Freestyle Swim Drills

This is a follow up article from Swimming Freestyle Progression that I wrote September 27th 2010. I presented some basic swimming drills/videos that focused on the three phases of the freestyle stroke. Refer to the article for more info.

1.High Elbow Recovery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F41qXKjFICM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxta03KIDl0


2. Hand Entry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f3QZP672Tk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxta03KIDl0


3. Underwater pull

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIqs4wAAipw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p93a9ktcV4c


Below are more under water views of the drills above and some new drills to continue to progress and improve your freestyle mechanics. Notice in all these drills I continue to rotate my body from hip to hip, catch under water keeping elbow high, then pull deep under my body past my hip for maximum propulsion

1. Under water view fist drill. Notice the angle of my hand/elbow/shoulder as I enter and pull, slight elbow bend, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2uUSEkX3v0

2. Under water view of Head out of Water drill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv4E3ocazF0
3. Under water view of one arm only drill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy2gMfQkXOw
4. Under water swimming side view http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNt8sjM-xkA
5 . Double pump drill for high elbow recovery and body balance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p93a9ktcV4c
6. Above water view of one arm only http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTCZsNckhvE
Side above water view http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvIAIHuI0U8


Wendy Mader is a USAT Level II triathlon coach and owner of t2coaching.com. My mission is to help you reach your goals! If you have any questions or comments please send me an email wendy@t2coaching.com or go to www.t2coaching.com to find out more about your coaching options. To get what you have never had, you must do what you havenever done