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Laugh at me if you want, but I'm a pretty bad swimmer, so I've decided to take swim lessons. I took em as a kid, and I can backfloat, swim on my back, and underwater decently, but I can't do the standard freestyle, breaststroke (huhuh, i said breast and stroke), etc.
Any opinions on a good place? I live super close to a local YMCA, but I don't want to have to pay their membership fee (which I think you have to just to take lessons there).
I'm in the southwest Denver area
I would suggest checking your local city rec center. Most of them have swim facilities and using a resident type pass shouldn't be too expensive. [Beer]
Yup- I think swim lessons for the kids ran about 40.00 when we had them go. Money well spent.Quote:
Originally Posted by StagLefty
My Dad taught me to swim.
It wasn't half bad once I got out of the Gunny sack................................[Coffee]
I've often wondered what swim classes for adults run, cost-wise. I personally am a great swimmer, and I've even had people ask me to teach them. I would like to teach my fiance when I get some time cleared up on my schedule. I used to teach swimming lessons before I started teaching kung fu.
I'm a big fan of the Total Immersion system of swim instruction. I thought I was a good swimmer until I got their free style DVD and saw how they broke down the stroke. If you run across a TI trained instructor give them a shot.
Too bad your not down here man. My wife is a friggin' dolphin. She'd teach you for way less than any local lesson or YMCA place.
Inconel - Total Immersion... That's funny. My dad taught me and my brother how to swim by throwing us out a boat in the middle of a lake and saying, "See you on shore."
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Originally Posted by BigBear
I Love ya like a brother, But I don't think I want to be in a pool with your wife in a Bikini.
You are too damned big to fight [LOL]
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Originally Posted by BPTactical
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Originally Posted by BigBear
You guys laugh but...that's how a lot of people learn to swim haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigBear
OP, why not just go to BUDS...they'll get ya swimmin' REAL good [ROFL1]
Well, actually, part of the reason I want to work on my swimming basics is I've decided to join the reserve, either Navy or Coast GuardQuote:
Originally Posted by Guylee
I took me about ten years to figure out that you aren't black from that avatar on the other site; and now you post this?
heh, I've grown up a bit since then eh? Good ol not drunk not black BrandonQuote:
Originally Posted by Irving
You shoulda taken swim class and waterpolo in highschool with the cool kids homie
Congratulations on your decision to serve. It seems to me that you are probably old enough to just read techniques and go try them out yourself. I can swim (was on swim team) but can't think of how I'd teach someone else other than just saying, "Do this.... Now practice that a lot. See you next week."
Link with info on the boot camp swim testQuote:
Originally Posted by ghettodub
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/navy/l/blnavyswim.htm
And if you're going in the Coast Guard I wouldn't worry about it. You don't mention how tall you are but if you're over 6 feet tall and the ship goes down you can walk back to shore. If you're under 6 feet tall they issue you SCUBA gear. [Tooth]
all joking aside I wish I'd taken a closer look at the puddle pirates
I stopped by the YMCA last night, and for a seven week course, it was only $42 so I'm gonna do that. Gotta wait until one month after my surgery though before I swim at all.
And thanks for the comments; i'm excited for it, and I'm going to be ready for it when I go. My plan is to wait until spring, which will give me time to get in awesome shape. Plus, by then I'll be a student again, so I could go directly to officer training, so we'll see. I'm gonna try to go meet with a recruiter sometime in the next few weeks.
Great, glad you found something! Good luck in the reserves too!
Good luck with the lessons. You'll be a shark in the water a year from now.
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Originally Posted by ghettodub
Double check every thing they say and see it in writing. There are some good recruiters out there but mine screwed me pretty good. The military may require 6 months to a year after your surgery to make sure it's healed up properly so check into that.
Rgr that, will do. Thanks man. I'm definitely gonna be one of those pain in the ass people that clarifies everything before I sign on the line.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seamonkey