Swimming: Frontcrawl - Technique

Pull. Enter the hand into the water with forefingers and thumbs first stretching your arm to full extension. Following hand entry, the palm faces down on the water for the catch position. The hand then travels under the body pushing the water backwards towards the thighs and presses back to full extension past the hips and costume line. (Always keep the water on the palm of your hands during the pull). The elbow then leaves the water first followed by the wrist and hand. At all stages of the arm recovery the elbow remains higher than the hand. The hand and fingers stay close to the water surface as the arm recovers over the water close to your body line for a controlled hand entry back into the water reaching forwrads to full stretch once again.

The breathing action is a regular and controlled turning of the head to either side. Ensure full and quick intake of breath and exhail into the water as the face returns to its central position. Bilateral breathing to the left and right of every third arm stroke will help develop good balance and rhythm.

Full Video Tutorial Coming Soon The body position will be streamlined, lying flat and horizontal with your face in the water looking downwards and very slightly forwards with hips held high. The shoulders should remain relaxed allowing a small amount of rotational roll of the body to help cut through the water in a streamlined fashion. The hips should also roll in tune with the uper body to allow natural flow. The head is central and fixed with the eyebrows and forehead in the water. The breath is taken by turning your face sideways.