Sorry to hear that you are having some troubles! I think some breathing drills, like what was just mentioned, should help you out. I'm new to swimming too. I used to be on the swim team waaaaaay back in jr. high, but I was a horrible swimmer. I just got back into the pool this last weekend with a swim instructor. I feel pretty OK about it so far. I'll be going swimming on my own tomorrow, so we'll see how that goes.

Hope that the drill will help you out!