didn't tell us how. This was very helpful! Thank you!
I've been frequenting the pool practicing off youtube videos too, and here are some tips from newbie to newbie.... Practice your kicks on your back - if you're moving you're doing good. Don't underestimate sculling (using your forearms and hands) - you can also practice this while on your back to propel yourself. Experiment with how much force you need to push against the water to get yourself to move; try sculling harder at different angles to see how much faster you move. These videos make it look so easy, some of them are even slowed down a notch - you probably have to move a little faster and harder than it looks. About the breaststroke kick, you will bob up and down a lot when using that method - for me it's guaranteed panic-mode. Learning how to scull should help stabilize the bobbing.
on my back, it scares me more, as I find it harder to stand back. I feel not in control.
1=i can float easily on the back, but I can't thread the water
I feel like this is the most relaxing thing you can do in the pool, this is so soothing! And quite intuitive
My teacher doesnt teach me shit he just tells me to jump in 12 ft and float by myself lmao
OH MY GOD when i was around 12 or 11 or 10 my teacher pushed me into the pool which was twice my height at the time legit i sank almost all the way down and i could have drown if it wasn't for a random board that appeared
Melting Clocks dang.. how long ago was that?
FTV 4
Melting Clocks teachers are savages sometimes they dont give a shit 😂😂
FTV I got a B in the class though. I wanted an A 😔
THANK YOU, it works! In age 33, I just learned with 5 hours of practice in the Mediterranean sea how to float in water using your technique! I didn't know how to swim either, I also just learned it from another youtube video :) So, guys, practice, it works!
Which TH-cam video did you learn from 😭
Much easier in ocean water than in fresh water , or pool , the salt content of the ocean makes it slightly easier .
*watches this video for the first time*
*clicks the like button*
*tries to do it inside the pool*
*clicks the dislike button.....*
Righttt. It's not that easy
too funny!
i dislike for a reason.
i hate the deep water
Josh Nigam Hahaha
Josh Nigam story of my life it's not easy at all !! Lmao
Guys im 19 and I just. Learned swimming so yes you can do it the secret is you and calming yourself helped me hope it helps too
Jordan Seager it seems swimming is about turning off the fight or flight response. I'm learning swimming and that seems the cause of all problems why I lose my buoyancy or fail to do a stroke. the body naturally reacts like if I'm going to fail or sink and then muscles tense up which causes the body to sink. I think it's better to learn swimming with a professional in a shallow pool first.
***** Took me 2 days I am not kidding it really did
I never thought I can swim, but believe me it's easy. I have taken just 24 classes, an hour each and I can now. I had never before entered a pool but now I can swim freestyle, backstroke and breast stroke (obviously not for much distance, still learning). Always start with a shallow pool (4ft - 4.5ft deep)...it helps in building confidence and getting the fear of water out.
After watching this video I instantly jumped into the deep pool, and probably the most unforgettable near death experience ever
sometimes i have flashbacks from when i live in hawaii and confidently jumped in 7 feet knowing i couldn’t swim and i was drowning and i gripped on to this poor little girl who i didn’t know, i gripped onto her bare back skin 😭😭😭😭 so i occasionally come back to watch videos how to tread water because that was embarrassing
So u have to mily rock in the water got u
You Milly rock on any pool ?
lol
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Cumbustion 😂😂😂
I'm dead, This made my day 😭😂
Swimming and tread water are two completely different things. I can swim perfectly in most styles. However, I cant tread water so I can't stay afloat. Because of this, I cant swim with my head above water, I have to completely submerge my head to be able to do so. Which really sucks because wat good is knowing how to swim if you cant swim in deep water because you have to stand on something in order to get up and breathe. Ive been trying to learn it but my body just sinks. One time I accidentally jumped into the deep end of a pool and good thing i can swim and managed to hold my breath long enough to swim my way under water to the shallow part. It's aweful. My ultimate dream is to be able to tread water and just stay afloat. I dont enjoy swimming, I just do it because its the closiest thing I can do to tread water, and enjoy the ocean.
