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mespil swimming pool,dublin

  • 06-11-2009 4:53pm
    #1
    thebourke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,368 ✭✭✭


    has anybody taking any swimming lessons...in this pool..i can swim but am having problems breathing..


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  • #2
    interested
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,957 ✭✭✭interested


    thebourke wrote: »
    has anybody taking any swimming lessons...in this pool..i can swim but am having problems breathing..

    To answer your question - no.
    Im guessing this pool is either handy for you to drop into or has come recommended to you. From their website / timetable there appears to be a limited number of adult lessons.
    Im not a qualified coach but would say that poor body position can cause problems when breathing during swimming. Im guessing we're talking freestyle.
    If you're body is flat on the water (you're kicking with long legs, from the hip and your head is steady and your arm strokes are strong) then turning your head to the side to breath becomes easier.

    Maybe someone else on the forum can recommend an alterative pool / lessons near the Mespil pool that they've some first hand experience with. Its probably the subject of your post thats not helping you get some answers.

    I guess if you decided to go along anyway for a lesson you could post up how you got along for others.


  • #3
    Orfeo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭Orfeo


    I did both beginner and intermediate lessons in Mespil and enjoyed them a lot. The two women who teach there are very nice and because both sets of lessons are taught at the same time you can move up or down depending on how well you are doing. The woman who taught me beginner was very good at improving my own breathing problems as my head used to be too far down in the water. Also because there is only a small deep water section in the pool it is a great place to learn to tread water and feel comfortable in the deep end while also feeling safe. The only downside I had with the lessons was that for the first few weeks there was too many people to share the single lane they use for beginners but after that the numbers really thinned out and by the end you could ask the teacher loads of questions, then go off and practice and ask some more before the lesson ended, it felt like 1:1 lesson without someone watching all the time, it was great.


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