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Swimmers often struggle because they are unbalanced and their legs
are dragging, making you work harder. Learn to swim with better
balance will reduce drag and effort. Watch this video and
This is the body position you should be hitting at the start of each stroke. Get this wrong and you'll be creating drag and working harder than you need to. Watch this video and check out this blog post for more details.
A high elbow recovery will help you slice through the water with less drag and set your body in the right position to drive yourself forward with each stroke.
Watch this video and check out this blog post for more details.
Switch drill teaches you how to land in a balanced and streamlined body position after each stroke. Do it with the correct timing and you'll accelerate forward. Watch this video and check out this blog post for more details.
Breathing should happen within your natural stroke rhythm. It should not disrupt your rhythm and/or slow you down. To ensure this, we need to have the head and the body turning together - at the same time. Watch this video and check out this blog post for more details.
To ensure you don't slow down when breathing we need to coordinate
both the head and body movements at the same time. Get this
timing wrong and swimming will always be harder than it could be.
Watch this video and check out this blog post for more details.
Here is an extremely useful drill which is both a fun challenge and a great exercise for posture and head stability while swimming - and possibly
more importantly - while breathing! Let us know how you get on.
Watch this video and check out this blog post for more details.
Everyone should aim to become proficient at this drill, but it would be especially important for triathletes, open water swimmers and distance swimmers using a 2 beat kick due to the increased efficiency and
reduced drag from having an effective kick motion.
Watch this video and check out this blog post for more details.
Establish a stronger connection between the catch and body roll so that all aspects of your stroke work in unison, helping your rhythmically move forward with better efficiency.
Develop greater awareness and feel for the water in the catch position.
Learn how to utilize a high elbow catch to form a paddle and
gather the water behind your forearm, wrist, palm and fingers.
Ensure you maximise the length of each stroke by pushing all the way back past your hips. Use this sculling drill and learn to feel the water in this mystery zone.
The first step in developing the sought-after
high elbow catch aka early vertical forearm.
It's all about slow movements and patience!
The gathering phase - no power is needed here.
The power phase of each stroke. Come after the catch (not during).
Learn to time your catch and body roll so they work together.
Isolate the catch & pull to learn how effective your underwater stroke is.
Establish a stronger connection between the catch and body roll so that all aspects of your stroke work in unison, helping your rhythmically move
forward with better efficiency.
If you feel breathless and struggle to swim 100m without stopping then you need to work on your breath control to help you relax and get better air exchange. Check out this blog post for more details.
It's a misconception that we need to float to be able to swim. This usually stems from taking swimming lessons as kids where a lot of time is spent trying to float both on the front and back. Starfish anyone?
Swimmers often struggle because they are unbalanced and their legs are dragging, making you work harder. Learn to swim with better balance will reduce drag and effort. Check out this blog post for more details.