Same
Any updates?
I feel u bro
@@asek4601 Think he either drowned or has left for the high seas...
@@thesimpleeastern lmfao
1 or 2 weeks ago i tried the flutter kick technique, non-tiring and easy, very useful video
THUMBS UP!
I tried this, but died
R.I.P
Rest in Pizza
rest in pool
the Cross symbol in the Pool suits it. should've known it was a warning X_X
Don't died next time
I am taking swimming lessons. two semesters at age 63. Still having difficulty with timing of breathing. But practice makes perfect.
isport's instructions are really awesome, and very professional unlike other videos and this shows how really one person confidently go to learn swimming with isport. This a lot more better than even group lesson instructor in person
Yes it works. I'm 27 years old and I started swimming only last summer because i was fed up by my colleagues asking me to care for their things and towels while they go swimming and let me on the side of the swimming pool.
I learned to swim thank to the videos I found on youtube.
All the 3 technique work but should take into consideration that you should be completely relaxed in the water. it is a key to a succesful swimminr or treading water to float on surface.
I sank. Shes trying to drown you.
lol ~ hahahaha
Ally C you have to do it faster and stronger. I think it was slowed down
Ally C hahaha
Same right and I did it right
Lol it’s in slow motion
Went into 8 to 10 feet rivers.... No experience at all and almost drowned. Now I see the importance of this. Thank you.
No matter how many tutorials us newbies will watch just remember you’re not gonna learn how to swim on your first day. Give it a month or so. Just remember to be consistent
Ok so I just followed your steps and I'm walking on water. what do I do?!?!
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ITS NOT THIS FUCKING EASY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its easy how is this hard
Josue Ruiz Cuz it doesn't work like that for some people lol. you can do exactly she is doing and sink. I've done it with floatation devices like she recommended and it takes WAY more effort for me. the gentle relaxing movements just have me barely being held up by what i'm holding onto. Some of us just need to accept we are Bruce Willis in Unbreakable lol.
Kalikoded
True!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I feel you T.T
Your one of the people who make these look so easy but their very hard
Used to be a pretty good swimmer, but haven't swam in years so I have to take the swim test at my summer camp, it. Requires me to swim from one side to another of the 4 ft pool and then stay afloat for 30 seconds in the deep end. I'm nervous and the best part is that there are 10 year olds who r better swimmer than me
Psh hey, I'm almost 17 and I'm learning it. Don't worry about it, everyone learns at their own pace.
Keith the Sheep k thx for that
Idorandomstuff I DID THAT TOO FUQ THAT
lol that's nothing. i have to dive from 20 feet, swim 100 meters, then tread for 5 minutes.
My summer camp as a kid made me tread water for 5 minutes in order to be able to swim at all in the lake. Now I am trying to tread water as an adult and I realize now that I'm out of shape and can't tread water right
Just learned how to swimm this week, this was a part of the lesson I took. I can do this with ease now.
I always used the flutter kick. Since I biked a lot as a kid, it wasn't tiring at all. I'm definitely curious how well I'd do now, haven't been in water in over a decade.
Thank you so much for sharing this treading water technique for beginner swimmers. Your calm and inspirational tone encourages me to try it on my own.
i’m so glad to say that I finally make it but still in short period of time. my next goal is able to tread at least 2 minutes. It works guys. But you need to try & find out the appropriate position of YOUR OWN BODY because everyone has different body structures. Even one-inch lean forward or backward can make a huge impact. goodluck 😊
just be calm and chill and if you get tired just go on your back be super relaxed and youll float like nothing... i always do that when i get tired rest on my back chill relax... then swim around again lol
fat floats
Ali Hallal was it hard for you to tread water?
im fat and that helps alot, i try treading and i sink to the bottom, so i stop spread my body wide and i pop right up to the surface.
