how to swim: freestyle drills
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By: Jason Ling, Kevin Lee, and
Gabriel Ng
Place a Pull Buoy between the thighs
Swim normally [only with restricted kicks]
This drill primarily focus’s on the arms
Allows swimmer to practice key techniques
[Catch, Entry, Recovery, Pull, Extension etc.]
Increases arm strength
Increases the arms muscular endurance
Increase overall awareness in the water
Hold onto the the top of the Kickboard with both hands
Kick for a long continuous time [i.e. 10 – 20 laps] without
stopping or sprint for short periods of time [i.e.. 25
meters] and repeat
Greatly increases leg endurance as well as speed
More power with less effort as a result of training
Place both feet onto the edge of the diving board [first 4 toes
have to grip the edge slightly]
Make sure your feet are placed parallel to your hips
Place both hands on either side of your feet or between the
gap of your feet
When ready, jump forwards, at the same time raising your
arms to interlock them in an arrow shape position
The body has to be almost parallel to the water surface
Make sure to keep your body straight
As the body enters the water, do dolphin kicks
Repeat drill over and over until you have managed to the dive
perfectly [the body will remember the correct method to dive
as it will be locked into muscle memory]
Swim normally but trail fingers on the water surface
Encourages high elbows and better overall freestyle
position
Also increases lateral body position, lengthening the
stroke, achieving better speed, arm position, and
endurance
Swim normally but keep your hand in front of you during the
extension
Wait for your recovery arm to enter the water at the same
location your other hand is
This drill will increase your stroke length, allowing the
swimmer to travel further with fewer strokes, thus having
better endurance while swimming the same length