Swim Coaching
Join us on Wednesday nights for swim stroke analyis and provided workouts. What do we provide and why?
Technique Tips for Swimmers, Swimming Workouts, Swim Coaching Help
We focus on swimmers new to advanced - these training sessions will help you develop better swimming technique and improve swimming fitness. Our designed swim workouts and swimming practices will help you become more efficent and fast swimmer.
Swimming is a DRILL -- 14 Points to Remember
- Entry earlier with the middle or ring fingers in a continually moving forward and downward arc
- Catch the water by positioning the hand gently onto the water
- Never stop moving the hand during the stroke
- Keep the shoulder high in the water at the beginning of the pull
- Pull straight through with a high elbow (above the hand or forearm vertically pointing downwards)
- Exit the water at the hip (palms down and facing backwards)
- Recovery: Accelerate and speed this up a little
- Keep a "fixed forward shoulder-line" -- Don't extend forward at the entry -- Don't let the shoulder slope forward
- Rotate symmetrically side to side about 45 degrees
- Swim forward: Yes, obvious, but that's the idea "forward"
- Avoid unnecessary movement throughout the stroke
- Breathing: Move the hand during each breath and inhale at the beginning of the pull
- Bi-lateral breathe (take a breath every third stroke) during warm up and warm down
- Maintain proper head position. The same as standing with tall posture with the head and neck balanced
