Swim Tip of the Week!
**'Uphill swimming' is caused when your legs are too low in the water, this causes drag and slows a swimmer down. To become more streamlined & therefore efficient, make sure your head is not too high. Look at the floor - head in line with the spine!**
**In cold water, wear 2 swim caps to keep heat in**
**Kick from the hip - NOT the knees!**
**During the catch and pull in Frontcrawl, feel the pressure of the water on your palm all the time and accelerate through the stroke. Fingers point to the pool floor!**
**Its better to do 3 or 4 shorter swim sessions a week (of 30-40 mins) than two 60 min sessions a week!**
**During winter training sessions, kick drills should form 25% of your workout**
**Even if you are are training for open water swims, most of your training should be in the pool**
**During the catch & pull, feel the pressure of the water on your hand all the time**
**Your body should rotate on its central axis in front crawl - imagine you have a pole through running through your'e head and your body rotates side to side on the pole**
**Dont hyper-extend your elbow during the catch and pull phase. This can cause a form of tennis elbow!**
**Bend youre elbow during the pull phase to have the strongest pull on the water**
**In cold water, wear 2 swim caps to keep heat in**
**Kick from the hip - NOT the knees!**
**During the catch and pull in Frontcrawl, feel the pressure of the water on your palm all the time and accelerate through the stroke. Fingers point to the pool floor!**
**Its better to do 3 or 4 shorter swim sessions a week (of 30-40 mins) than two 60 min sessions a week!**
**During winter training sessions, kick drills should form 25% of your workout**
**Even if you are are training for open water swims, most of your training should be in the pool**
**During the catch & pull, feel the pressure of the water on your hand all the time**
**Your body should rotate on its central axis in front crawl - imagine you have a pole through running through your'e head and your body rotates side to side on the pole**
**Dont hyper-extend your elbow during the catch and pull phase. This can cause a form of tennis elbow!**
**Bend youre elbow during the pull phase to have the strongest pull on the water**
