Albert LloydMay 14, 2014

GSTU210 SP14

Basic Swimming Techniques

Breastroke

Freestyle

Butterfly

Backstroke

The 4 major strokes:

One arm butterfly stroke

Underwater recovery drill

Butterfly kick on side

Butterfly scull drill

Butterfly kick on back

Drills

On stomach

Both arms are brought forward at the same time

Recover underneath body

Head is lifted for breath right before arm stroke

Kick: both legs together kick down and up at same time

Basic Stroke

Butterfly

One arm stroke

Tick tock drill: hands at side rotating just shoulders

Streamline kick on back

6 kick slide: take 6 kicks per stroke

Double arm backstroke

Drills

On back

One arm is brought up above your head at a time than brought down the side of your body to pull you

Pinky enters water first

Chin, belly, and waist are up on surface of water

Rotate hips and shoulders, while head is still

Kick: regular freestyle kick

Basic Stroke

Backstroke

One pull, two kicks

Breastroke pull, butterfly kick

Breastroke pull, freestyle kick with head up

Breastroke kick on your back

Head drop drill: breastroke kick, hands out no pull

Drills

On stomach

You scoop water with hands then kick then reach forward with hands, then repeat

Kick: heals to bottom, kick out and around, do not point feet, keep them flat to push against water

Breathing: scoop, head up, reach, head down eyes to bottom

Basic Stroke

Breastroke

One arm stroke

6 kick slide: six kicks per stroke

Polo drill: head up freestyle

Kicking on your side

Scull drill: head up, move hands back and forth, sculling water, pulling you forward

Drills

On stomach

Reach out with one arm and pull yourself forward. One arm is pulling you at a time. Rotate from side to side

Kick: freestyle kick, one foot up then other down, then switch and repeat

Breathing: heads is down, breath side to side

Basic Stroke

Freestyle

• “Swimming is a healthy activity that can be continued for a lifetime. Swimming works practically all of the muscles in the body. Regular swimming builds endurance, muscle strength and cardio-vascular fitness.”

Michael Phelps:The best swimmer in history.