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@capricorn: you should stick to what you are doing...

2010-08-12T16:24:49.876+03:00

@capricorn: you should stick to what you are doing. Arms should never meet unless you are doing a swimming drill to help you improve technique. See the basic how to use your arms in freestyle post.

Someone recently told me that in freestyle my seco...

2010-08-11T13:40:30.953+03:00

Someone recently told me that in freestyle my second arm should start the stroke only when my first arm reaches it and so on,meaning at one point both arms should be parallel in water before the start of the stroke.
My second arms always starts to move downward and backward as my first arm comes out of the water from behind. I also watched videos of champions and at no point during freestyle do their arms become parallel to each other.
what should I do ?
Should I stick to how I have been swimming for years or should I adopt the new style ( the parallel arms one).

If you are looking for workout tips and informatio...

2006-12-30T03:06:00.000+02:00

If you are looking for workout tips and information, check out the swimming
videos and www.sportsnationvideo.com

I am 60 years old, have never swam competition, an...

2006-01-09T18:30:00.000+02:00

I am 60 years old, have never swam competition, and in fact could only swim 3 lengths of the pool when I was in my middle 20's.

Now my work out is a 2 mile swim several times a week.

Not bad, yes??