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Swimming: Stroke Development Butterfly

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Kick Pull Kick, Kick Pull Kick. Recover the arms with the breath taken during the pull. Develop two kicks to every one arm stroke.

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Lift your Heels

To improve your Breaststroke, hold the top of a large float and kick Breaststroke down the pool. Concentrate on lifting your heels high up to your costume line. Always turn your ankles and feet out sideways in order to catch the water and push it back. Feet come together and meet up at the end of every kick.

Breaststroke - Top Tips

Arm stroke

For better Breaststroke, take a pull buoy and place it high between your legs. Let your legs float as you concentrate on the arm stroke. Pull no more then twice shoulder width apart and apply more power as the hands sweep inwards and upwards to the water surface, breath and recover the hands guickly forwards.

Breaststroke - Top Tips

Frontcrawl - Top Tips

For Frontcrawl, swim half a length with your finger tips skating on the water surface and the second half length with finger tips staying close to the water surface allowing forefingers and thumb to cut into the water first. This will ensure the elbows are always higher than the hands

Frontcrawl - Top Tips

When you are swimming Frontcrawl, try swimming half a length with closed hands and open your hands for the second half length. You will be made more aware of the feel of the water.

Frontcrawl - Top Tips

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