The following are a selection of drills that you can use to improve your swimming.  Try them out and see what difference they make in your performance.  Good luck!

 

Butterfly

• Dolphin Kick, Arms Up!
• Single Arm, Extended Arm
• 3-3-3
• Breakout
  

 

Backstroke

• Partner Pusher
• Double Arm
• Spin Drill
• Marching Soldier
  

 

Breaststroke

• 4-Stroke Free Breast
• Tempo Trainer Kick on Your Back
• 3-2-1 STRETCH
• Head-Down Pull
• Timing the Kick
• Single-Leg Kick
• Wall Pull
• Pullout Fine Tuning
• Breakout
• Butt Head
• Streamlined Push
• Early Catch Hands
• Snorkel Pull

 

Freestyle

• Fingertip Drag
• Narrow Your Shoulders
• 3L/3R Single-Arm
• Stun Gun
• Vary Your Breathing
• Head Play
• 5-Count Switch
• Balanced Swim/Kick
• Practice the Catch
• Phelps-Like Breakouts
• Open-Water Breathing
• Exhale Slowly
• Reaching Your Limits
• Loper Drill
• Med-Ball Fun
• Vary Your Recovery
• Synchro Swim
• Water Polo Wide Catch
  

 

Starts

• Rocket Launchers!
• Forward Dive Sequence Step 1
• Forward Dive Sequence Step 2
• Forward Dive Sequence Step 3
• Forward Dive Sequence Step 4
  

 

Turns

• Pushoffs
• Open Turn Sequence Step 1
• Open Turn Sequence Step 2
• Open Turn Sequence Step 3
• Open Turn Sequence Step 4
  

 

Sculling

• Sideways Sculling
  

 

Other

• Underwater Tempo-Trainer Dolphins
• Hands
• Double Med-Ball Eggbeater
• Tempo-Trainer Flutter Kick

 

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