How to learn to swim on your back

First, select the location for training. Best for you is the pool. In open water where the bottom may be uneven, you will not be able to keep the situation under control. Besides, during class waves or current can interfere.

Start learning to swim on the back with a man who knows well how to swim and is able to hedge. It is desirable that the first time he supported your body, so you can easily keep yourself in the water.

Start with a shallow depth. Sit on the bottom and resting on her arms, try to lie on your back so that the shoulders and neck went a little under the water. Try to stretch on the surface of the water. Take a deep breath and slowly move the hands to the hips. Do this movement smoothly. Stay in this position until the legs will not go under the water.

Try to overcome fear and catch his balance. You need to relax your arms and legs and lungs to absorb more air, then the body will become weightless and will remain on the surface.

To learn to swim but not to lie on the backagain sit on the bottom. Raise your bent arms up, upper body tilt back and push off with your legs from the bottom. When feet will be in zero gravity, straighten to his full height. Try to swim several meters, holding his breath while doing this.

To overcome the distance, you need to learn how to make a kicking motion, reminiscent of repulsion. Hands to perform strokes: make sachibalaya motion with his hands, bringing them above the shoulders above the water, and bringing with power thigh under her. Such movements can be performed with two hands as the turn and at the same time. Thus, each hand will make continuous and rhythmic movement. To the beginner it is recommended to perform the strokes straight arms. When the technique of swimming on the back you would bring to perfection, hands when rowing keep bent. Such characteristic movement when swimming on the back did not represent special work for the swimmer.