Steve Haufler introduces this week's theme, showing how a simple switch from extended release to early release of the hands can transform your butterfly.
In this next section, pay close attention to Aaron’s hips. Most swimmers have been taught to rotate the hips in backstroke, but, for Aaron, rotation means sliding the hips from side to side.Here’s a ...
Just as in the previous lesson, we connected the hands to the hips on the hand entry. We want to connect the hands to the hips, this time on a hand exit. Notice that the swimmer finishes the pull and ...
So, pull pattern, we did talk about it, let's talk about it a little bit more. So I think if you start that, over again, just talk about how you were initially started to swim with the S pattern, and ...
DON'T CROSS THE CENTERLINE - SARA
Not crossing the centerline is more of a focus point than a drill, but it’s a key concept if you want to swim efficiently.Lie face down in the water and imagine the ...
PULL PATTERN
You’ll notice we have two different paths that the arms take with our two swimmers.This swimmer is VERY fast and strong. His arms will be held straighter through the pull. This long lev ...
FRAN - FREESTYLE EXTENSION
The late, great Fran Crippen had a pull pattern suited to his 5K and 10K open-water events.Elbows bent, with hands following a path along the sides of the body.
If you’ve never used a snorkel, this would be a good time to start learning how to use one.First, we like the FINIS Stability Snorkel. The design has very little of the snorkel pressing against the f ...
In this series of clips, we'll watch Bruno from head-on.Bruno starts very slowly, and we see his attention to detail at the front of the stroke. The lead arm is aimed directly forward, piercing the wa ...
In breaststroke, timing is everything.When you get it right, it can feel like you’re flowing or actually surfing across the water.In this clip, Brendan is swimming race-pace breaststroke. At speeds l ...
So many visuals to take with you to the pool!Super-quick release of the turning hand after the touch.Crossed feet on the tuck.Continuity and flow of the entire turn, with feet and legs ready to drive ...
Today's video is going to be just like yesterday's, which is a double arm backstroke with a breaststroke kick. Only today we're going to use dolphin kick rather than flutter kick. So you can use to do ...
