As with the rotating kick, an effective body roll can also be achieved by practicing backstroke. For this backstroke drill, you are kicking on your back with both arms down at your side. Use fins if you have them. While kicking, move one shoulder to your chin, allowing your body to roll to the side. Then do the same to the other side, rotating from side to … [Read more...] about Swimming Drills Library: Fashion Model Backstroke Kick
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Swimming Drills Library: Rotating, or Side-to-side Kick
Freestyle and backstroke are both “side to side” strokes in that the swimmer rotates along the spine of the body. This kick also doubles as a type of drill insofar as it develops body roll along this axis. The kick is done without a board; fins are encouraged. Start off lying on one side with your bottom arm extended above your head and your top arm at your … [Read more...] about Swimming Drills Library: Rotating, or Side-to-side Kick
Swimming Drills Library: Finger-tip Drag Drill
This drill allows you to work on the recovery portion of the stroke. As you lift your arm out of the water for the recovery, imagine a string tied to your elbow. Keep your arm relaxed and let this imaginary string lift your arm by your elbow and carry it around to the entry of your next stroke. This is the basic idea of how the bent-arm recovery should … [Read more...] about Swimming Drills Library: Finger-tip Drag Drill
How to Repair a Wetsuit Tear
XTERRA Wetsuits demonstrates how to repair stress tears in only a few minutes. All you need is a paper clip and a tube of wetsuit glue. After a day or so of drying time you can get back to swimming fast. … [Read more...] about How to Repair a Wetsuit Tear
Swimming in Drag: Pros and Cons of Drag Suits
As anyone involved in swimming knows, swimsuit technology has improved by leaps and bounds in recent years. Top end racing suits today boast properties that greatly enhance swimmers’ ability to slice through the water. Operating under the same principles of hydrodynamics but applied to different ends are drag suits. Instead of snug fitting material that maximizes efficient … [Read more...] about Swimming in Drag: Pros and Cons of Drag Suits