I took swim lessons for 6 years and I still can't do it. i just don't float. I did what the lady says in the video and I still find myself sinking. I eventually quit just assuming I couldn't do it. I tried to learn it again but still can't do it. I've tried what she says and it simply just doesn't work for me. Can some people simply not float, or at least have it so hard that it's almost impossible? I would assume body type, and the amount of air you can hold in are a factor in the difficulty level but I don't know. Nobody in my family can swim except for my brother and he can barely do it himself. I don't know if it's a coincidence or if it's genetic or what. If someone knows can they let me know? I can't tell you the amount of people that have tried to teach me and just couldn't do it. Needless to say, it's very frustrating for me.
I was able to do that, but I feel one needs to swing arms rapidly to support net body weight. I couldnt achieve constant float level as shown in the video but keep oscillating during which I adjust my breathing. There are several other videos on sculling.
sobhanksb2 so I should just move my arms faster? Usually when I try that I just end up tiring myself out. What am I doing wrong?
TheLivewire18 Livewire, it's one of the hardest swimming techniques to teach, because a good, competent, non-exhausting technique for treading water is quite sophisticated.
Most of the buoyancy comes from the arms, so Sobhanhsb is right that you should try to practice sculling at first till you're quite competent (on your back: head-first, then also feet-first). If you'd like, I can later explain to you how you can add in the kick (I would suggest a different kick to the video).
Elliottoes Got you. I actually appreciate it. Next time I'm at a pool, I'll try it. Usually it's my legs that get tired so that does make sense. I appreciate it
My dad doesn't know how to float and he taught me how to float and I know how to float. He told me "relax your muscles 100% and don't move at all." Try it several times before you get to it.
No matter how many times I've tried to learn how to swim I keep going down. I'm 15 and can't even swim. I hate how she makes it look so easy to do yet its the hardest thing I have ever tried to accomplish.
the key is technique and repetition.
lol im 7 yrs old and get rekt u dk how too seim fatass kid
+Aj Clado And you don't know how to spell
I'm 13 and I barely know how to swim. Whenever I jump into a pool, I have to swim up and swim out to the ladder or steps because I don't know how to tread water. If I had to swim in a place that's like 20 ft then I'd probably die. I can float but that's basically it☹️😔
+Hello It's Me I'm also 13 and barely know how to swim. I can just about manage 15-20 metres but even then I'm struggling. I just can't get the hang of the technique :(
As a beginner, when in the deep, should I try learning with hands alone
first, feet alone first, both together? I'm not sure where to start in
terms of learning properly. I can get the different motions separately
out of the water and in shallow parts but I struggle in the deep.
on the first day of water polo my swimming instructor told us to jump in the deep end of the pool move one leg clockwise and the other anti clockwise half of us nearly drowned
Im sorry for laughing but this is HILARIOUS! 😂😂😂😂
Eggbeater kick?
i have a buddy that does that and he can get his fucking HIPS out of the water... YEAH... HIS FUCKING HIPS!!!!..
"Everyone knows the best way to learn is under intense life threatening practice" 🤣🤣🤣
The flutter kick is the hardest because there is not as much power. I am a swimmer and have been swimming for 7 years. Breastroke is the best for beginners since it's easier for longer amounts of time.
imagine you treading water in the middle of the deep end because someone threw you in and you dont know how to get to the nearest wall😭😭 lmaooo id start freaking out and probably drown
try to swim to the wall
it happened to me
Id just act like a lazy person and float on the top floating is easy just fucking put your ears in the water and become one with lazyness and keep then ears in the water you will become one with the lazy person flaot. :D
it happened to me last week, it's really scary lmao
It happened to me the water pushed me away from the wall and i couldn't get back luckily the water was a few inches to a foot taller than me so i manage to kick off the ground and swim to the wall
Phew this really helped I finally learned how to at least not sink 😂 my friend invited me to her house with her other friends for a bit of a pool party, and when they dragged me to cannonball in the deep end with them despite me not knowing how to swim, I nearly drowned lol, I owe my life to Jolee 😂
very informative and I'd love to learn more!
