The head lead body rotation drill is the foundation of a successful swimming stroke.
If you do not spend enough time on this step or if you skip it entirely, you will regret it later on as you will struggle to improve.
Got your attention? Yes? Very good.
To reiterate, a proper body balance i...
In this post, I will discuss a few tips and tricks on how to improve your kick or how to make kicking more fun.
Why would I bother you may ask?
Well, having both effective and efficient kick is a must-have if you are serious about improving your swimming speed.
In fact, without a good kick,...
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If you have taken a few swim lessons or you have been around swimming for a while, you have probably heard the term "feeling for water".
Many swimmers and instructors put emphasis on gaining feeling for water, but when it comes to explaining what it is and how it feels...
Now that you have been instructed on how to use the arms in breaststroke, we can get on with explaining the leg movements.
Don't get discouraged here as it is one of the hardest parts of swimming to teach.
When I was little I was always told: "kick like a frog, kick like a frog".
Hmm, it...
Many of us are caught up in our fast-paced society often forgetting to just stop and think.
This causes us to do things over and over without realizing that there might be a smarter way to help us go forward.
As a swim coach or a swimmer, you should always be trying to adjust your ways and exp...
Swimming is a sport that is not natural to everyone.
Walking, running, biking, all of these are quite easy to master, however, it takes some coordination and stamina to learn how to swim and to top it all off, before we improve our swim technique, we all have a different swimming style based on...
Always on a run, the never-ending feeling of forgetting something important, not having enough time to do everything planned, feeling guilty for not spending enough time with your family and friends or struggling with squeezing in your beloved swimming workout.
Does that pretty much sum up your...
It is well known that the fastest breaststrokers have one of the longest and fastest breaststroke pullouts.
If you are not sure what I mean by a pullout, it is basically what happens underwater after the start or the turn, right before the swimmer starts swimming normally.
Now, why is that? ...
Do you swim breaststroke every time you have a swim workout?
If you do, perhaps it is time to start learning other strokes and give your knees a bit of a rest.
I know quite a few competitive breaststroke swimmers who did not train properly during their younger years and now suffer from knee...
I've been swimming and coaching for many years and one thing that I see the most room for improvement, even in competitive swimmers, is the butterfly and breaststroke turn.
Let me give you a few tips and tricks on how to improve and speed up your butterfly or breaststroke turn.
1) Do not be...