Swimming – Go Swim Freestyle & Backstroke Drills

Every great coach will tell you: Mastering the fundamentals is the first step toward mastering your sport. And in every sport, DRILLS are the fastest way to learn the fundamentals. With extraordinary underwater footage, and with clear instructions that explain how AND WHY to do each drill, this DVD presents 24 drills that will help you master the fundamentals of fast freestyle and backstroke.

Swimming – Starts – Forward Dive Sequence Step #3

Here’s Step #3 in our 4-step sequence for learning the forward dive. If you’ve never gone off the blocks, this is an essential step! But even if you’re comfortable diving from the blocks, starting from the side of the pool can help you try some new things with your hands and feet.

Swimming – Turns – Open Turn Sequence Step #2

Here’s Step #2 in our 4-step sequence for learning a fast and efficient open turn. Even if you already know how to do open turns and flip turns, this drill is fun and will help improve your breaststroke and butterfly turns.

Swimming – Breaststroke – Timing the Kick

A great coach recently said that the biggest problem with breaststroke is “the kick.” THis confirms out belief that working on when and how you initiate the kick is a much bigger concern than most people think.

Swimming – Starts – Forward Dive Sequence Step #1

If you’ve always wanted to learn how to do a racing dive off the blocks, or if you’ve ever tried to teach someone how to dive off the blocks, here’s a fun drill that is step #1 in the learning process.

Swimming – Starts – Forward Dive Sequence Step #2

Here’s Step #2 in our 4-step sequence for learning the forward dive. Even if you already know how to start from the blocks, this drill is fun and will reinforce the key skill of getting your hands in streamline as you enter the water.

Swimming – Turns – Open Turn Sequence Step #1

While nearly every swimmer aspires to learn the flip turn, there are times when an open turn — done properly — is your best option. Here’s a fun drill that is step #1 in the learning process for a fast and efficient open turn.

Swimming – Turns – Open Turn Sequence Step #4

Here’s the fourth and final step in our learning sequence for open turns.

Swimming – Turns – Open Turn Sequence Step #3

Here’s Step #3 in our 4-step sequence for learning the open turn.

How to do Flip Turns in a Pool – Triathlon Training Tips from TTS

ow.ly — Triathlon Training Series Website One of the biggest challenges for beginner triathletes or people new to swimming is mastering your turns when swimming laps in the pool. Some use “open turns” while others use “flip turns”. USAT Developmental Coach of the Year 2007 and host of the hugely popular “Triathlon Training Series” , Ian Murray takes you through a simple progression to help you perfect your turns. This easy to follow triathlon training tip video segment will help make your swim workouts that much better. Pretty soon you’ll be challenging water polo players at the pool. Don’t forget that it does matter what type of pool you use for training for your triathlons, aquathlons, Ironman races, 70.3 races, etc. This video is an excerpt from ‘Swimming for Triathletes’, Disc 2 in the “Triathlon Training Series”. For more information on Triathlon Training Series please go to: ow.ly

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