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Turnin'

Gavin Lee

The Turn

We aim for fluidity in a turn. The movement should appear as one continuous motion with the end result of changing 180* in direction. Here’s some of the fine points.

  • get as close to the wall as possible. aim to have your feet directly on the wall as soon as you flip 180* so that you can push off immediately.

  • when flipping over, your feet should go straight over your head.

  • as your feet hit the wall, you should be in a squat position with your back flat as if you were lying on the floor and upper body and arms in streamline position.

  • as soon as your feet flip over 180* you should push off immediately, like jumping from a squat in streamline. even if you find that you are a little too far away from the wall, just pretend the wall is right there and push off. eventually you will learn to judge this distance and get it right. in the video, I was a little long on the turn and could have been closer to the wall.

  • after pushing off, do at least one dolphin kick off the wall before trying to rotate over to your stomach.

  • keep a tight core from the squat position through the breakout of the stroke.

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categories 2swim, Technique, Team FINIS
tags Flip Turn, Technique

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.

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categories 2swim, Team FINIS, Technique
tags Drills, Stability Snorkel, Technique, Balance