My swimming class I'm taking this semester started yesterday. I met the instructor, got the syllabus, signed waivers, and then hopped in the pool to do the 12 minute pre-test the instructor asked us all to do. Essentially, she just wants to know how many laps we can do (any type of stroke) in 12 minutes. One of the girls there is a former swim team person, and she did hers super fast. I think I heard her say she did about 16 laps in 12 minutes. 16?!?? I did mine and got 3.5-4 laps in in 12 minutes, and that's with stops halfway each time because I couldn't catch my breath. ~4 laps in 12 minutes. Ugh. The instructor was talking about all these different things we can do this semester, and all I could think was "could I please just concentrate on what I know now, improve on that, and go from there?" And all the terminology - it was like listening to a foreign language. Help!
I can't get this breathing thing down. How do you catch your breath while swimming? I know the technique (breathe during the stroke, exhale while under), but after about three times of this, I'm burning up inside and have to stop to catch my breath. What the heck am I missing?!? It's so frustrating. There was a very large woman in the lane next to me last night who was swimming circles around me in terms of endurance (she looked like a flailing duck while freestyling, but that's another story). So frustrated. I can run 5-6 miles at the drop of a hat no problem, but I can't even swim half a lap without stopping?!?? I feel so idiotic. I know I'm still working on it, improving, but it's just frustrating that I can't quite get it down.
At least this class will put me in the pool twice a week. Here's hoping I can improve quickly. Any suggestions from you would also be helpful!!!
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