My advice:
Step 1 - go out and breast stroke. Step 2 - once comfortable with breast stroke and no longer freaking out start to throw in some freestyle. Step 3 - learn to sight on an object on the shore line about every 6 strokes so you swim in a straight line. Step 4 - go out and swim with buddies who will beat the living daylights out of you while you repeat steps 1 through 3.
Of course, you should always be swimming with a friend anyway. You don't have to make it through all the steps in one session, or even master 1 in one session.
Last edited by Wahine; 03-07-2008 at 12:40 PM.
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