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Swimming: Step / Straddle Entry

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Steve, Clayesmore Prep School

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Feet together on edge of pool. Chin up, arms out to side. Take large stride forward and maintain this stride as you enter water.

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Push and Glide - 1 float:

Hold wall with one hand, bottom of float with other. Face in water, push off wall with feet and bring wall hand to join other on the float. Glide.

Push and Glides - Front

Steps - backwards:

Child walks down steps backwards.

Enter the pool via the steps like a ladder.

Pool Entry

Swivel Entry:

Sit on pool side, place hands together on one side of body. Turn onto tummy and slide into the water.

Pool Entry

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 - Drills

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