It has been another long period of not posting, so I will try to redeem myself. :).
This post will focus on how to use your arms in breaststroke.
There are also a couple of videos that will demonstrate some of the info I am about to give you.
If you are more interested in how to use breast...
Let's check out how the freestyle stroke is NOT supposed to be done, for a change.
In this post, I will examine a short video where you will see a front view of a freestyle swimmer who is swimming against the current in a small swim flume (endless pool).
These endless swimming pools are quite ni...
Everyone is different, but some commonalities arise when it comes to right-handed or left-handed swimmers.
The majority of us have one side of our body stronger than the other and this also shows during swimming specific movements and exercises, especially when deciding which foot to put forward...
If you have ever wondered how you can combine butterfly and breaststroke, here is your answer :).
In fact, this is an old school stroke that used to be popular a long time ago and is still used by some older masters swimmers.
I would not recommend anyone using this in a competition, however...
Human beings are not built to live in water like the many species of fish in our deep blue oceans.
Despite that fact, taking the journey to learn to swim has become a necessary skill for many people in today's world.
Since you are reading this post, you should applaud yourself, as you are a sma...
Swimming is an amazing sport that has lots of benefits, however, if you have to swim twice every day (as the top athletes do) it could get quite boring at times and you would need a lot of other distractions to keep motivated.
Apart from getting creative with your swimming workouts and introd...
Here are a few special tips and tricks if you are already a flip turn professional :) and you have mastered both phase 1 and phase 2 of the flip turn school.
1) Let's focus on the glide into the turn first:
When you start your glide, you should be slowly submerging yourself underwater, so...
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...
Let's step away from swimming strokes, discussions of equipment and other learn to swim related material for a moment and look at the scarier side of swimming.
Not many of us realize this, but apart from drowning, it is possible to catch a disease or infection from your local swimming hole. And...
Not Only For Beginners
Now that you have had some time to practice getting used to the water
doing bops
blowing bubbles
putting your face in the water
holding breath and relaxing
It is time we start focusing on floating in a proper body position.
However, don't neglect the other...