Need Advice please! Absolute Beginner after 9 lessons. Completely gassed after 50m.

Hello everyone,

So this is me swimming after 9 lessons. I started as an absolute Beginner, not being able to swim freestyle at all. I will start my next swimming course in 3 weeks.

I am looking for advice on what to focus on going forward. Obviously there is a lot to improve but I like to focus on 1-2 things.

My biggest problems right now are: 1. I feel absolutely gassed after 50m. I already started to slow my kicks down, to what you see in the video. However I am still so out of breath after 50m. 2. My body position. If I try to lower my head more inside the water, I can't breathe when turning my head, or I will drink water.

Thank you in advance! I am grateful for any advice!