Swim 4 Fitness - points for week of Oct 10

Focus points for swimming on your side:

• Fixed head with waterline at goggles
• Upper arm relaxed on thigh
• Head down, nose pointed toward bottom, crown of head pointed toward end of lane until you roll to breathe

Focus points for Freestyle swimming:

• Elbow high, pointed toward ceiling
• Hand enters by head
• Arm extends underwater, below the head
• Extend arm toward end of pool through fingertips
• Front Quad swimming - hands pass in front of head
• Extended arm doesn't catch until you see the other hand in front of face

Drills:

• 12-12: swim on side 12 kicks, one stroke to other side, swim for 12 kicks
• Fingertip Drag - just skimming water
• Thumb scrape - along side as arm recovers
• Hand - Wrist - Elbow: walk forward with correct arm strokes, fall into water and begin swimming full freestyle strokes
• Closed Fist