🏊🌊 Try to do a face down snow angel on the surface of the water with fingertips skimming the surface - great for body control. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog
🏊🌊 Remember your head & leading arm on freestyle determines where u will swim. So keep that middle finger pointed to where you swim Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog
Crowded swim lanes?
Here are a few ways to turn chaos into useful training instead of frustration 🏊♂️👇
🏊🌊 When learning to blow bubbles, do an exercise where you hold your breath and open your mouth under water to let the water slush around. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog
🏊🌊 Make sure to press your hips up to the surface during backstroke, don't let you butt do the sinking. Engage your mid section, your core. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog
🏊🌊 Keep your chin tucked in during backstroke. Don't stick it out to the ceiling, you only need your eyes, nose and mouth out barely out of the water. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog
🏊🌊 Should you swim other strokes in your workouts? Absolutely. No matter what you train for or who you are, mix it up with other strokes. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com
🏊🌊 In freestyle, when you return your head back into the water after your breath you should see your other arm moving through. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog
🏊🌊 Always be pressing chest and head into the water to keep your hips up and your body in horizontal position. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog
🏊🌊 Don't forget 2 squeeze your feet together at the end of your breaststroke kick. Kick, squeeze & glide. You'll feel the surge. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog
🏊🌊 Exaggerate your breaststroke and come as high out of the water with your upper body as you can. Let your spine pull you up. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog
🏊🌊 Don't forget to roll your hips during backstroke. The hip actually starts the roll, not your arm. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog
🏊🌊 Keep your head down to raise your hips, but if you need to work on your hand entry, you need to look up to see the hands. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com
🏊🌊 Sinking legs? Practice balance: start in dead man's float, slowly extend your arms forward to get the legs to the surface. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog
🏊🌊 Grab some zoomers and do only side kicking exercises for a couple of days. Arm lead, head lead, arms across chest etc. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog
🏊🌊 Swimming Tip - Remember backwards freestyle? Do a few laps this weekend. Roll your hips, press chest into water and keep your legs together Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog
🏊🌊 When you return your head from freestyle breathing position back into the water, you should catch a glimps of the pulling arm. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog
🏊🌊 When swimming with hand paddles, get rid off the wrist strap. Only use the middle finger strap. Much better for stroke control. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog
🏊🌊 The illusive breaststroke kick - think of it as pushing water backwards with the inner calf and foot, not kicking to the sides Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com
🏊🌊 The statement to "swim down the hill" is a cliche by now, however, it is very much true. It almost feels that way, so dig in. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog
🏊🌊 Do a kick set this weekend. 200 EZ kick, 4x50 sprint kick - 30s rest, 200 EZ kick. Get your legs in shape and keep them there. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog
🏊🌊 Try pulling through the water with your big lat muscles instead of just your arms. Swimmer V body is a proof that it works :). Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog