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Drills / Stroke Technique
Though the streamline position may seem easy to accomplish, even the best swimmers in the world continue to practice and train themselves to master the technique. There are many simple exercises that...
Coaching / Drills / Stroke Technique
Several years ago I was desperate to find a way to teach butterfly to adult swimmers … from scratch. I had a lot of adults who, over the years, had lost ankle flexibility, core strength and rhythm....
Coaching / Drills
This drill, provided by Kerry O'Brien was so popular in a newsletter distributed earlier this spring, that we have decided to post it for our entire membership. The drill focuses on hip rotation and suggests the "board wag" to ensure enough rotation of the hips.
Coaching / Drills
Swim and water polo coaches have long used the Tarzan drill to strengthen the trapezius muscles on the back of the neck and the back itself. McLarty points out that this is especially important for...
Coaching / Drills
The humble dolphin kick is now considered the second fastest “stroke” and is used for butterfly, freestyle and backstroke breakouts; as well as on the pull-out in breaststroke.
Coaching / Drills
An unusual, but effective, drill for building upper body strength in breaststrokers.
Coaching / Drills
A description of several drills that a small group of relatively equal ability swimmers can do together. Group drills tend to break the monotony of a long workout.
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