How to swim & how to dive

9.1. Learning to swim with the eyes

and the right arm movement

People take in most information through their eyes, so this is the easiest way to learn something new. "It is easy to observe the arm movement with the eyes. Here, it is important to make sure that the hands and shoulders are under water. When pushing back the water, the wrists should be stable, the thumbs should point downwards and the fingers should be together. When the legs are pushing the body forward, the arms should be stretched straight out in front, to enable the body to glide through the water more easily and optimal use of the strength of the legs for forward motion. This rhythm enables energy- saving swimming movements." When doing the breaststroke, the legs are not in the learner's field of vision and they can't consciously follow the leg movements with their eyes. Next step: Learn to swim - 9.2. Consciously practicing, automate and the right leg movement