Underwater Swimming: Mastering Technique, Principles, and Safety
Swimming underwater properly involves mastering a streamlined body position, efficient propulsion via a powerful dolphin kick, strategic arm movements...
By Jordan
Category: Swimming Technique
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Flutter Kick: Understanding, Mastering, and Improving Your Swimming Technique
Mastering the flutter kick, a fundamental swimming propulsion technique originating from the hips, requires proper body mechanics, core stability, con...
By Jordan
Swallowing Water During Front Crawl: Causes, Prevention, and Technique Tips
Swallowing water during front crawl primarily results from suboptimal head positioning, inefficient breathing mechanics, insufficient body rotation, a...
By Jordan
Front Crawl Swimming: Essential Techniques, Common Mistakes, and Improvement Drills
Mastering the front crawl, or freestyle, involves coordinating a high, streamlined body position, powerful arm strokes, a continuous flutter kick, rhy...
By Alex
Swimming Hydrodynamics: Understanding Lift, Drag, and Propulsion
In swimming, drag is the resistive force that opposes a swimmer's motion through the water, slowing them down, while lift is a propulsive force genera...
By Hart
Swimming with Low Buoyancy: Understanding, Techniques, and Training Strategies
Swimming with low natural buoyancy requires a focused approach on body mechanics, core engagement, efficient propulsion, and consistent technical dril...
By Alex
Front Crawl Arm Stroke: Technique, Muscles, Drills, and Corrections
Mastering the front crawl arm stroke involves a precise sequence of entry, catch, pull, push, and recovery, all synchronized to maximize propulsion an...
By Jordan
Backstroke Kicking: Unique Challenges, Muscular Demands, and Skill Acquisition
Backstroke kicking is difficult due to its supine body position, unique propulsion vector, intense demands on hip flexors and core, absence of visual ...
By Alex
Front Crawl Arms: Mastering Technique, Phases, and Drills for Efficiency
Mastering the front crawl arm stroke involves a continuous cycle of entry, catch, pull, push, and recovery, meticulously designed to maximize propulsi...
By Jordan
