Butterfly is a beautiful stroke but is also very challenging. Mastering butterfly stroke, also known as “Fly” brings joy to many swimmers. Even if you do not intend on making butterfly swimming your main event, understanding this stroke and being able to perform it well will make you a more well-rounded swimmer.
One of my favorite swimming mottos says "Oxygen is overrated." Swimmers are among the greatest athletes and most fit sports competitors because they are among the few athletes who don't breathe through the entirety of their sport.
You have gotten the freestyle stroke down and you are starting to swim laps in the pool to stay fit. What is next in your swimming journey? How about learning how to do a flip turn during freestyle?
So You Want to increase your Swimming Speed? We all know the secret to success: Practice, practice, practice. Time in the pool, developing technique, and increasing fitness are all essential ingredients in swimming faster. But the phrase "work smarter, not harder" is the secret sauce in taking your swim to the next level.
Swimming on your back might feel a bit unnatural, especially if you have to do a flip turn!
Breaststroke is the usually the slowest stroke out of the four strokes in competitive swimming. The reason why breaststroke is typically the slowest stroke is because it requires the use of completely different muscle groups within the body
Are you up for the challenge of swimming the butterfly stroke? Elite swimmers make it seem as though swimming butterfly is natural and effortless. However, it takes a lot of foundational learning (aka baby steps), and LOTS of practice to become fluent, much like learning a new language.
Let’s take a look at the five most common mistakes in swimming backstroke correctly (and how to fix them).
Breaststroke is one of the more complicated strokes to learn but it can be very rewarding to learn and incorporating breaststroke into your swimming workouts can really help to mix up your fitness routine. The following are some tips and tricks for improving your breaststroke kick.
Freestyle comes down to proper technique. You get there with drills and exercises. It starts with your dive, stroke technique, flip turn and ends with your finish. You emerge from the surface of the water with a uniform streamline, proper buoyancy, head facing the bottom, fingers together, feet kicking and ready to begin your stroke.
