by fergussond | Oct 28, 2014 | Aquatics, Swim Tips
To ensure minimum pause for a breath throughout your front crawl make sure that you are continuously exhaling when your face is in the water. A good way to do this and prevent water from going up your nose is to hum! When it is time to take a breath, look towards down...
by fergussond | Oct 7, 2014 | Aquatics, Workouts
Beginner Workout Warm Up: 100m Front Crawl 100m Pull – Front Crawl 100m Pull – Front Crawl /300m Main Set: 10x25m Front Crawl – Sprint/10 sec rest 2×100 IM (Fly, Back, Breast, Free) *A substitute for fly can be dolphin kicking on your front in a streamlined...
by fergussond | Aug 5, 2014 | Aquatics, Workouts
Beginner Workout Warm Up: 100m Choice Swim 50m Choice Pull 50m Finger Drag Drill: when swimming front crawl, drag your fingers on the surface of the water when doing the out of water recovery (keep fingers close to the body) /200m Main Set: 2x: 4x25m Backstroke or...
by fergussond | Jul 22, 2014 | Aquatics, Swim Tips
For flutter kick you want to ensure that you are kicking from the hip rather than the knee. A good way to ensure you kick from the hip is to kick with your knees relatively straight with little bend in the knee. This engages the upper portion of the leg ensuring that...
by fergussond | Jul 1, 2014 | Aquatics, Workouts
Beginner Workout Warm Up: 100m Front Crawl 100m Non-Free Stroke (back crawl or breaststroke) 100m Kick with fins (use flutter board as well) /300m Main Set: with 30 seconds rest between each set: 100m Free 4x50m Kick with flutter board: 50 dolphin kick/50 flutter...
