Swimming: Frontcrawl - Drills

Frontcrawl Streamline Drill. Push off the wall underwater with hands overlapping and the body stretched out. Kick underwater for a few seconds or to a maximum of five, ten or fifteen metres whichever is more comfortable. Walk back to the wall and repeat as necessary or swim easy for the remainder of the length.

Frontcrawl Shoulder Touch Drill. Touch your shoulder with one hand before it enters the water. Keep your legs kicking strong as your arms move slowly forward. This will ensure the elbows are always higher than the pitch of the hands.

Front crawl Forehead Touch Drill. Touch your forehead with one hand before it enters the water. Keep your legs kicking strong as your arms move slowly forward. This will develop correct elbow position.

Frontcrawl Finger Touch Drill. Let your fingers skate across the water surface as you move your arm slowly forward, allow the hand to cut into the water with forefingers and thumb first. Keep your legs kicking strong in order to support the body. This will develop correct arm recovery.

Frontcrawl Bilateral Breathing Drill. Breath to the left side and then the right side right of the stroke to create perfect balance and symmetry in the water, you will be taking one breath for every three strokes. Keep the face low on the water surface as you breath into the trough space you have created. The head position will determine the streamline position.

Frontcrawl Shoulder Touch Drill. Touch your shoulder with one hand before it enters the water. Keep your legs kicking strong as your arms move slowly forward. This will ensure the elbows are always higher than the pitch of the hands.

Frontcrawl Forehead Touch Drill. Touch your forehead with one hand before it enters the water. Keep your legs kicking strong as your arms move slowly forward. This will develop correct elbow position.

Frontcrawl Finger Touch Drill. Let your fingers skate across the water surface as you move your arm slowly forward, allow the hand to cut into the water with forefingers and thumb first. Keep your legs kicking strong in order to support the body. This will develop correct arm recovery.

Frontcrawl Catch-Up Drill. Allow the stroke technique to slow down with a pause at the front of the stroke where the hands come together and meet up for two seconds. Maintain a good streamline position and keep your legs kicking to improve your technique.

Frontcrawl Bilateral Breathing Drill. Breath to the left side and then the right side right of the stroke to create perfect balance and symmetry in the water, you will be taking one breath for every three strokes. Keep the face low on the water surface as you breath into the trough space you have created. The head position will determine the streamline position.

Frontcrawl Catch-Up Drill. Allow the stroke technique to slow down with a pause at the front of the stroke where the hands come together and meet up for two seconds. Maintain a good streamline position and keep your legs kicking to improve your technique.

Alternate hand that holds the float

Arms extended out in front, hands together.   Kick 1 x width, chin on the water/face in water encouraging toes to make splashes  Repeat, encouraging swimmer to blow bubbles  Keep repeating exercise until leg action becomes effective

Held at top, middle and bottom. On sides creating resisitance. Kick 1 x width, chin on the water/face in water encouraging toes to make splashes  Repeat, encouraging swimmer to blow bubbles  Keep repeating exercise until leg action becomes effective

Arms to sides and both held out in front Kick 1 x width, chin on the water/face in water encouraging toes to make splashes  Repeat, encouraging swimmer to blow bubbles  Keep repeating exercise until leg action becomes effective

Looking at noodle position and body position with kicking. Hold the noodle under the arms, with the curve and a'window' at the front. Kick frontcrawl leg kick to other side of the pool. See how they do. Split into 2 group accordingly: G1 - those with effective leg kick G2 - those struggling to move through the water  If demonstrating good body position with a noodle, move onto 2 floats and continue with same exercises above.