[First learn breaststroke to get started faster]
If you are at the swimming pool, watch carefully. You will find that people who can breaststroke are everywhere, but those who can freestyle, backstroke or butterfly are very rare, and those who know the other three strokes are usually hailed as masters, and by the way they have established the status of "basic stroke" for breaststroke. .
Why learn breaststroke first? There are different opinions on swimming coaches and swimming learners, but they can be summed up in two words-"easy to learn", which is mainly reflected in two aspects:
First, breaststroke hands and feet are the simplest. Because people’s upper limbs are more dexterous, hand movements are not difficult to learn, while breaststroke lower limb movements are the simplest and easiest to learn. The most important thing is that it doesn't matter if the hand movements and leg movements of breaststroke are not coordinated. As long as you can float on the water, you can swim forward even with a random stroke.
Next, breaststroke breathing is the easiest. Because breaststroke has a water-clamping action, the breathing position can be higher and it is not easy to choke, while other swimming styles such as freestyle provide side ventilation and make it easier to drink water.
[It’s easier to learn freestyle first to learn other strokes]
The movement of freestyle is much more difficult to master. Freestyle requires crossed arms and legs to do movement, and the movement of the legs is particularly difficult to do. It requires the thigh to drive the calf, and the calf to drive the foot. Multiple joints of the lower limbs must be involved, and the movements are not easy to coordinate. If the buoyancy is not well controlled, it will feel very laborious. In addition, the freestyle breathing has to be sideways. This technique is also more difficult for beginners to swim.
Since freestyle swimming is so difficult, why bother to learn it first? Mainly because children who learn freestyle first will learn other swimming styles more easily later. After learning the freestyle, it is backstroke as soon as you turn over. The butterfly stroke is also similar to the freestyle movement, and the breaststroke requires almost no special learning. If you learn breaststroke first, because the movement is too far apart from the other 3 strokes, learning other strokes will almost start from scratch. In addition, learning freestyle first is more conducive for children to learn standard swimming movements.
Which swimming style should the child learn first? At present, there is no unified view in the world. There is a tradition in China to learn breaststroke first, and the United States has always learned freestyle first. Japan also advocated learning backstroke first. Various strokes have their own advantages. The breaststroke saves effort, the freestyle is fast, the backstroke is comfortable, and the butterfly stroke is beautiful. Parents can choose according to their own circumstances.
Many people who have learned breaststroke want to learn freestyle. First grasp a floating board with both hands practice kicking and move forward; after the leg moves smoothly, release the floating board with one hand to do the freestyle movement; then both hands release the floating board to do the movement, this If you don’t need to breathe, hold your breath first, practice hand-leg coordination; finally practice breathing.
No matter which swimming style is mastered first, being able to move forward in the water can greatly enhance one's self-confidence and further cultivate one's water quality. Knowing any kind of swimming style, it is easier to learn other swimming styles without hindering each other.
