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Swimming: Stroke Development Frontcrawl

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Stand firmly on the poolside or starting block with toes rapped around the front edge. Place hands to the side or front of the starting block; Fingers will secure starting position with body weight slightly forwards. Dive out down the pool to full stretch; Pike at the highest point of the dive whilst in the air in order to enter the water surface, the whole body enters through the same point of contact on the water surface as if you were diving through a hoop; Snap out of this position and into a streamlined position on immediate entry into the water in order for the body to follow through the same point of entry. Hold a streamlined position for approximately four seconds underwater with a continuous frontcrawl or dolphin leg kick to maintain speed. It is possible to find greater speed whilst underwater due to good streamlining and momentum. Ensure the leg kick drives the body to the water surface; maintain speed and lift the head to break the water surface in order to resume full stroke. If you dive too flat you will loose speed through the water and effort from the poolside or starting block will be lost. Never dive into shallow waters.

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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

Frontcrawl - Drills:

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 - Drills

Stroke Development Frontcrawl:

Turns
Tumble Turn. Focus onto the wall five metres away and aware of how many strokes it takes you to reach the wall. On the penultimate stroke the hand is taken down under the body at right angles towards your opposite hip in order to pivot around the wall. Do not execute the frontcrawl tumble turn in a head over heals fashion as you will be left on your back. As the feet are planted on the wall the leading arm finds a straight direction to follow whilst underwater. Once the feet have been firmly placed they drive off the wall with both hands together underwater, push off underwater to create a streamlined position, hold for two seconds after the push off; This will keep the body under the oncoming wave you have created and cut back on resistance; After a short glide start to kick with frontcrawl or dolphin legs underwater for another two seconds, the head then breaks the surface first to resume full stroke.

Stroke Development Frontcrawl

Star Float â back:

Standing up, find a space in the pool and make a 'Star' shape - feet flat on the floor, arms and legs wide apart making an 'X'
Tuck noodle under the arms keeping the curve in front and a gap between body and curve.
Lean forwards so that chin is on the water and allow feet to rise up behind so that they are lying flat on their stomach.
Make the 'Star' shape and hold, arms and legs still. If able to float on their front unaided, progress to pencil floats and mushroom floats.