Hope you guys are in Sydney so I can book in a consultant.
I'm happy I already know how to execute. Practice and patience..
How do you teach yourself this without drowning...
Try to go to a pool Wi a float and quite near to the edge once you've got it feel free to t and go tao the deep end and tread water / float
+Ryan ry Wear a life jacket while trying these out. That way, you can try moving your hands, which you can't do if you're holding onto a float for dear life.
If you can swim up to the surface, you should be good...
im 18 years old and I still don't even know how to swim I fucking panic when I get in deep water and it pisses me off to see other people swimming and im standing on the side of the pool they say to come in and I just stand there and say nah im good while they don't even know I cant swim its fucking embarrassing when they ask
why don't you wanna swim with us?
and I have to tell them why what other good explanation is there geez my life sucks
Haha same here. It is pretty embarrassing.
no shit hope I learn someday though
Dual Slogan same shit as me bro.. same shit.
Lauren Jean maybe ill try that one day if i ever go swimming again one day =/
Just tell them you can't, you aren't the only one. I was one of them, I've taken swimming class in the summer and I can now say that I have mastered the breaststroke and staying afloat in general, which is the key to learn every other strokes. It took me only few weeks to stay afloat, another month to master propelling technique, and recently "mastered" (not an official technique, but I can stay afloat without swimming) treading water and the breaststroke, which is my opinion the easier stroke to master than the freestyle, it is more intuitive than the freestyle.
ever since i drowned i had a phobia of swimming
+Kevin Yu I feel you. I was taking swimming lessons once and we'd finished early for the day, so we played a game. It was a game where you had to float, get out of the water or go down to the bottom. Im not a very strong swimmer and DONT know how to float very well.... she kept telling me to go up and down and never out of the pool and wait. Eventually i got so tired i started sinking and panicked. I (as horrible as this may sound) "hitched a ride" of someone else and they started to go down as well. i knew i was going to drown because everyone else had gotten out of the pool out of fright and my teacher wasn't climbing in to save me. as the body will do when it starts to panic in a situation like that i got a rush of adrenaline and shot up and did a huge push and got my self out i had so much water in my lungs if i stayed in there for any longer and i would of pass'd out and drowned. To this day i still dont know how to float and even make up lies about why i cant float instead of telling people my story. But 5 and a half years later, i have learned how to swim 25m un-aided. Hopefully i can soon learn how to swim for longer and even float!
+Jonny Timeford aw u just needed a better instructor. Glad u finally learned
tropicalprincess16 :)
same,i'I've drowned like 3 times
same
Thanks, this helped. I recently went on holiday and when I was there I was struggling to tread water, I just needed to be shown again. Thanks!
I really want to train myself frequently how to tread but there aren't local pools nearby.
My dad taught me how to swim by just putting me in beside him. He said I sunk but then I struggled and got to the surface, and he helped me from there. He just let me learn by experience, either sink or come up to the surface. I'm sure if he noticed I was down too long he would have got me....Maybe? lol. But yeah, that's how I learned. Also I had to do a lot of training in water in the boy scouts as well...So that helped im sure.
it looks easy but actually very difficult, specially the flutter kick, definitely not for the very beginners.
Basically every human being can swim, but the fear of drowning in water keeps him away, because humans are smart and clever!!!!
When I was learning swimming my coach trained me to hold the side of a pool i was asked to kick the legs. Then came the rope, it was tied to my waist and thrown me in the pool from one side and I kick the legs and managed to reach the other end, but after two three attempts in the last one he just take out the rope and throw me in the water, I was very smart!!! ha ha.... it's nature I thought the rope is there but in fact he pull out the rope and I swim to the other end thinking the rope is tied to my body...the guys who mastered the smimming they gave me good dips in the water I friegtened and drank some water too. After that I became a good swimmer and used to hold breath for longer time under water. Then I trained my brothers and one of my friend too.
