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๐ŸŠ๐ŸŒŠ #114: Let's work on rhythm and constant arm motion during freestyle this weekend. Do not focus so much on the high elbow catch, instead focus on maintaining a constant cadence without decreasing speed. Each time you glide, your body slows down and it takes extra energy to pick up the speed again on the next stroke cycle. Find more swim advice at ๐ŸŒŠ Keep on #swimming
๐ŸŠ๐ŸŒŠ #113: Improve your dolphin kick by exaggerating the wave. Get on your side with the bottom arm extended and top arm by your side. Dolphin kick from side to side as if you would like to kick the lane rope. The kick should involve your entire body, so get waving. Find more swim advice at ๐ŸŒŠ Keep on #swimming
๐ŸŠ๐ŸŒŠ #112: One of the biggest hurdles we have when learning to swim is our flexibility. Forget about swimming this weekend and just give it a stretch and get in a habit of stretching those ankles, shoulders, lats and neck, so you can leverage your swimming body to full potential. Find more swim advice at ๐ŸŒŠ Keep on #swimming
๐ŸŠ๐ŸŒŠ #111: Training for triathlon might seem insane, but if you break it down to the basics, you just need to do something every day. Be it swimming or core workout or transition routine. What are you up to this weekend? Find more swim advice at ๐ŸŒŠ Keep on #swimming
๐ŸŠ๐ŸŒŠ #108: To figure out how to keep your hand when swimming to catch the most water, try sticking it out of the car while you are driving and feel the pressure of the air against your palm. Manipulate your fingers and palm until you find the optimal surface area where it provides the most pressure. (at your own risk :)) Find more swim advice at ๐ŸŒŠ Keep on #swimming
๐ŸŠ๐ŸŒŠ #106: Ask a friend to take a video of you swimming and then see how you do. It is priceless to see it. If you want me to have a look, just send me the link to it from Dropbox or Youtube and I will give you some comments. Find more swim advice at ๐ŸŒŠ Keep on #swimming
๐ŸŠ๐ŸŒŠ #105: To practice your breaststroke kick, you can start on your back :). Lay on your back, arms along side of your body and do the breaststroke kick. Make sure that your knees stay below the surface pressing your hips up and your heels can even touch your fingertips when you bring them to your butt. #swimtip Find more swim advice at ๐ŸŒŠ Keep on #swimming
๐ŸŠ๐ŸŒŠ #104: Learning to breathe to both sides is one thing, but being able to maintain a straight body line while breathing every stroke is quite hard. Try it out. Breathe to one side and then right away to the next every so often and see if you can maintain a straight swim. Find more swim advice at ๐ŸŒŠ Keep on #swimming
๐ŸŠ๐ŸŒŠ #103: Don't feel like you have to swim full butterfly all the time. Shorten the distance and do one arm swimming with proper body/arms/legs coordination. This is much better for you than swimming full butterfly. Find more swim advice at ๐ŸŒŠ Keep on #swimming
๐ŸŠ๐ŸŒŠ #101: Swim a longer distance like 300-500 and in the middle of each lap do a 360 degree flip in a nice tucked ball and continue swimming. Make it very smooth, engaging your body, so you do not need to use your arms to continue swimming. The momentum should flip you over all the way. Find more swim advice at ๐ŸŒŠ Keep on #swimming
๐ŸŠ๐ŸŒŠ #100: Can't grasp the butterfly motion? The undulation movement comes out of your sternum and the rest of the body just follows, so next time you are in the pool, lay on your stomach, arms at your side, face into the water and only move your chest up and down and try to create a wave. Don't forcefully kick with your legs, let them follow in the wave. Keep the back of the head at the surface (if that is tough, you can move your head up and down to help with the wave, but eventually you want to get it stationary and only use the sternum). Find more swim advice at ๐ŸŒŠ Keep on #swimming
๐ŸŠ๐ŸŒŠ #99: Change up your freestyle stroke a for a bit and if you swim with high elbows try straight arm swimming and if you swim with straight arms, try high elbow recovery. You'd be amazed how different it feels and you might find something you didn't know before. Furthermore, recognizing that something is off in your stroke or the ability to change your stroke is all part of swimming education and will make you a better swimmer in the long run. Find more swim advice at ๐ŸŒŠ Keep on #swimming
๐ŸŠ๐ŸŒŠ #98: Don't try to struggle with full stroke butterfly. You will get more out of swimming one arm butterfly drills. So, don't feel like you are cheating or being lazy. One arm butterfly will allow you to focus on technique for longer period of time. Also, try breathing to side like in freestyle instead of forward during the one arm swimming :). Find more swim advice at ๐ŸŒŠ Keep on #swimming
๐ŸŠ๐ŸŒŠ #97: Doing a 2 beat kick is not easy to master, so why not start from vertical position. Float vertically in the water with your head out, arms at your side and kick with one foot to rotate your body the other direction (of course you already know you have to use your opposite hip to drive your body :)) Find more swim advice at ๐ŸŒŠ Keep on #swimming
๐ŸŠ๐ŸŒŠ #96: Hips Hips Hips. It seems simple, but try to think of your freestyle swimming stroke starting with the hip roll. You have to drive your top hip down in order to have smooth transition from side to side. "Say no to swimming on your stomach and get skating from hip to hip". Find more swim advice at ๐ŸŒŠ Keep on #swimming
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