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Drills

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.   U.S. Masters Swimming suggestions are at the bottom.  Good luck!

Butterfly

 

  • Single Arm, Extended Arm

Backstroke

  • Partner Pusher

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

Freestyle

  • Fingertip Drag
  • Narrow Your Shoulders
  • 3L/3R Single-Arm
  • Stun Gun
  • Head Play

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

  • Hands
  • U.S. Masters Swimming
  • USMS Drill and Technique Suggestions

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