GoSwim GoldFreestyle - Sneaking Up on Air
2 commentsHere's a quick and simple drill to help you build a low breath in freestyle.
Freestyle - Open-Water Drafting in a Pool
So the winter is upon us and it's time to go indoors to practice swimming. How does a good open-water swimmer or triathlete learn effective skills indoors?
Freestyle - Reach, Ride, and Grab
Swimming with paddles gives people a feeling of power as they pull, but this drill will help you focus on another aspect of your stroke... reach!
Freestyle - Heavy-Hand Side Kick
Learn to connect the pulling arm to the recoverying arm to give you another option for strong freestyle.
Freestyle - Underwater Free
Being able to focus on one specific aspect of your stroke sometimes takes isolation. Swimming under water certainly gives you that.
Freestyle - Flutter Kick Focus
To really sprint in freestyle, you're going to have to develop a strong kick. Focusing on how much you use your legs can really help this.
Freestyle - Short Strokes
We've referred to this type of drill before as "short release", so we're revisiting this concept.
Freestyle - Learn to Swim Freestyle - Step 1
Here's a sneak preview of a basic freestyle video we're working on.
Freestyle - Swimming With Fins
Sure, fins can be used for all strokes, but today, let's just focus on using them for two types of freestyle.
Freestyle - High Hips
It's amazing what having your hips just a couple inches higher in freestyle can mean to your efficiency and speed.
Freestyle - Board Power Pull
After spending time with Cullen Jones, we saw some real power in freestyle. It wasn't so much the focus on early vertical forearm, but rather, about producing power.
Freestyle - Single-Arm Trailing
This is an old standby drill for freestyle that's been done by coaches and swimmers since as long as we can remember. This drill is demonstrated by Gold Medalist, Cullen Jones.
Freestyle - Avoiding the "Fall"
While there are many examples of great swimmers loping, or falling, into the water after a breath, for most of us normal swimmers, it's a much better idea to maintain a direct and stable body position while swimming freestyle.
Freestyle - Fist / Open Finish
With so many drills focusing on the catch and the front of the stroke, it's refreshing to hear someone talk about the finish. Here's another drill from our friend and coach, Craig Keller of Asphalt Green Masters in NYC.
Freestyle - Donut Catch
Building a great catch in freestyle takes focus, using simple, inexpensive tools ads a creative way to get your swimmers to focus out front.
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Breaststroke - High-Hands Freestyle
by coachkopie about 1 hour ago
hi glenn - i think the high hands during the out sweep (or out scull) is important and often overlooked so it is nice that you emphasize ... more » -
Swimming Set of the Week - February 3, 2012
by Don about 3 hours ago
I swam this last week. It "hurts" so good, but is a satisfying workout. Hope to do it again. more » -
Swimming Set of the Week - February 3, 2012
by Reemi Wentzel about 17 hours ago
Ah.. made a math mistake.. did 1:35 and 25 sec rest. Yes now I see "10 to zero seconds rest" says coach Barbara. (Probably long... more » -
Swimming Set of the Week - February 3, 2012
by Sheila about 18 hours ago
Nice. It's quite a bit more rest than the workout says you should have, but I completely understand wanting extra rest with fly. For me, ... more » -
Swimming Set of the Week - February 3, 2012
by Reemi Wentzel about 21 hours ago
Well the good luck you wished me was helping me, Sheila! The first two rounds I choose butterfly and the slowest send off. Which left me ... more » -
Backstroke - Double Arm
by GW about 21 hours ago
Use the rotation to 'vault' from side to side and increase power of the stroke and hence, hopefully, the speed more » -
Backstroke - Double Arm
by Jonathan Cain about 22 hours ago
This actually is a great drill, and it should work for everyone because it allows you to really feel what a better catch and earlier appl... more » -
Swimming Set of the Week - February 3, 2012
by Sheila 1 day ago
Good luck, Reemi. Can't wait to hear how it goes. Yes, I would either need the slowest sendoff or maybe the 2nd to the last. Not sure. It... more » -
Swimming Set of the Week - February 3, 2012
by Reemi Wentzel 1 day ago
I choose the slowest send off and maybe even I am going to use my burner fins. Yes, this looks like challenging in effort and also in foc... more » -
Swimming Set of the Week - February 3, 2012
by Sheila 2 days ago
I like this set, too. I was looking at it last night and thinking I might do it myself some time over the next few weeks as I might have ... more »
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