Any advice for someone learning to swim for the first time in deeper water?

Im learning to swim in deeper water and my first instinct is to panic, does this feeling pass with time?Any advice for someone learning to swim for the first time in deeper water?
The panic feeling passes with time. The best advice I can give to you is to first swim next to the wall and see how far you can go without touching the wall or the bottom. Knowing that distance should give you confidence to swim in deeper water and know how far away you can be and still be able to make it back safely. If you have an instructor or if you have a friend who's a strong swimmer who could support you in case you feel you need a little help in the deep water, that can be another assuring thing to have for you. Confidence is the name of the game in swimming, the more you have, the faster you improve.Any advice for someone learning to swim for the first time in deeper water?
I am a swimming teacher and a life guard and i have just been teaching someone to swim. She was really scared of the deep end but now she will swim up and down with ease. Yo need to relax and trust in what you are doing. If you are confident in your self you shouldn't panic. Also if you panic try to stay near a side. If you are not comfy in the deep end stay in the shallow end until YOU feel ready to go into the deep end. Then the feeling should have passed.
well its a bit silly to be starting of in deeper water , you need to start in the shallow end this way if you do start to panic you will be able to put your feet down , when you have learnt to float then go into the deeper water . learning to swim takes some time will be a shame if you drown on your first attempt in the deeper water.
Yes,





Try going underwater lots to show you that sinking is pretty hard, try swim to bottom (Shallowend and middle!!) Your body will soon realise that depth is not a problem.





Your instincts are protecting your breathing, if you lie on your back in water and float does it matter how deep the water is! You still float? Relax and show your instincts that you only need to breathe every now and again. BE patient and don't let your imagination run wild..





Good luck.
When you can swim the shallow end of the pool to the safety rope and back t the edge w/o touching the bottom


that will give the confidence to swim the deep area of the pool because you will always have only half the length of the pool to get from one edge to the other or the middle of the pool to the back end





Let the lifeguard attendant know your out there just starting to be in the deep end of the pool





So someone can keep and eye on you, drowning is not likely lol that way your not alone this way ok ?





And one of the best ways to build your confidence in your ability is to go to the deep part of the shallow end and tread water w/o touching the bottom when you feel your self start to need to touch the bottom you can take in air and float and rest then trad again or tread to where you can touch the bottom if your not that tall that you naturally do anyway


You can do it
Use fins. This will help you keep a good body position while you concentrate on your upper body stroke.
Start out in the shallow end of the pool until you feel comfortable. Stay near the edges so if you start to panic you can grab onto the side. If you're not in a pool (beach etc) swim out as far as you can touch the bottom with your feet. That way if you panic, you can stand up. Eventually the feeling will pass and you can go further and further out
dont stop!!!!