Swimming – All-Strokes – Underwater Tempo-Trainer Dolphins

In case you missed the Olympics last week, and in case you missed how swimming was sorta in the limelight, you may have also missed seeing how important underwater dolphins are to a swimmer’s success. As a hint, it’s the first thing we’ve started working on… even for us old Masters swimmers.

Swimming – Freestyle – Loper Drill

In watching the Olympics, we can’t help but notice the impact that “lopers” are having in freestyle. While high-rate freestylers and straight-arm freestylers have been getting the most attention this year for the speeds they’ve achieved, lopers are certainly making a HUGE impact.

Swimming – Backstroke – Partner Pusher

When you hear someone describe this drill, it sounds kinda silly, but when you try it, and see all the things it helps you work on, you’ll find it’s a great drill for swimmers of all ages.

Swimming – Freestyle – Vary Your Recovery

When you’re warming up for practice, it’s common to feel tight, stiff, or just plain sore from your previous practice, or just because it’s early. Sometimes just getting in and swimming hurts even more if you continue to repeat the exact same motion that got you sore to begin with.

Swimming – Breaststroke – Breakout

Transferring, or merging your speed from pushoff to swim is a skill that you can never work on enough.

Swimming – Butterfly – 3-3-3 Thumb Drag

Butterfly 3-3-3 is a simple drill that allows you to train fly longer, and keep your rhythm in check. We asked our friend McKenzie to demonstrate the drill (one of her favorites), and show how it’s helped her develop her butterfly.

Swimming – Freestyle – Practice the Catch

One of the most important aspects of freestyle is sometimes the toughest one to get right. Taking your time to really feel the catch is a very smart idea.

Swimming – Breaststroke – Pullout Fine Tuning

Breaststroke pullouts can be tough to work on because you do only one per length…and you are often running short on air when you do them. Here’s a way to practice your pulldown and recovery several times on every length…while getting all the air you need.

Swimming – Freestyle – Open-Water Breathing

With summer and the open-water season fast approaching, here’s a quick technique to help you get air in the chop, while not causing you any extra effort.

Swimming – Freestyle – Head Play

Eyes up… or eyes down? The best position depends more on what kind of swimming you do than on the current trend. Here’s a drill that will help you experiment and decide for yourself which head/eye position is best for you.

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