Mohammed Aslam kind of like the way my dad taught me to ride a bicycle...held the back of my seat for me at first then let go without me knowing. when i realized he was no longer holding the seat, i crashed, got mad, but then brightened when he pointed out that i was able to ride the bike on my own.
***** Ya those are the pleasant memories......keep it up.
i tried this and completely came out and hovered above the pool in mid air for a few seconds.
What am i doing wrong?
you're making bad jokes
Good guide, but does breathing techniques or breathing play a roll to floating too?
At which point do you inhale/exhale, breathe fast or slow, or is it mainly about treading water?
If you hold your breath you become lighter and you float more.
I never knew what this was called and I tried to explain it to people. I asked "how do I swim/float without going anywhere" or something like that. Nobody ever knows what I'm talking about
why am I here I'm a fucking manatee...
Who names a manatee Kathy?
Aɴᴀ Vɪcᴛoʀɪᴀ CP my mother... Duh. Its a family name
RIP in peace
Good Guy Gains rip means rest in peace xD
This is so incredibly frustrating, because I do exactly what she says, but I still sink like a rock.
Loose weight
*gain weight. Its about density, not weight. Ever taken a science class???
Be a Milly Rock then!
Be a whale.
You're probably tensed up.
You make it look so easy and graceful.
I never knew that many people don't know how to swim, but after learning about this whole technique, I guess I also didn't really know either.
this pool looks deapper than the one i train with.. ={
me trying to find who asked
@@arinzesm lmao 8 years
@@chimmychuck I know
@@chimmychuck 😂😂😂
@@xxbombardxx3764 bro no one asked for you to find who asked
What the hell? I thought treading waters was something you can only do in cartoons.
I've been swimming wrong my entire life...
lol your profile pic.....
lol your profile pic.....
lol your profile pic.....
MY PFP FUCCCK
Screw this world, breaks desk, breaks laptop, wait...
I tried it, but I just kept sinking down and my nose always ends up submerge in the water. :(
Why can't I swim or stay afloat like the other people I see in the pool?
Can someone tell me how some people can stay afloat on water so easily while people like me can't?
There are specific pools: one where you can float really easily (dont need any equipment just relax and youll float) and one which is quite hard (need some equipment for it)
Thx for the video I never knew how to get the hang of doing that so I could float but acually breathe and your video was soo helpful now I feel confident on doing this in a deeper part of the swimming pool
Thank you guys in the comments for your encouraging remarks :D At least I know I will be failing for some time :DDD
i remember i took swimming lesson when i was kid and the instructor didn't teach about trending water. he literally expect us to "kick" instead of the combination hand movements.
Same I was with little kids around 2 and they swam better than me
same omg a few weeks after we went to a water park at my school though i could swim in the wave pool i died that day
I used to have trouble treading water. Then at a beach trip, I was out at sea with other people.Everyone jumped into the water while I stayed on the raft. Then I thought, if little children can tread water, I should be able to figure it out. That psyched me up. So I just jumped in, and it was fine. No one could tell that's the first time I ever did it haha.
neinsager Yolo as it's finest.
W how old were u
W how old were u
W how old were u
W how old were u
Tried this in the ocean.
Sank and found the Titanic..
😂😂
Lmao😂😂👍✅
Can you tread water but be more horizontal ? Like almost a doggy paddle but slower ?
Awesome vid. However, I sink when treading water. How should I breathe when doing this?
just relax
amazingly detailed step by step process.
I've been a marine cadet for almost 3 months now, and I will be taking my swim test in January, my worst fear is drowning as one of my very close friends drowned recently, I'm 13 and I can swim a little bit but I was just wondering if any other cadets out there could tell me what I need to do to pass the test and how I could prepare for it?
Thanks.
How'd it go?
That is a great thumbnail.
her body isnt that great
😂😂
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Bugeekman oml lol
I was abot to comment abot that too
I can't tread water..I tried hard but only my head touch the surface of the water bit my face still under water? What should I do, kick faster?!
I get realy nervous and afraid because, I was about to drown 3 months ago .
