Why Do My Legs Sink Whilst Swimming? | 6 Tips To Stop Your Legs Sinking When Swimming

[@gtn]

Who else has this issue?

[@vinnisha5716]

🙋

[@theodoreroberts8524]

The one way to avoid this, but a wetsuit with super buoyant legs and refuse to do pool swimming. But then it's cold over winter so probably best avoid outdoor swimming Actually, why not just stick to cycling and running altogether? Fair easier!

[@chasedavies6890]

I oddly want to go swim in the pool now 🤔

[@appleglaxze1091]

me

[@CdnDoc99]

I swim like a seahorse.

[@hamsterminator]

I was a swimming teacher for 7 years. Head position is the source of this problem 9/10 times.

[@davethedogdude]

An old coach taught me to try to make myself feel like I was "swimming downhill" by concentrating on my head/shoulder/chest position in the water (without actually going under water of course). All sorts of drills to proof the feeling front, and rotated like you describe here. Once I got the feeling of what she was describing my legs popped right up.

[@anupamkhare7041]

bro will you please teach me how to do that..as I have been doing swimming for a month but still my legs is sinking in the water,..your help will be appreceiated

[@ronharper4729]

This the best video I've seen about fixing the sinking leg syndrome. Nice job!

[@echo973]

i only started learning to swim in september 2021 (32 years old) and between my swim club and these videos it has came along so much so thank you

[@alexvpaq]

What really helped me back then was working on my breathing cycle and actively keeping my core tight and contracted and at some point it just became normal and my legs would float properly.

[@adriansitumeang585]

Which part of 'core' do you mean? Im struggling with my breathe cycle (i tend to hold it) and confused as to why my feet kept on sinking even after i try to hold my core (abs and but) and feet tight

[@emmyin]

How do keep your core tight? Is it done by crunching in the abdominal muscles?

[@sudhirmenon1161]

Thanks for the tips. Nicely put.I started swimming since I was 11 and not a regular swimmer but I felt I was swimming pretty well till recently when I told my son to take a video of me swimming and I realised that it was atrocious. I was swimming almost like an inverted 'L' and could hardly reach the 50M mark with my legs scraping the pool floor at the shallow end. I feel your video will be of great help to keep my leg afloat and conserve energy. 👍

[@MrJohanGuzman]

Thank you. Sharing this with my swimming mates.

[@gtn]

Thanks for sharing!

[@bluerose35]

Thank you for sharing this with us, you are such a lovely instructor. Can’t wait to practice this technique when our pool opens soon hopefully. You have a very happy Christmas and best wishes for new year.x

[@tods.9947]

I finally went to a swim coach to help me with my stroke for tri and he showed me where my head position was a culprit in my legs sinking. I always looked forward so now I’m working on looking straight down and moving my eyes forward instead.

[@appleglaxze1091]

what is ur coach name? mine is Pian

[@maksymporokhnavets3608]

@@appleglaxze1091 my coaches name is myself

[@karinaniskanen1386]

Struggling with this. Everyone talking about "head position" just refers to where the eyes are looking; down towards the bottom of the pool or forwards so that the head is tilted up. But it is also possible to push the chin forwards ("down" towards the bottom of the pool) or pull it back ("up"), without tilting the head, that will also change the position of the head in the water relative to the rest of the body. Am I correct? I never hear anyone talking about that

[@nancyprier416]

Imagine holding a tennis ball under your chin. that is the correct head position. Your goal is to minimize drag of your body, so staying as horizontal decreases drag.

[@ileilanambingaamtheleader1154]

I am learning how to swim. I wish that my legs stop sinking.

[@sohaibasmat9349]

Same😢

[@tomi4775]

if your feet point to the bottom of the pool you will sink, so keep your feet pointing back and of course don't lift your head too high.

[@varad85]

I kind of get positive splits..unable to finish strong..

[@JustinaZenOnDVD]

What about the legs buoyancy natural differences? My legs seem much heavier than others, for the same volume, hence sinking much faster, I need to increase kicking and tiring to compensate, whatever head position, arm catch, body core stiffness, leg position, speed of exhalation, ... What about the different buoyancy tests for checking this physiological fact is real? How wide is the range of this leg density between people? How running and cycling will modify this? Aren't great swimmers some people with proportionally greater chest than legs?

