Swimming technique, drills, and thoughts on how to swim easier, faster, and smoother.
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Butterfly - Fast Fin Fly 2
02:04
Jan 24, 2012
We've decided to reshoot and repost this drill due to the fact that when we originally posted it, we didn't have sound on the video. On YouTube, when people see the old vers...
All Strokes - Medball Toss
01:44
Jan 17, 2012
If you're looking for challenging ways to gain fitness for your legs, while adding a fun aspect to your training, medballs can certainly help accomplish that task. Why do it...
All Strokes - Get Out Swim
02:10
Jan 9, 2012
Ever since there's been competitive swimming, there have been get out swims. A great way to encourage swimmers to go faster than they thought they could, with the cherry of ...
Butterfly - Veritical Fly
01:45
Jan 2, 2012
Want to see what a beautiful butterfly pull feels like? Here's a drill anyone can do to learn the flowing feeling of fly when it all comes together. Why do it: When the body...
Breaststroke - Head Position
01:45
Dec 19, 2011
This is an old fine point for breaststroke, but it still needs to be reinforced frequently when teaching swimmers of all ages. Why do it: Your head position during the glide...
Butterfly - Extra Kick Fly
01:38
Dec 13, 2011
Here's a simple butterfly drill that incorporates a few wonderful aspects... relaxation and the opportunity to work on timing. Why do it: If you need to work on a longer but...
Freestyle - Open-Water Drafting in a Pool
02:16
Dec 7, 2011
So the winter is upon us and it's time to go indoors to practice swimming. How does a good open-water swimmer or triathlete learn effective skills indoors?NOTE: For more ide...
Freestyle - Reach, Ride, and Grab
01:43
Dec 7, 2011
Swimming with paddles gives people a feeling of power as they pull, but this drill will help you focus on another aspect of your stroke... reach!Why Do It:The surface area o...
Dryland - Medball Chest Pass
02:11
Dec 7, 2011
Working on the power necessary to increase your quickness in the recovery of breaststroke, as well as increasing your overall strength, can be accomplished through a fun dry...
Turns - Streamline Jumps
01:44
Dec 7, 2011
What's the single most important thing you can do to improve your swimming? Streamline!Why Do It:Seriously. No matter how hard you work to improve your SWIMMING, it's how we...
Backstroke - Starts on the Vasa Erg
01:48
Dec 7, 2011
Backstrokers. How do they do it? They swim upside down and backwards. They can't see where they're going. They use nose clips. And...they do THIS. The backstroke start is on...
Backstroke - Nose Plugs
01:49
Dec 7, 2011
Having a successful push off in backstroke means being able to stay under water long enough to take advantage of your underwater dolphin.Since this is about a tool, there wo...
Swimming technique, drills, and thoughts on how to swim easier, faster, and smoother.