Basic Swimming by Albert Lloyd
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Transcript of Basic Swimming by Albert Lloyd
Albert LloydMay 14, 2014
GSTU210 SP14
Basic Swimming Techniques
Breastroke
Freestyle
Butterfly
Backstroke
The 4 major strokes:
One arm butterfly stroke
Underwater recovery drill
Butterfly kick on side
Butterfly scull drill
Butterfly kick on back
Drills
On stomach
Both arms are brought forward at the same time
Recover underneath body
Head is lifted for breath right before arm stroke
Kick: both legs together kick down and up at same time
Basic Stroke
Butterfly
One arm stroke
Tick tock drill: hands at side rotating just shoulders
Streamline kick on back
6 kick slide: take 6 kicks per stroke
Double arm backstroke
Drills
On back
One arm is brought up above your head at a time than brought down the side of your body to pull you
Pinky enters water first
Chin, belly, and waist are up on surface of water
Rotate hips and shoulders, while head is still
Kick: regular freestyle kick
Basic Stroke
Backstroke
One pull, two kicks
Breastroke pull, butterfly kick
Breastroke pull, freestyle kick with head up
Breastroke kick on your back
Head drop drill: breastroke kick, hands out no pull
Drills
On stomach
You scoop water with hands then kick then reach forward with hands, then repeat
Kick: heals to bottom, kick out and around, do not point feet, keep them flat to push against water
Breathing: scoop, head up, reach, head down eyes to bottom
Basic Stroke
Breastroke
One arm stroke
6 kick slide: six kicks per stroke
Polo drill: head up freestyle
Kicking on your side
Scull drill: head up, move hands back and forth, sculling water, pulling you forward
Drills
On stomach
Reach out with one arm and pull yourself forward. One arm is pulling you at a time. Rotate from side to side
Kick: freestyle kick, one foot up then other down, then switch and repeat
Breathing: heads is down, breath side to side
Basic Stroke
Freestyle
• “Swimming is a healthy activity that can be continued for a lifetime. Swimming works practically all of the muscles in the body. Regular swimming builds endurance, muscle strength and cardio-vascular fitness.”
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