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Don’t
start out swimming in moving water. If you’re learning to swim in an
ocean or river, you’ll need to be more aware of the motion of the water.
If you must learn to swim this way, try to make sure you’re with
someone who knows what he or she is doing, and be sure to read the step
about getting out of a riptide or a rushing river (below).

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Learning
how to swim can be scary when you don’t know what you’re doing. Don’t
worry though — there are things you can do to make learning how to swim
less daunting. Once you get the hang of it, swimming will be a breeze.

Part 1 of 4:
Getting Comfortable in the Water

1
Let
go of your fear. A lot of people put off learning how to swim because
they’re afraid of drowning. While drownings do occur, most of them could
have been prevented by simple safety measures. Follow these guidelines
whenever you’re swimming, and the odds of drowning will decrease
dramatically:[1]
Don’t swim alone. Always go swimming with one other
person who is a strong swimmer, if not several other people. An area
with a lifeguard is usually the best place to swim.
Don’t start out
swimming in moving water. If you’re learning to swim in an ocean or
river, you’ll need to be more aware of the motion of the water. If you
must learn to swim this way, try to make sure you’re with someone who
knows what he or she is doing, and be sure to read the step about
getting out of a riptide or a rushing river (below).
Stay within a
depth you can handle. When you’re first learning how to swim, don’t
venture into water that’s too deep for you to stand in. That way, if
something goes amiss, you can simply stand up and breathe.
Avoid
swimming during inclement weather conditions. Swimming in a light rain
shower should be fine, but if you see or hear a storm approaching, get
out of the water immediately. This rule is to be followed regardless of
how well you can swim.
Don’t swim in water that’s too cold. Moving your limbs to paddle can become suddenly difficult if you’re in frigid water.

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2
Get
used to floating. When you’re in the water, hold on to the side of the
pool or a dock, and let your legs float out behind you - they should
lift easily if you let them. But, for some people, they like to sink to
the bottom, while your upper body floats. Don’t worry; just retry the
method again. Practice doing this on your stomach and on your back,
until you’re used to letting half of your body float.[2]
Try floating
on your back or your stomach as soon as you’re ready. Stay in a shallow
depth so that you can simply stand up if it’s not working out. It might
feel weird to have water around your ears while your nose and mouth are
in the air, but you’ll get used to it. For extra stability, put out
your arms at a right angle so that your body is in a “T” shape. When
floating for the first time, you can try taking a deep breath and then
floating. If your lungs are full of air, your body will float for sure.
Do this until you’re more experienced.

3
Don’t panic. Always
remember that you have a fallback if you’re in an unmanageable depth or
you simply can’t move your limbs - floating on your back. Don’t flail
around or start breathing quickly if you can’t swim; simply lie back as
flat as you can, and let the water carry you while you regain your
composure.
A good tip for floating on your back is to hold your
breath and have lungs full of air. Another good tip is to stick your
stomach out.[3]

4
Practice exhaling underwater. While you’re
still in a shallow depth, take a deep breath and put your face
underwater. Slowly exhale out your nose until you’re out of breath, then
come back up. Bubbles should come out. You can also exhale out of your
mouth, but usually in big bubbles until you finally let out a stream of
bubbles.[4]
If you’re uncomfortable exhaling through your nose, you can hold it closed or wear a nose plug and exhale through your mouth.

5
Wear
goggles (optional). Wearing goggles can help you feel more comfortable
opening your eyes underwater, and might allow you to see more clearly.
Find a pair with spongy circles around the eyes and dip them in the
water, so that they’ll stick to your skin. Tighten the strap around the
back of your head so that the goggles fit snugly.[5]

1
Practice
kicking your legs. Whether you’re floating on your back or still
holding on to the side of the pool, you can practice kicking. (To see
how far each kick can propel you, practice it using a kickboard. This
allows you to focus on your kicking technique without worrying about
keeping your head above water.)
Try a flutter kick. Point your toes
out like a ballerina, keep your legs mostly straight, and alternate legs
as you make small kicks. You should feel the most flexion in your
ankles.
Try a whip kick. Keep your legs held tightly together from
your hips to your knees, and from your knees to your ankles. Bend your
knees so that your shins come up to about a 90-degree angle, then
quickly bring your shins apart and move them in a circular motion,
keeping your thighs together the whole time. (That is, trace half a
circle with each leg, moving your right leg to the right and your left
leg to the left.) Bring your shins back together at the bottom of the
circle, and lift them up again to restart the kick.
Try an eggbeater
kick. This kick is commonly used to tread water, and stay in a vertical
position with your head and shoulders above water. Start with your knees
bent and your legs slightly wider than hip-width apart. Then “pedal”
each leg as you would on a bike, only they’ll go in opposite directions:
while one leg pedals “forward,” the other leg should pedal “backward.”
This one takes some practice to get used to, but it’s handy for
“resting” when your feet can’t touch bottom.

