Tag: back crawl

Backstroke Recovery

After the pull phase, proper recovery is the next phase of helping you execute the backstroke. Hand position is the most important part of the recovery in backstroke pull. Make sure your hand is exiting the water thumb first and...

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Backstroke Pull

To fully develop an efficient back crawl, arm movements play a big role, and can help a swimmer move farther, faster, and more efficiently through the water. Backstroke uses a backwards arm motion to help propel the swimmer....

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Backstroke Kick

After developing a streamlined body position, kicking is the second step to build a swim stroke. Kicking provides propulsion and balance support and is critical during arm recovery in back crawl. Swimmers need to know how to...

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Backstroke Body Position

Body position is the foundation for all swimming strokes. When correcting strokes, look at the body position because it affects all the other components of a stroke (legs, breathing, arms, and coordination). In order for a...

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October Swim Workout

Beginner Workout Warm Up: 100m Front Crawl 100m Pull – Front Crawl 100m Pull – Front Crawl /300m Main Set: 10x25m Front Crawl – Sprint/10 sec rest 2×100 IM (Fly, Back, Breast, Free) *A substitute for fly can be dolphin...

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