Im scared of training this in depth that my feet cant touch the ground, how could I get out if it doesnt work ? I freak out easily
How tall are you? For example I’m 5’8 and so the deepest I will practice in is 6 ft water stay close to the edge and have someone close by who can swim in case of anything. You can also just jump in the deep end when u hit the bottom so u can come back up to the top
I remember when I was walking into the deep part without holding to a wall, then my friend said something that made me laugh for like 30 secs and didn’t realise I was already at the 6feet. When I couldn’t touch the floor anymore, thats when i stopped laughing. I panicked HARD and did fast paddles but that didn’t made me float so i just swam like a dumbass dog.
I just learned how to tread water. I'm headed to my local YMCA. Wish me luck. If you never hear from me again you'll know I failed and I'm at the bottom of the pool. Send help.
How'd it go
RIP dude
+Jesse Locke Calling 911 now
M8S ITS BEEN A YEAR AND WE STILL HAVENT HEARD FROM HIM
ive struggled with this whole my life, my friends do it effortlessly
Thank you very much for this video. I watched it and went swimming this morning to practice treading, I did it :)
I watch videos like this to make myself feel like a professional swimmer.
I will just stat in the 4 ft instead
Oops Yep start
But you can't do that in there because you can stand.
***** True.
What if he is 2 ft
TROLL LIKE SULLY Then it is better. lol
I am at the pool watching this , i am treading water with my feet and typing. lolll
I hope you have a waterproof phone
hi of course
What type of device he has ?
for real? ha that's pretty cool
Wowww
No. I will not be going deeper than 3 feet and without my pool floaties
Water is so relaxing what a great exercise to be able to swim. I need to work on getting better. I would love to do this.
I hope it will cure my AquaPhobia, must learn. thanks for the help!
I admire Bear Grylls, he simply jumps in ponds, lakes, ice holes, rivers and seas and survives them all.. even if you have the skill, you would still need calmness and stamina to survive drowning
Why am I watching this I'm 27 and can't remember how young I was when I learned to swim😂
I will try this under supervision, I'm really sad I didn't learn swimming when I was young, Am I late?? I'm 14.
I'm 22 years old. you're good dude. lmao
Titocoldshotz i am 22 and i dont know how to swim hahaha what the heck is wrong with me
I'm 15 and can't swim but I want to learn
You're def not late. I'm an adult & still can't swim. Embarrassing...
dude im 24 and am so scared of water !
Very useful tip! Best part of video is the recap!
This I think can help me because me and my siblings cannot swim because we never had the time to learn but now I think I have a background check on it
I just realize that i'm 17 and i can't swim.
***** ITS NEVER TOO LATE GUYS i have just finished my first week,am finally learning how to swim,and am turning 25 ...
I'm 17 too and I can't swim
Give it a rest guys , 32 here and cant even touch water
20 and still drowning like a dead fish
Heart Throbs I'm 13, and I cant even swim or float
WHAT IF YOU NEED TO SWIM IN THE OCEAN?!?!?
depends on the ocean, but generally, you tend to float more due to the higher salt content. Watch out for sharks and other animals though.
***** yu .y
Toti Soti Then im DED... xD
+Toti Soti you get on the back of a shark and ride it back to shore
I just doggy paddle
its more tiring
Christian Solis me too , that's the only way i can keep up with swimming 😂😂😂
me 2
Same ,works for me
Christian Solis I doggie paddle, Mermaid swim, Fish Swim, Adult swim and Underwater swim (which means I can hold my breath for 27 minutes)
so u can now tread on the water?
you try this exercise?
Do we hold our breath or inhale /exhale
01:42 - Instructions not clear. If you're already dead by drowning, you can't really grab onto anything.
I got scared when she let go cause I don't know how to swim but I love the water so I need to learn fast
Usually I just flap my arms under water like I'm trying to fly.
Yeah, that's right. Wily Coyote taught me how to tread water.
Great advice, I want to go to the ocean one day and this will put mom at ease.
I can finally swim in deep water, thank you so much!