New Freestyle Swimming Tips & Tricks
Do not try to fly Even top-level athletes often make the common mistake of not gliding between the strokes. Swimming should not be done in a continuous motion, as with a bicycle pedal stroke. Before each stroke, a brief glide is followed. When the arm touches the water above the head, time the drift. Let it extend fully for a few seconds, and not try to move in a zigzag fashion. This will make swimming feel easy and effortless. Don't forget about being relaxed during the entire action. Use closed palms with high-elbow diving. The water is pulled back using the arms alternately. The water is pulled back by one arm, and the other pulls it from the hip. The high elbow technique involves bending the elbow and bringing the forearm up to vertical. This is done during the underwater phase as fast as possible. While your forearm should remain straight in active pulling phase, you want to keep the bent elbow as high as possible. This improves the propulsion by incre