Posts about swimming technique and mechanics
We use Finis’ Tempo Trainer training tool quite a bit in our swim practices. I want to discuss some ways that they can make your swim practice more effective. One way that you can use it is to build a steady tempo in your stroke. Swimming, like music, is done…
Continuing on with our discussions of strokes other than freestyle, we now look at Breaststroke. Breaststroke is the oldest known swimming stroke as evidenced by cave drawings from the Stone Age depicting people doing a variation of the stroke. It’s also the most popular stroke in swimming throughout the world…
Most every one of the new swimmers who joins my Masters team or comes in for lessons tells me, “Fitz, I really just want to learn freestyle. I want to be able to {insert goal here – “swim a mile,” “do a triathlon,” “swim for fitness”}. Freestyle is a spectacular…
