There's a certain loneliness about training for open-water swimming, especially when you do your training in a pool. This drill serves multiple purposes to teach and help break the monotony that comes with 5,000-meter swims.
The problem with way too many swimmers is that they take a very long path to the catch. One of the most common long paths: crossing over prior to extension.
Determining what path a swimmer will take to fix a problem with their stroke, is sometimes a trial-and-error process.
Developing power and the proper pull for freestyle takes an understanding of where real power comes from.
Maintaining a stable core is an important part of a good freestyle. This standard drill is a good one to help accomplish this.
Here's a quick and simple drill to help you build a low breath in freestyle.
So the winter is upon us and it's time to go indoors to practice swimming. How does a good open-water swimmer or triathlete learn effective skills indoors?
Swimming with paddles gives people a feeling of power as they pull, but this drill will help you focus on another aspect of your stroke... reach!
Learn to connect the pulling arm to the recoverying arm to give you another option for strong freestyle.
Being able to focus on one specific aspect of your stroke sometimes takes isolation. Swimming under water certainly gives you that.
To really sprint in freestyle, you're going to have to develop a strong kick. Focusing on how much you use your legs can really help this.
We've referred to this type of drill before as "short release", so we're revisiting this concept.
Here's a sneak preview of a basic freestyle video we're working on.
Sure, fins can be used for all strokes, but today, let's just focus on using them for two types of freestyle.
It's amazing what having your hips just a couple inches higher in freestyle can mean to your efficiency and speed.
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