Eric, Thx for the info and your offer! My apologies for taking so long to get back to you.Caetlonn,
Not sure of you exact location but FYI the West Vancouver Aquatic Center runs stroke clinics for $15 and its an hour long.Last one I went to was just me so it worked out as a great deal.The other plus it is a brand new facility that doesn't need to cholorinate the water to keep it clean(I hate pool chlorine).
I think that being comfortable in the water will go along way to making swimming underwater easier along with the better your physical fittness the less effort required thus the longer your breath will last.
If you need a spotter let me know cause I should also work on my breath-holding and we could trade off.
Eric
I checked the Leisure Guide online for the West Van pool to find out more about these stroke clinics. As the only one that interested me was the front crawl, I don't think I'll attend since it seemed to only be running once or twice a season. I don't think that'll be much benefit to me. (Also, West Van is too out-of-the-way for me.)
If you ever decide to come slummin' downtown, my pool -- the YWCA which is ALSO ozonated () -- has Friendly Fridays on the last Friday of every month. I could get you in for free, I believe. I haven't been to the gym in almost 2 months so unless there's been some changes, I'm assuming this policy still holds. One of the great things about the Y is NO KIDS! (Except for brief periods on Sat/Sun afternoons.)
I'm planning on taking some private lessons at UBC's pool. (Again, out-of-the-way, but the swimming instructors at the Y aren't very good.)
Thank you for the offer, finley, but Texas is WAY too out-of-the-way!annasea...come visit..I will give you lessons