[@wiseview1444]

you said it all. these are facts and make a difference.

[@appleglaxze1091]

that pool looks so deep btw i have swimming class and then when i was a begginer i keep getting butterfly wrong now ik how to do it because of you GTN!! you learned me how to swim kick and swim butterfly so good :)

[@iangraham9050]

I like swimming more than 1500m (Usually 2-3 km) and I know I have a problem with sinking legs. When I use a Pull Buoy I am flat on the water but can't breathe properly as my head is a bit lower than normal. Obviously, my core is weak, so I will work on that and let you know how I get on. Thanks for these videos, they really do help.

[@elaineberrill1010]

Head position makes all the difference for me. I have to be looking straight down or my legs sink. I'm a beginner to open water. Is there any way to stop your legs sinking as you spot? Or is this an inevitable part of open water swimming? My wetsuit helps but my legs would sink without it. It happens when I practice spotting in the pool.

[@nancyprier416]

spotting should be fairly quick so just kick a little extra during the spotting. I'm a 2 beat kicker but when I lift my head, I have to really up the kicking for that brief period. I played water polo and during that time my kicking was much more significant since most of the swimming is head-up!

[@alexanderelfsten9036]

Brilliant explained! If any one knows a swim coach in Frankfurt, please let me know ;)

[@cannonball9478]

Great tips thanks

[@gtn]

No problem - thanks for watching! 🙌

[@RanjaniSivakumar]

Very useful, thanks

[@gtn]

Glad it was helpful! 🙌

[@jacobmortensen8215]

Sick tips!

[@djphonique]

Uhhh, I think you made this video personally for me. I was just discussing my struggle last time with my girlfriend and she thought I am making things up...

[@AnnaBulek]

Thank you for that video. If looking to the side of the swimming pool, one eye above and one eye below water surface, does it mean we inhale through the nose only?

[@Marcie_Fites]

okay, this was a very good video, but my coaches dont want us to do some of these things, and wont listen to me. how do i get better?

[@davidmitchell4092]

GOOD INFORMATION

[@leighwilkinson2428]

thank you for the video, i suffering with arthritis in knees and ankles, any tips to help with lack of movement.

[@pandrisiah]

Great help 😊

[@ajamerlan]

Hi! Any tips how to do the same but with the butterfly stroke?

[@ethanmakesitall3290]

Today I was doing swimming lessons and my brother trying to do it of floating but it’s 12deep so he sank and the teacher said keep going but his head was not in the water is sucks but he did and he was about to cry but not and The teacher said be brave and don’t get afraid

[@Aloyah56]

Can you do one for sinking legs while doing breaststroke? Thanks.

[@chasedavies6890]

Who wants to see a swim race video from GTN?! Maybe the beer 400m?! 🍺

[@sotc_captivated7484]

Your catching is kind of sinking before you start pulling maybe bending the elbo to grab the water because you are poking the invisible barrel and not using your arms to anchor around and pull it maybe shoulder strength can help keep the shoulders up or wok on holding the arm up in the glides and then pull. Just my thoughts 👍

[@PhiyackYuh]

Would you like to give it a demonstration for us so i can learn it also? Many thanks!

[@sotc_captivated7484]

@@PhiyackYuh I can’t personally because I have no access to a pool but this is Andrew seliskar and he pretty much does the glide I’m talking about and then pulls over his catch. it might be hard to see but if you look closely at his gliding arm it will stay straight until he starts the pull wich keeps his hips and body position above and balanced and gives his stroke a great glide. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmaXm4SGYt94gLM

[@jinjinwang6798]

I have come to the conclusion my bum is simply too big :(

[@TriKaggie]

Eeeek always feel sorry for the leg draggers 🙈🙊

[@ileilanambingaamtheleader1154]

I want my legs to stop sinking

[@munirasghar1673]

I can never do that. Legs always sink. No matter whatever I try

[@MsHantubelau]

Mmm....because you have lungs?

[@husamayyoub6522]

I suggest summarizing the video in the form of points because we are non-English speakers and it is difficult for us to follow the quick talk

[@paulfleming1782]

Brit's talk too much and much too fast !

[@rejected4760]

you have to lose muscle and get fat, thats how to fix it. fat people are always good at swimming

[@Chxmpz]

Yes thats why all professional swimmers are fat! You figured it out!