Swimming with legs?

Question

when i swim with my legs i swim really slow. i was swimmming with my friends and the coach and when i swam with only the kickboard as a review i was REALLY slow. on time i dont even think i was moving. he told me to point my feet and dont bend my knees but that makes me slower so i i do the opposite and it makes me like 1 second faster. help?

Answer 1

i have the same problem but when i wear fins i am twice as fast as everyone else wearing fins, I think that it is because my feet are small if yours are two well, i wish you luck

Answer 2

are you sure youre kicking from your hips? you have to kick from the very top of your legs not from the knee down. your coach is right dont bend your knees. good luck!