2
Learn how to do
a crawl. Crawls are great strokes to learn as a beginner, and they’ll
move you pretty quickly. Here’s how to do them:[6]
Try a backstroke
first. Float flat on your back, and do a flutter kick with your legs.
With your arms, do the “crawl” motion, lifting one arm straight into the
air and keeping it straight as it re-enters the water next to your
head. Once it’s underwater, bend it to bring it back to a straight
position next to your side, and repeat. Alternate arms as you swim, and
try to keep your fingers together and your hands as flat as possible.
Try
a front stroke (also known as a freestyle or American crawl). Floating
on your stomach, do a flutter kick with your legs and use your arms to
“crawl” forward. Bring one arm out of the water so that it’s “reaching”
forward, then bring it back down and use your cupped hand to “push” the
water behind you. Alternate arms. To breathe, turn your head to one side
under the arm that’s currently crawling, lifting enough for you to take
a breath. Take a breath under the same arm each time, so that you’re
breathing once every two strokes.

3
Tread water. Treading
water can help you catch your breath and keep your head up without
actually swimming. Do the eggbeater kick listed above, and use your
hands to keep your balance by “sculling” - keep your forearms flat on
the surface of the water, and imagine they’re butter knives spreading on
a piece of toast. Move one arm in a clockwise circle, and the other arm
in a counterclockwise circle.[7]

4
Use your arms to come up
from the bottom. If you’re below water and would like to come up, use
your arms to propel yourself. Put them straight up above your head, and
quickly bring them down to your sides. This should push you up a few
feet. Repeat until you break the surface.

Part 2 Quiz
What kind of kick will keep you floating when you tread water?
A flutter kick
A whip kick
An eggbeater kick
Part 3 of 4:
Learning Advanced Techniques

1
Try
some more advanced strokes. Once you’re more comfortable in the water,
you can start learning new strokes that will move you more quickly or
with less energy. Try these:
Learn the dolphin stroke.
The butterfly stroke .
Swim the breaststroke.
Do the sidestroke.
Try swimming laps.

2
Try
diving. Dives can be a fun way to get into the water and start a
stroke. Start with a basic dive, and move on to more complicated swan
dive, back dive, and rolling dive.[8]
Always make sure the water is
deep enough before you dive. At a bare minimum, the water should be 9 or
10 feet (2.7 or 3.0 m) deep; if you’re a tall person, make it at least
11 or 12 feet (3.4 or 3.7 m).

Part 3 Quiz
You shouldn’t dive into water that’s less than how many feet deep?
Five or six
Nine or ten
Fourteen or fifteen
It depends on the angle of your dive.
Part 4 of 4:
Being Prepared for Unlikely Situations

1
Know
how to get out of a rip current. If you’re swimming in the ocean, you
might get caught in a rip current. Knowing what to do can save your
life, so try to memorize these steps before you get into the water.[9]
Do
not panic. This is, by far, the most important step of all. By flailing
and panicking, you could actually keep yourself under the water.
Swim
sideways. Do not try to swim directly to shore or directly out further
into the ocean. Instead, try to swim in a line that’s exactly parallel
to the shoreline.
Swim in a stroke that allows you to breathe. Swim
with the strongest stroke you can do that also allows you plenty of room
to breathe. This might be a sidestroke, front crawl, or breaststroke.
Keep
swimming until you’re out of the rip current. You might have to swim
quite far before you’re safely out of the rip current, but keep going.
You don’t want to undo the good work you’ve done so far by heading for
shore at the wrong time.
If possible call out for help. If you can,
motion to the lifeguard or yell “Help!” as soon as possible. However,
don’t do this if it means sacrificing a breath or if you have to stop
swimming - it’s better to keep yourself moving.

2
Know how to
get out of a river current. If you’re caught in a river that’s flowing
too quickly or pushing you under, follow these steps to get out:[10]
Don’t
flail or panic. As with a rip current, panicking and flailing your
limbs can push you deeper into the water. Try to take even breaths and
remain calm.
Aim to swim diagonally toward the shoreline. Swimming
toward the shoreline at a 90-degree angle will force you to fight with
the current too much, and might cause you to become exhausted quickly.
Instead, plan to get to the shoreline at a diagonal angle that goes with
the current.
Don’t try to swim upstream. You’ll spend too much
energy for not enough results. Only try to swim upstream if there’s
immediate danger downstream, such as sharp rocks or a waterfall.
If
you are being rapidly carried downstream by the current, point your feet
in the direction you are being carried. This may prevent you from
striking your head on a rock or other obstruction.