The Importance of Kicking

This week’s Speedo Tip of the Week comes from Sean Hutchison, coach at King Aquatic Club in Federal Way, Wash. Hutchison offers some advice on kicking at all times while swimming.

Hutchison's Tip
A lot of great swimmers are great kickers. Even though a lot of those swimmers are very good at kicking with a kick board or on their back, it goes beyond that. Most of those great swimmers are great kickers WHILE THEY SWIM.

When you are swimming, really concentrate on kicking appropriately through the whole stroke – always! Ask yourself if you are kicking when you breathe, when your hands enter the water, when your hands exit the water, and at all other appropriate times during the stroke. If you aren't, concentrate extra hard and make that weakness a strength.