Why Do My Legs Sink

Do you struggle to keep your body parallel to the water surface or find yourself desperately kicking simply to stay afloat? Well if the answer is yes, then it sounds like the dreaded sinking legs. Mark is here to run through the reasons why your legs sink and explain how you can fix it!

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Do you struggle to keep your body parallel to the water surface or find yourself desperately kicking simply to stay afloat? Or are you - as Mark's coach used to joke - sweeping the pool floor? Well if the answer is yes, then it sounds like the dreaded sinking legs.

So, how do you keep your backside and heels nice and close to the surface of the water? Well, you just throw a pull buoy between your legs, don't you? Mmmm, no, not quite, so today Mark will run through the reasons why your legs sink and explain how you can fix it.

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