As Ren Yan finished speaking, the students of Class 9 gathered together again.
During this period of time, they have already had a general understanding of their own situation.
According to their understanding, they know nothing about the nature of water.
Except for the freak Qingdong, the other students are already half full by now.
And I deeply experienced what it means that the more you drink sea water, the thirstier you become.
If they hadn't been silently encouraged by the desire to let Qingdong have a taste of Xian Dan, they would have probably been lying on the lifebuoy with no intention of coming out.
Moreover, even if students have been to a swimming pool before and know some swimming skills, they are unlikely to be able to display them in the sea.
Although the ocean waves are not big now and tend to be calm, they are still too frequent, with a wave rising and falling every few seconds.
This is a dimensionality reduction attack for students who are used to swimming in calm water.
Even the slightest ups and downs will affect their control over their bodies, causing them to become disordered involuntarily.
Not to mention that the buoyancy in the sea is completely different from that in a swimming pool.
If they ran to a deeper place, they were sure that they would be able to go downstream and complete a spontaneous rafting trip.
Therefore, they now have a little admiration for Qingdong.
How come they can ignore the waves on the sea and even dance with them?
The other party seems to be drifting, but the drifting area is obviously deliberately controlled, and he is leisurely and contented in his own little world.
Sometimes I would deliberately pass by them and give them a 'sincere' smile.
The ridicule level instantly reached the maximum, making Class 9 want to "drag him down" to face the public nakedly all the time, "a man on top of a man."
Now, this opportunity has finally arrived!
After arriving beside Ren Yan, most of the students in Class Nine immediately showed unparalleled enthusiasm, and their attitude towards learning was much more sincere than before.
Only Qingdong looked a little unhappy.
It was only then that he felt that he might have gone too far...
I just raised the level of ridicule too high. Once my classmates become familiar with the rules of the game, won’t I be left in the dust?
So how should I beg for mercy then?
Qingdong was in a dilemma.
In this tangle, Ren Yan cleared his throat and began his teaching:
"I believe that after a while, you probably know what it feels like to splash around in the sea."
"Although I told you to get familiar with the water, at best you are just familiar with the minor changes in the ocean."
"So now we start to experience the changes in the ocean from small details, and then use our bodies to feel these changes and make adjustments."
"Then the first thing you need to learn is treading water!"
"Treading water?" The students were stunned for a moment. They seemed to have heard of this thing before. It seemed to be the basis of swimming.
"Yes, treading water." Ren Yan nodded:
"As the name suggests, treading water means letting your legs and feet move in the water as if they were on land, and stepping on them to achieve a balance on the water surface."
“It is the first step to becoming familiar with water, and it is also the most basic and important step in swimming.”
"As long as you master this step, you will most likely not drown even if you are in the deep sea."
"Of course, there must be some skills involved."
"Although there is buoyancy in the sea water, due to its low density, this buoyancy is not enough to allow your feet to stand firmly on it."
"So, we need to use the movements of our legs to control this buoyancy."
As Ren Yan finished his words, his entire body began to rise and fall with the sea level.
The students felt curious and looked down at the still clear sea.
I saw that my teacher's legs had completely left the shallows on the seabed and were in a suspended state.
It bends slightly and sways in an inexplicable way, full of rhythm.
It was during this swing that my teacher achieved the ups and downs.
And this swing seems to be in some kind of coordination with the waves.
When the waves rise, people rise; when the waves fall, people fall.
His legs and feet were completely submerged in the sea water, without even a hint of touching the ground.
"See? This is treading water."
“It’s all about balance.”
"As long as you can feel the rhythm of the waves and move your legs skillfully to the rhythm, you can achieve this effect."
"And the so-called skills are relatively simple."
“After relaxing your whole body, place your arms completely in the sea, preferably close to your sides.”
"If your hands are separated or floating on the sea surface, it will create unnecessary buoyancy, and without sufficient experience, it is easy to interrupt the balance you have found."
"After these two points are done, you just need to do what I did, lightly jump up with your feet, and then use an inward and outward bending posture to paddle in the shape of a figure eight according to the rhythm of the waves."
"When your legs are moving in a figure eight position, they will generate an upward buoyancy that will slowly hold your body up. As long as you completely relax, your body will be able to support itself and not fall."
"And thanks to the power of the waves, the buoyancy still rises a little bit."
"Of course, you also need to find your own rhythm when the sea is completely calm."
"When your body naturally falls and becomes stable, you can step on it again and lift your body up again."
“These are the key points of treading water.”
"Of course, there is one more important point. You need to overcome the sense of threat that the ocean brings to you when you fall and try to remain calm."
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