How can I learn to swim with no teacher?

Question

I want to learn how to swim, but I cannot afford any teacher, nobody I know knows how to swim well enouph to teach me. I am not scared to put my head underwater anymore if it helps, I just want to learn how to swim, I just need the tips

Answer 1

go to youtube and look up "learn how to swim" and there are thousands of videos to teach you.

Answer 2

Swimming the various styles well really needs someone who knows at least two or more styles to show you how. The basic principles of floatation, buoyancy, mechanics of movement in water, etc need to be explained and demonstrated.

Reading up a couple of books on swimming and watching the video clips on Youtube, may take you somewhere, but it will take a very long time. A good coach, teaching you in a mini-group of 3-5 persons may succeed in less than 2 months or 8 one-hour sessions.

There are numerous areas to be performed accurately in any style, so if you self-teach and get your movements wrong, they will stay for years, decades. You may wonder why is everybody swimming faster than you, even the 8-11 yr olds next door. So accuracy of arm-strokes and kicks is essential in swimming, to allow you to swim  effortlessly and for longer distances.

Hope the above tips motivate you to pick up the skill as QUICKLY as you can, before the next river or sea cruise.

Happy and safe adventures!