Swimming – Freestyle – Med-Ball Fun

Things to look forward to while you’re all inspired from the Olympics. The next season should be filled with the desire to discover new ways to go faster, and new ways to connect with the water in more ways than you imagined.

Swimming – Training – Double Med-Ball Eggbeater

So you want to get your legs in shape quickly? Here’s a drill that’s not only fun but also just a bit challenging. It’s also a great way to work your legs without injuring the knees.

Swimming – Butterfly – Breakout

Young, aggressive swimmers canʼt WAIT to start racing. Because of that, as coaches and teachers, we have to instruct them the best way to begin a race. If theyre too aggressive, swimmers can end up dragging their arms through the water on the recovery phase of the first stroke, creating tremendous resistance and slowing the swimmer down.

Swimming – Free/Back – Tempo-Trainer Flutter Kick

Heres a fun drill that tests the upper limit of your flutter kick…and the lower limit of your Tempo Trainer.

Swimming – Freestyle – Balanced Swim/Kick – HD

The swimming focus point “Send It Forward” is usually associated with Dave Denniston and fast breaststroke. But it also applies to freestyle.

Swimming – Breaststroke – Butt Head

To celebrate the birthday of my son and daughter, plus Father’s Day, I put together this drill with my daughter. While it’s an old and standard drill, we gave it a more youthful and edgy name to encourage the kids to think about technique as FUN. We hope you’re not offended but, if you are, think of it as finally an honest description to what this drill has been all along.

EverymanTri.com – Swim basics for triathletes revealed

(www.everymantri.com) Coach Luis Vargas from Mark Allen Online reveals the swim basics for triathletes, and discusses why flip turns are a good skill to know—even for open water triathlons

Swimming – Backstroke – Marching Soldier

Sometimes you get introduced to a drill that’s so tough, you just have to try it. Marching Soldier is one of those drills.

Swimming – Breaststroke – Streamlined Push

Truth be told, there really isn’t a simpler drill in existence, yet there also isn’t a drill that carries more importance in all of swimming.

Swimming – Freestyle – 5-Count Switch

Staying in balance in freestyle is one of the best ways to maintain speed. Figuring out how to control your bodyline to OBTAIN that balance, especially when you’re completing your pull, is one of the fine points of freestyle.

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