- Arm Strength : Stretch out in the water and make as long a streamlined shape as you can. On all strokes, lengthen the arms, shoulders, back and point your toes. Each time you make a stroke, concentrate on stretching out the body and reaching for the end of the pool before making each arm pull especially during breaststroke.
- Balance: As an exercise, push off the wall in a tight arrow - as tight as you can - and float as far as possible in this position. Do it again and aim to go further each time you do.
- Breathing: Use breathing to help you relax and bring rhythm and balance to the stroke. When you breathe on front crawl, your mouth should more or less follow your shoulder. Swim gently and breathe every two, then three, then four strokes. For a challenge, swim eight lengths continuously using this breathing pattern.
- Movement: Good front crawl and backstroke swimming starts with improving the kick. Kick from the hip, with your knees hardly flexed and your toes pointed.
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