If you want a fast breaststroke, make sure you're heading in the right direction.Why do it:
Limiting downward direction in the recovery of breaststroke get your body ready to accept the propulsion fr ...
Look at the Bottom/Look Forward
Swim a length of freestyle with your eyes looking straight forward. Notice what happens to your hips. And notice the amount of effort it takes.Now swim with your eyes ...
Counting strokes is a simple way to check your technique in the middle of a set.Why do it:
The simple combination of the number of strokes, combined with your time, gives you an idea if you're holdin ...
The constant debate about if the fingers should be held tightly together, or slightly open goes on forever.
When we watch some of the greatest swimmers like Jason Lezak, Ricky Berens and Kaitlin Sand ...
If you're still searching for the ideal breaststroke pull, and most everyone should be, don't be afraid to go to extremes.Why do it:
Breaststroke continues to show us the most variations in successfu ...
While visiting Palo Alto Swim Association, Coach Tisha showed us many cool techniques in her teaching. Here's a very simple one.Why do it:
When working with developing swimmers, sometimes you need to ...
What's old is new again. Back in the old days, breaststrokers had to keep the legs firm, rigid, and straight during the underwater pullout..or risk getting a DQ. When many swimmers started to add a do ...
When developing a competitive backstroke model, you need to establish what the strengths and weaknesses of the athlete are before applying the drills.The model needs to be about having a good connecti ...
When we look at all the parts of Bruno’s stroke, from fingertips to toes, several things stand out. His head is low. His body rides high on the water. His hips are visible with each rotation of the t ...
In this video, we give our impressions of Felipe’s stroke. This more free-flowing expression of specific aspects is what we learn from this amazing athlete.We’re going to be focusing on Felipe’s en ...
Representing Great Britain at the 2016 Rio Olympics, James Guy won silver in the 4 X 200 freestyle relay AND in the 4 X 100 medley relay, where he swam the butterfly leg. His fastest time in the 100-m ...
As Kristian swims across the split screen at three different speeds, notice the changes in his armstroke. At slow speed, he holds his extension and has more of a “front-quadrant” stroke.As he picks ...
Israeli sprinter Andi Murez swam the 50 (25.48), 100 (54.06), and 200 freestyle (1:58.97) in Tokyo.Her highest finish was in the 4 X 100 mixed medley relay, which finished 8th in finals.Way to go, And ...
