Body rotation is key to an effective freestyle stroke In this article, we will provide advice, drills, hacks and tips, as an introduction to an efficient freestyle body rotation technique. The benefits of freestyle body rotation Correctly rotating the body during freestyle can provide the swimmer with many benefits these include. The ability to extend … Continue reading Freestyle Body Rotation: An Introduction
Category: Swimming Drills
Fartlek Swimming Training: An Introduction
Fartlek is a Swedish word meaning ‘speed play’. In this article, we will provide advice, drills, hacks and tips as an introduction to fartlek swimming training. What is fartlek swimming training? Fartlek is a Swedish word meaning ‘speed play’. The principle behind fartlek swimming training is that it can help to enable the swimmer to … Continue reading Fartlek Swimming Training: An Introduction
Super Slow Swimming: An Introduction
Super slow swimming can help improve and maintain a swimmer’s stroke technique In this article, we will provide advice, drills, hacks & tips as an introduction to super slow swimming. What is super slow swimming? Super slow swimming is swimming as slowly as a swimmer can, with their best (perfect) technique. Although super slow swimming … Continue reading Super Slow Swimming: An Introduction
Developing Maximum Distance Per Stroke
The more efficient a swimmer's stroke, the fewer strokes they'll need to complete a given distance In this article, we will provide advice, drills, hacks and tips on developing maximum distance per stroke. Improving a swimmer’s maximum distance per stroke enables them to swim all competitive strokes, more efficiently, helping them to conserve energy and … Continue reading Developing Maximum Distance Per Stroke
Mindfulness for Swimmers
Many swimmers find that mindfulness can help to improve their swimming performance In this article, we will provide advice, drills, exercises, hacks and tips on the benefits of mindfulness for swimmers. What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is a meditation technique that can be used to help the swimmer increase their awareness by helping them to pay attention … Continue reading Mindfulness for Swimmers
The Doggy Paddle
The doggy paddle is an undervalued but key swimming drill In this article, we’ll provide advice, progressive drills, hacks and tips on the undervalued but key swimming technique of the doggy paddle. What is the doggy paddle? The doggy paddle is a basic swimming technique that focuses on the underwater catch and the pull of the … Continue reading The Doggy Paddle
Swimming Drills: An Introduction
Swimming drills are the cornerstone of many swimming training programmes. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips as an introduction to swimming drills. What are swimming drills? Swimming drills are a series of technical and physical exercises. These are performed by competitive swimmers at all levels, during their training. When correctly performed and … Continue reading Swimming Drills: An Introduction
An Introduction to Swimming Streamlining
Effective swimming streamlining reduces drag and maintains the swimmer’s speed. In this article, we’ll provide drills, hacks and tips on the benefits of effective swimming streamlining to improving competitive performance. Effective swimming streamlining reduces drag and maintains the swimmer’s speed. Therefore, increasing the distance during the starts, turns and transitions* for all of the competitive … Continue reading An Introduction to Swimming Streamlining
How to Improve Your Freestyle Start
The development of a fast, explosive, shallow freestyle starts with distance, and should be a key objective of all competitive swimmers. In this article, we’ll provide advice, drills, hacks and tips on how to improve your freestyle start. Introduction: Many races, especially sprints, are lost even before the swimmers have entered the water, due to … Continue reading How to Improve Your Freestyle Start
Developing a Feel for the Water
A feel for the water can help a swimmer to obtain maximum propulsion. In this article, we’ll provide drills, hacks and tips for developing a feel for the water, to help achieve maximum propulsion. What is a ‘feel for the water’? A feel for the water is the ability of a swimmer to place their … Continue reading Developing a Feel for the Water