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Swimming: Stroke Development Butterfly

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On the last stroke reach for the wall with both hands. Touch the wall with both hands and lift the knees towards the chest and place both feet on the wall. One arm then moves forwards down the pool the other arm is taken over the water surface and the hand meets up with the other. As you push off the wall on the water surface, stretch down the pool with hands and feet held together to develop good streamlining before you resume full stroke.

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Butterfly - Top Tips

To improve your Butterfly technique, swim one full stroke then two strokes with your right arm and two strokes with your left arm and repeat. You will be able to swim further distances as there will be less fatigue through the shoulders and will develop good rhythm and timing.

Butterfly - Top Tips

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

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