The technique in swimming by Victory Endurance

5 important points to consider as a swimmer

Our collaborator in Sports Nutrition Victory Endurance In this article he tells us through Antonio del Pino the most important points in the swimmer's technique

Body position: 

It is very important that you try to keep yourself "as out of the water as possible". It is normal for the legs to sink a little more at the beginning. Using the pullboi in 200 series and 300 m to smooth rhythm, the fins in relaxed and technical rhythm series of 800 m and doing leg exercises with the 50 m table at the end of the training will correct this position.

Rotation: 

When you extend the arm rotate the hip slightly. Biomechanically it will allow you to add more distance to your stroke and make more strength when you beat your arm. Besides that, not least, in this position you are more hydrodynamic. Practice this gesture when you use the paddles.

Arm circle: 

It seems a magic thing to see people like Michael Phelps swim, that they take their arms out of the water practically dead and yet you see them gliding like real dolphins.

The arm is efficient in the water, so do not waste force in raising the arm exaggeratedly or tensing it when it is out. The hand does not have to go far, it is once inside the water when you have to stretch your arm to the maximum to resort to the dorsal muscles, which are the largest and most powerful.

With the fingers of the hand slightly separated and the arm already slightly bent, push until the arm reaches the level of the hip. Use the paddles for 400 m and then without them do six to twelve 50-meter series recovering 25 meters breaststroke between series. You will see how you improve.

Kick: 

It seems incredible that many of us, cyclists and other runners, do not use our legs when we swim! As a rule it is usually a coordination problem and it is important enough so that you give it a little attention every day. The kick is similar to hitting a soccer ball but the heel of the foot should not go too far out of the water. Make a series of 600 fins for a leisurely swim and then 4 for 100 ma freestyle. You will appreciate that your legs stay more afloat.  

Breathing: 

The first barrier to overcome is breathing. You have to breathe harmoniously in a situation of effort and that ... you have to practice it. From the first day, work the breathing on both sides, since as you acquire the vice of breathing only on the one hand, muscularly you can have problems and then it is difficult to correct itTake a long breath every two strokes and once every three.

It is normal to swallow some water from time to time, but it is that many beginners take home some "litrillo" of the pool in the gut. To do this he opens his mouth in the water when he expels the air and brings his mouth to his shoulder to breathe taking advantage of the air gap that is created there. When you do series of intensity it is better to take your head a little more frontally, so you will have more time to catch air.

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