Don Schiffer

Learn to Swim Don Schiffer

Anyone Can Learn to Swim! Swimming is a healthful and rewarding sport. It provides as much fun and exercise for young people as it does for grownups. And anyone can learn In fact, some babies have been taught how to swim before they were one year old! If you don't know how to swim, then now is the time to start learning. And even if you already swim, you can always learn to be a better, more proficient swimmer with added practice. The best way to learn is through personal instruction. Many communities have learn-to-swim programs where instruction is given by experts. You can easily obtain information about these classes, where and when they are held, and how you can join them. If you do join such a class, you can use this book as a study aid at home. However,if a learn-to-swim program is not available in your community, or if you don't want to wait until one is held, then you can learn to swim by carefully following the instructions in this unique guide. But there is one rule in learning to swim that you must never break: Always have someone with you when you take a lesson. This person must know how to swim so that he can help you practice and correct anything you are doing wrong. This manual is divided into three main parts. The first tells you about the fundamentals of swimming, such things as water safety, breath control, kicking, and floating. The second will tell about the different strokes, that is, the ways of moving yourself through the water. The third discusses swimming in organized racing. If you want to learn how to swim,then this book is for you.