Rotation Drill
Gavin Lee
There are many drills designed to help with core connection and rotation in freestyle. In this video I’ve combined many aspects of these drills into one. It’s basically a very slow and deliberate freestyle stroke with a body position pause into a quick, snappy rotation.
If you had to choose only one piece of swimming gear, what would it be? I’ve been asked this question a number of times and my answer is without a doubt the center mounted snorkel. FINIS was the first company to introduce this gear back in 1995 and they are always improving it. The snorkel is the best tool for all of these drills and for doing long hard workouts. Why? Technique! It allows us to keep our heads centered in the optimal position for balance and rotation.
Breathing in freestyle is the moment where most swimmers fall out of alignment, throwing our balance off causing drag and slowing us down. This is why the snorkel is so great for technique.
Give it a try and let us know how it goes.