Fingertip Drag Drill: Purpose, Benefits, and How to Perform It
The fingertip drag drill is a fundamental freestyle swimming technique that teaches and reinforces a high-elbow recovery, promoting a relaxed arm swin...
By Jordan
Category: Swimming Technique
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Flutter Kick: Understanding, Executing, and Improving Your Swimming Propulsion
The flutter kick is a continuous, alternating up-and-down leg movement originating from the hips, designed to generate forward momentum and maintain b...
By Jordan
Swimming: Mastering Side Breathing for Efficiency and Endurance
Efficient side breathing in swimming is primarily achieved through coordinated body rotation and precise head movement, rather than lifting the head d...
By Alex
Freestyle Stroke: Body Position, Propulsion, Breathing, and Drills
Perfecting a freestyle stroke involves coordinating body position, propulsive mechanics, efficient breathing, and consistent practice to achieve maxim...
By Hart
Swimming Inhalation: Techniques for Freestyle, Breaststroke, and Butterfly
Proper inhalation while swimming, especially in freestyle, requires a coordinated body and head rotation to quickly and efficiently take a breath with...
By Alex
Swim Kick: Understanding Efficiency, Biomechanics, and Optimization
An efficient swim kick primarily occurs beneath the water's surface, as kicking above water is largely inefficient, wasting energy, increasing drag, a...
By Alex
Swimming: Techniques, Drills, and Strength Training to Prevent Sinking Legs
Preventing sinking legs in swimming requires achieving a horizontal, streamlined body position through core engagement, proper head and breathing mech...
By Jordan
Swimming: Mastering Flip and Open Turns for Enhanced Performance
Efficiently changing direction in swimming primarily involves mastering specific pool turns like the flip turn for freestyle/backstroke and the open t...
By Jordan
Swimming Head Position: Techniques, Common Mistakes, and Drills for Optimal Alignment
Optimal head position in swimming involves maintaining a neutral spine alignment for most strokes to reduce drag and prevent injury, while specific st...
By Hart
