Start at 15 – 20 minutes. When you first start swimming, try swimming for 15 – 20 minutes at a time and gradually work your way up to longer...

Rest on the side. If you're waiting or resting at the wall, stay as far to one side as possible. Slow swimmers wait. Slower swimmers starting a...

Learn to breathe on both sides. If you're swimming in open water, and waves come from one side, you'll be glad you can breathe on the other. ...