In LETC coached swim sessions at the pool we are focusing on two key elements in our swim performance;
- Balance/stability: our main objective is to gain awareness of core muscle activation as it pertains to stability in your freestyle swim stroke. Think of your core as being all muscles that act on a) the pelvis, b) spine, d) ribs and c) shoulder girdle. It is not just the hips in a whole body sport like swimming.
- Propulsion basics: in propulsion we learning how to think of the pull as in “pull the body past the hand” NOT “pull the hand back”. This key element in swimming performance requires a basic awareness of core stability, as gained from working on the previous exercises.
The third element of swimming, “body control” encompasses beach and deep water starts, turns in both the pool and open water, open water navigation, drafting and all those other things we do to pull a swim performance together that have nothing to do with balance/stability and propulsion!
More tips and drills will be added in the future.
