SWIMMING The Four (4) Competition Strokes:
Correct Catch and Pull Technique (Freestyle Swimming)
1: Entry with extension 2: Catch & Pull 3: Finish, Exit, & Recovery Concentrate your effort on pressing the water straight behind you with "the blade" - fingertips, wrist, forearm to elbow
2. Backstroke Technique
Instead of facing downward, you will face upward in the water. You will remain in this horizontal position, looking upward, as you move your arms and legs. Your arms will propel you forward with a windmill-like motion.
Benefits of Backstroke
Swimming backstroke will burn approximately 250 calories in 30 minutes
1. FLUTTER KICK for?
front crawl/freestyle and backstroke
FLUTTER KICK
has an upward and downward stage.
1. Freestyle Stroke / Front Crawl Technique
is also known as the front crawl. When swimming this stroke, your body will be in a prone position on your stomach and face toward the water. Both your arms and legs will pull you through the water, while your torso remains stable.
Butterfly Stroke Technique
is named for the way a swimmer's arms move while swimming this stroke. Your arms arch up and out of the water together, looking like a pair of wings. Your body is in the same horizontal position as required by freestyle and breaststroke.
Benefits of Butterfly Stroke
burns the most calories of any swimming stroke, approximately 450 calories for every 30 minutes of swimming
DOLPHIN KICK for?
butterfly strike
DIFERENT TYPES of KICKS
1. FLUTTER KICK 2. FROG KICK 3. DOLPHIN KICK
Benefits of Freestyle Stroke
Benefits of Freestyle Stroke You can burn hundreds of calories with just
Benefits of Breaststroke
For every 30 minutes of swimming breaststroke, you will burn approximately 200 calories is the slowest swimming stroke
3. Breaststroke
The best swimming stroke is a matter of opinion. is also a good option for anyone looking for a slower alternative to freestyle.
2. FROG KICK for?
breaststroke