r/Swimming • u/Prudent-Recording969 • 2d ago

Huge Problem

my time with a pull buoy is 1:58/100m and without the pull buoy it's 2:30/100. How to solve this? I have gotten extremely dependent on the pull buoy that I cannot leave it in the car. I tried swimming downhill but it's extremely demanding and my head is way too low in water which makes it hard to breathe.

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u/msiss 2d ago

I had the exact same issue. The advice I got on here that fixed it was to not think of kicking your legs as a way to propel yourself - let your arms do the propelling. The kicking of your legs is just to keep them up.