Challenges

SWORDFISH:

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Awards


  • Th Swim Camp 2022

Freestyle

Time key frames:

0:00 – 0:10

When kicking and to bring your leg up have it straight activating your glutes and lower back, right now you are bending the knee to bring your feet up.

You can practice this movement laying down on the floor or bed and just bringing your leg up straight.

You are pulling with your elbow first, you need to “open your elbow to the side so it gets in the same line as your hand and you pull with your hand/forearm. You might need to work on your shoulder mobility in order to achieve this. Mobility videos

0:10 – 0:16

You are taking your head out too much to breath and too long remember it should only come out half of the face.

0:51

Here we can se better your pull, you are pulling with your arms straight, bend your elbow more.

You are pushing the water down more than backwards, remember that you want to move forward and in order to move forward you have to pull the water towards your feet, this will increase the speed and will make you float more.

1:20

Here you have a more constant stroke and your are pulling better.


1:35

Much better body position, your legs are higher in the water, specially at the beginning. Make sure to also work on your ankle mobility.

1:47

Better breathing technique


1:50

More constant kick and even better position, still room for improvement, your toes should touch the surface every time you kick. You are also more relaxed 


Dive

Good jump and angle, now try diving with your hands grabbing the blocks.

Try to enter with your whole body in the same place where your hands broke the surface. Imagine a circle where your body has to through

Areas to work on, in general:

  • Work on one thing at the time. Focus on correcting your pull, then once you correct it go to the next point.
  • Lots of improvement from the first day to the next ones, specially on your legs.
  • Sometimes is good to forget about the technique and just try going faster, by pulling strong and getting your kick up in the surface is going to help you bring your legs up.
  • Work on your ankle flexibility, do dryland training these videos can help you: videos 

Free examples:

Freestyle

Good

Could be better

Needs work

1. Legs horizontal position

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2. Ankles in plantar flexion

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3. Arms not crossing

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4. Correct breathing timing

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5. Breathing technique

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6. Legs and hands synchronized

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7. High elbow above water

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8. High elbow below water

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9. 5mm Finger spread

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10. Good head position

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11. Steady head movement

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12. Core stability

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13. Glide / reach in front

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14. Elbow bent when pulling

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15. Hand gliding when breathing

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16. Relaxed wrist in the recovery

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17. Knees straight while going up

18. Good rotation

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19. Clean hand entry

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20. Fast flip turn

21. Good push

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22. Compact flip turn

23. Good break out

Other observations: