How To Stop Your Legs Sinking Whilst Swimming | The Most Common Swim Mistake?

When you’re swimming can you look down & see your toes almost dragging along the bottom of the pool? Mark & Heather have got some tips and pointers to help you get your legs away from the bottom of the pool and in line with the rest of your body!

Intro - 0:00
Head Position - 1:25
Rotation - 2:08
Leg Kick - 3:02
The Catch - 4:12
Wetsuit Effect - 5:10
Pull Buoy - 5:53

When you’re swimming can you look down and see your toes almost dragging along the bottom of the pool? Sinking legs might just be the most common problem facing newbie swimmers.

Well don't fear if you think this might be you, Mark and Heather have got some tips and pointers to help you get your legs away from the bottom of the pool and in line with the rest of your body!

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Have you experienced sinking legs and what have you done to try and fix it? Let us know!

[electric_boogaloo]

Its almost as if Youtube knows exactly what my problem is with swimming. And I have never watched a swimming video on YouTube.

[Itzellme]

After not knowing how to swim I decided to teach myself! Today I finally did it a bit… Progress!!

[nopep]

me who hasnt gone swimming in three years looking this up- 👁 👄 👁

[TaimurImtiaz]

Great tips! I’ll try these today being a beginner. Thanks.

[kamaleshvasudeva]

Thank you very much for this. Hats off to the kind of effort put in to making of this.

[lordofentropy]

I'm a shark, don't know why I am watching this.

[xrayfish]

I experienced this today never had before this video and others comes at the right moment for me thanks alot. I will practice this on my next visit

[bobferguson]

Now, if you can find a way to get me through the panic attacks when I'm swimming. Or trying to "swim" would be good?

[JerryLiuYT]

YouTube recommendations doing amazing work!!

[morganbogle]

Thank you so much for sharing this very informative and life changing video! Have a blessed day and God bless you and your family

[ChrisMarshallUS]

Thank you this is something I have been struggling with and will be working to get better body position

[vimalneha]

Very good tips, exactly what I was missing.

[lucianbriceanu]

Really good tips for learning the right way to swim and my daughter will put them in practice next time we go swimming

[robohippy]

Best tip I ever got for keeping my legs up was 'Suck in your gut like you are trying to put your belly button on your spine." The 'Dunlaps Disease' as in 'your belly dun laps over your belt' is a relaxed core, which puts curve in your spine, which makes your legs sink. That tip, plus keeping your head down keeps your posture/body position in line and feet up...

[JKL]

This was certainly one of my biggest issues and I spent a lot of time using the float between my skinny legs. When I was swimming regularly, the biggest improvements in all aspects of swimming for me occurred after implementing techniques taught by Karlyn Pipes in her YouTube videos.

[petercollins]

i was taught to press down with my chest to raise my hips in the water (as you say, a teeter-totter effect). as i recall, that also helped in creating the "breathing pocket" that's generated in a proper stroke.

[KRAFTEDKITCHEN]

Great video and well demonstrated tips.

[soumyasundaram]

Absolutely will put all your excercises and points to stop the sinking legs .thanks a million

[dianefinn]

Thanks for all ur tips I love swimming but not that technical so very helpful.