Kicking is an important but sometimes undervalued key competitive swimming skill. In this article, we will provide advice, drills hacks and tips on improving the freestyle kicking technique. Freestyle kicking is an important but sometimes undervalued key competitive swimming skill. An effective leg kick raises the swimmer’s legs to a horizontal/prone position, thus reducing drag. … Continue reading Freestyle Kicking: Improving the Technique
Category: Swimming Training
Swimming Training: Making It Fun
Just because a set or a drill is fun, it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t help fulfill some swimming objective or goal. In this article, we’ll provide hacks, tips and examples of how to make a swimming training session more fun. Sometimes swimmers need some extra motivation to keep training hard and often. Introducing some … Continue reading Swimming Training: Making It Fun
Underwater Dolphin Kicking: An Introduction
Many coaches refer to underwater dolphin kicking as the ‘fifth stroke’ In this article, we’ll provide advice, drills, hacks and tips as an introduction to underwater dolphin kicking. Introduction: The underwater dolphin kick is a fast and powerful underwater technique. It has become an increasingly important swimming skill, playing a key part in the development … Continue reading Underwater Dolphin Kicking: An Introduction
Individual Medley Training: An Introduction
Many national swimming associations recommend that all ‘age group’ swimmer’s training programmes should be individual medley based. In this article, we’ll provide advice, drills, hacks and tips as an introduction to individual medley training. Many swimming training programmes focus on freestyle as their main training stroke. Some attention is usually given to the swimmer’s ‘favourite … Continue reading Individual Medley Training: An Introduction
An Introduction to Swimming Sculling
Swimming sculling is often overlooked and is an undervalued key swimming skill. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks, tips and drills as an introduction to swimming sculling. What is swimming sculling? Swimming sculling is often overlooked and is an undervalued key set of swimming skills. Sculling is a series of swimming techniques. Which focuses … Continue reading An Introduction to Swimming Sculling
Stroke Count and Stroke Rate Drills
Stroke count and stroke rate drills can improve a swimmer’s technique and help improve swimming performance. In this article, we’ll provide examples of stroke count and stroke rate drills, that can improve a swimmer’s technique and help improve swimming performance. This article follows on from our recent blog, How to use: Swimming stroke count and … Continue reading Stroke Count and Stroke Rate Drills
How to Use: Stroke Count and Stroke Rate
If a swimmer can increase their stroke rate, without shortening their stroke length, they will inevitably swim faster. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks, tips and hindsight on how to best use stroke count and stroke rate, and why using them in combination can improve swimming performance. What is stroke count? Stroke count is … Continue reading How to Use: Stroke Count and Stroke Rate
How to Become a Master’s Swimmer
Masters swimming is all about enjoyment, improving your stroke, while also improving your health and fitness. In this article, we will provide advice, hacks and tips on how to become a master’s swimmer. Masters swimming is all about enjoyment, improving your stroke, while also improving your health and fitness. Most master’s sections operate in a … Continue reading How to Become a Master’s Swimmer
How to Swim Safely in Open Water
Plan your open water swims to make them as safe as possible In this article, we will provide advice, hacks and tips on how to swim safely in open water. Whatever the body of water, be it the sea, a lake, a river, a dock etc. open water swimmers face a number of challenging water … Continue reading How to Swim Safely in Open Water
Morning Swimming Training
As swimmers develop, they may be required to undertake more training. In this article, we’ll provide advice, hacks and tips on establishing routines to make morning swimming training more enjoyable and effective. The importance of morning swimming training As swimmers develop, they may be required to undertake more training. In order to meet that need, … Continue reading Morning Swimming Training