Learning how to swim butterfly can be physically demanding, especially for younger or inexperienced swimmers In this article, we will provide advice, drills, dryland exercises, hacks and tips, as part of a step-by-step guide to learning how to swim butterfly. Learning how to swim butterfly can be physically demanding, especially for younger or inexperienced swimmers. … Continue reading Learning How to Swim Butterfly
Category: Swimmer Development
Learning How to Swim Breaststroke
· For many swimmers, especially younger and inexperienced athletes learning how to swim breaststroke can be difficult In this article, we will provide advice, drills, dryland exercises, hacks and tips, as part of a step-by-step guide to learning how to swim breaststroke Breaststroke is the slowest and least efficient of all the competitive strokes. For … Continue reading Learning How to Swim Breaststroke
Learning to Float in the Water
Learning to float in the water can help you to better control your body position to help ensure you are in the correct position to enable you to develop your stroke technique In this article, we will provide advice, drills, hacks and tips on learning to float in the water. Learning to float in the … Continue reading Learning to Float in the Water
Learning How to Dive
Here we break down the learning how to dive process with a series of preparatory exercises and progressive drills In this article, we will provide advice, drills, exercises, hacks and tips as part of a step-by-step guide to learning how to dive. One of the key attributes of a competitive swimmer is the ability to … Continue reading Learning How to Dive
Coaching Age Group Swimmers
Age group swimmers undergo significant physical, technical and psychological development. In this article, we will provide advice, hacks and tips on the special considerations that should be given when coaching age group swimmers. A child’s growth and development Between the approximate ages of 2 to 10 years, most children will grow and develop at a … Continue reading Coaching Age Group Swimmers
Writing a Swimming Training Plan
Writing a swimming training plan can help you achieve your swimming goals quickly. In this article, we will provide advice, hacks, reps, sets and tips on writing a swimming training plan, to help you achieve your swimming goals quicker. The benefits of writing a swimming training plan For swimmers at all levels, there are many … Continue reading Writing a Swimming Training Plan
Common Competitive Backstroke Faults
Since backstroke is performed on their back, the swimmer cannot engage as many of the body’s larger muscle groups as they can while performing either freestyle or butterfly. In this article, we’ll look at the most common competitive backstroke faults and provide advice, drills, hacks and tips on how to fix them. Since backstroke is … Continue reading Common Competitive Backstroke Faults
Common Competitive Freestyle Faults
Overuse during training can lead to the development of freestyle stroke faults In this article, we’ll look at the most common freestyle faults and provide advice, hacks and tips on how to fix them. During most competitive swimming training sessions, freestyle is usually the dominant stroke. The overuse of this stroke can result in the … Continue reading Common Competitive Freestyle Faults
An Overview of the Butterfly Stroke
Butterfly is the second-fastest competitive stroke In this article, we will provide advice, hacks & tips as a part of an overview of the butterfly stroke. Butterfly is the most recent of the four competitive swimming strokes, becoming standardised in the early 1950s. It is the second-fastest competitive stroke. Butterfly originated out of a hybrid … Continue reading An Overview of the Butterfly Stroke
An Overview of The Freestyle Stroke
The freestyle stroke is the fastest and most efficient competitive stroke. In this article, we will provide advice, hacks & tips as a part of an overview of the freestyle stroke. The freestyle stroke is the fastest and most efficient competitive stroke. Also known as front crawl, freestyle is used as the main fitness development … Continue reading An Overview of The Freestyle Stroke