As a coach of distance swimmers and triathletes, I believe counting strokes is a necessary part of most swimming workouts. What Counting Strokes Can Do For You If you stick with it and do it on a consistent basis, stroke-counting in swimming is an excellent way to...
Swim Straight To swim straight can be a little bit of an issue – especially in open water! One of the biggest factors in this is what direction your hands are travelling when they enter the water and extend. Just like in the real world, the shortest distance...
Freestyle Catch Here’s a simple drill to help with the freestyle catch… with the emphasis on simple. Calling the front part of your stroke the “catch” is a bit of a misnomer as you can’t catch water. Instead, I’d prefer to refer to...
Getting your kick in the right is really important to getting a smooth and efficient stroke. Most who read this will be triathletes – so won’t think that kicking is that important… But the kick balances your freestyle stroke and provides power...
The tumble turn is a huge part of what separates the competitive swimmer from the everyday lane swimmer. It’s a great skill and impressive to the unitiated when seen in person. Below are 5 steps to improve your tumble turns, but remember that whatever you may get from...
