Body Position in Freestyle – The 3 Steps to Achieving Correct Body Position in Freestyle
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I wanted to share something with you that I learnt on the weekend from Australian swimmer Sam Ashby. He came along to our Saturday training session and assisted with the coaching on the day. He ran through a number of drills which focused on one hugely important part of freestyle. I worked on this one [...]
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How to Swim Faster – The Little Known Secret Used by Successful Swimmers
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Effective propulsive movements in swimming are performed SLOW to FAST. Unlike other sports such as running or rowing, your arms won’t be moving at a constant speed throughout the stroke. Find out why…
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Is Improving Swimming Technique The Only Way To Swim Faster?
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When it comes to swimming faster, there are two ways to go about it.
1. Kick harder, pull harder and increase your stroke rate (the frequency of your strokes)
2. Improve your technique
The first option is what 99% of swimmers will do in order to speed up and move faster through the water. There is nothing wrong [...]
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Swimming Technique For Beginners – 3 Killer Tips To Faster, Smoother Swimming Technique
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Great swimming technique doesn’t come naturally to most people. Most people are doing the incorrect thing because they haven’t been taught how to achieve great swimming technique. Do you feel like you’re trying much harder than you should be? Do you ever find yourself exhausted after only a few laps? Does it feel like you’re [...]
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How to Dominate at Swimming – 5 Butt-Kicking Tips To Becoming A Fast Swimmer
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Most of us are taught that to become a better swimmer we must train harder and train for longer. This was true 20 years ago when not a great deal was understood about how we move in the water. The reality is swimmers of all abilities (especially beginners) need to focus on the correct technique [...]
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The Shortcut To Swimming Faster I Stole From Any Olympic Medallist
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There is one swimming drill which will dramatically improve your technique, power and feel for the water if you practice it prior to a race or competition. This drill easy to do and only takes a couple of minutes each session. In this article, I’m going to explain to you how best to perform it [...]
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Breathing in Freestyle: How To Stop Choking On Water
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Swimming can be a difficult sport to learn if you’ve never been taught the very basics. One of the biggest issues most beginners face is breathing in the freestyle stroke. Even for veterans of the sport, breathing can be a nightmare if you don’t know the correct technique and method for easy and effortless breathing [...]
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Swimming Kick: How To Increase Your Kicking Power by 200%
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As a coach of both elite and amateur swimmers, it is apparent that one of the biggest issues facing adult swimmers is the ability to generate power from their kick. There is a noticeable difference between those swimmers who were taught correctly as a kid or teenager, and those which have never been shown the [...]
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How To Swim Butterfly With ‘Phelps-Like’ Speed…
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Last night at training during a set of 4×25m of butterfly at max effort, I was called aside by my coach. He’d noticed that my ’sprint’ butterfly looked more a 400m butterfly. What could it possibly be that my sprint butterfly was missing?
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How to flip turn (and avoid the biggest error most swimmers make)
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It’s difficult trying to figure out how to flip turn on your own. Most people who begin swimming as an adult will never learn the correct way to flip turn simply because they never get taught. They go through trial and error but never seem to be able to ‘nail’ the freestyle turn correctly. There [...]
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- What Is Your Most Pressing Question About Swimming? (Plus Freestyle Breathing Tip)
- Breathing in Freestyle: How To Stop Choking On Water
- Free Swimming Videos
- How to swim faster, easier and 'feel' the water by changing your thinking
- How to Swim Faster - The Little Known Secret Used by Successful Swimmers
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