🏊🌊 Do a kick set this weekend. 200 EZ kick, 4x50 sprint kick - 30s rest, 200 EZ kick. Get your legs in shape and keep them there. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog #keepswimming -> Just keep swimming
The "Windmilling Trap": when you spin your arms as fast as possible but go nowhere in the water.
Swimming speed is just a math equation: Speed = Stroke Rate x Distance Per Stroke. If you turn up the tempo but lose your grip, you're just burning energy.
Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYYq...
An average adult has a 6L lung capacity. Michael Phelps has 12 liters. That huge engine allowed him to dominate underwater dolphin kicks while competitors fought surface drag. You can't double your lungs, but you CAN optimize your breath control.
Phelps' biomechanics: 360swim.com/blog/swim-li...
🏊🌊 Keep your freestyle kick within your body shape. Imagine you swim through a narrow tube and your entire body should fit in it. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog #mastersswimming -> Swim smarter
🏊🌊 During freestyle breathing try to rotate your entire body along with your head - similar to if you were a tree log rolling Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog #swimtraining -> Keep practicing!
Infographic guide showing the difference between swimming uphill with a kickboard and a proper horizontal streamline
Stop swimming uphill! If your legs sink, it’s because that pool kickboard is elevating your chest and forcing your hips straight down into the water. Great swimming starts with horizontal balance, not a foam crutch.
Read the full guide and alternative drills here: 360swim.com/blog/kickboa...
🏊🌊 During one arm freestyle drill - make sure to rotate to both sides evenly, even if you only breathe to one side Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog #swimlesson -> Did you swim today?
🏊🌊 The ability to swim slowly is the key to mastering swimming - balance and control should be your top priority, so slow down :) Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com #swimtraining -> Keep practicing!
The "Broomstick vs. Tree" analogy is the best way to understand swimming efficiency. 🧹 > 🌳
If your hips drop or your head is up, you are a tree. Trees don't move fast in water.
Full guide on reducing drag: 360swim.com/blog/streaml...
🏊🌊 When swimming with paddles try grabbing the paddles with your fingertips to strengthen your forearm for a change. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog #swimdrills -> Swim strong!
"Relax" is bad advice if you don't know how.
For swimmers, relaxation is about physics. If your lungs are full, you float. If you exhale it all, you sink.
Learn to control your buoyancy with this drill, not your muscles.
Full guide: 360swim.com/blog/how-to-...
🏊🌊 Wow, if you are reading this, you made it very far. Hope you are learning something useful to improve your swimming. Keep at it and results will come. Any questions, just let me know. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog #swimming -> Did you swim today?
🏊🌊 In order to swim fastest, restrain from using too much power. Instead, feel the water and reduce your resistance. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog #swimtechnique -> Just keep swimming
Nose clips: Are they a necessary tool or a dangerous crutch? 👃❌
For backstroke? Maybe. For freestyle? You're likely preventing yourself from learning true breath control.
Learn to use your Soft Palate instead. Full breakdown:
360swim.com/blog/getting...
🏊🌊 Try pulling through the water with your big lat muscles instead of just your arms. Swimmer V body is a proof that it works :). Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog #swimtip -> Keep practicing!
🏊🌊 Look forward during your freestyle swim 2 monitor where your hand enters the water. No crossing over. Inline with shoulder. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog #swimtips -> You got this!
Infographic showing the difference between the "Panic Response" (vertical/sinking) and the "Floating Solution" (horizontal/starfish).
The "Instinctive Drowning Response" is a biological bug. 🧬
When you panic, your brain screams "CLIMB!" But in water, climbing = sinking. ⚓️
To survive, you have to override your hardware and surrender to gravity.
Here is the physics of why you sink (and how to float):
360swim.com/blog/when-i-...
🏊🌊 Restrain yourself from pushing off the wall with your hands during your open turns. Just touch and the rest is done by your body. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com #swimforfun -> You got this!
The more you fight the water, the faster you sink. 📉
Overcoming fear isn't about bravery; it's about physics. If you can relax your neck, you can float.
Here is a few minute breakdown of how to turn off the panic response in the pool. 👇
🎥 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9BP...
Unpopular opinion: A crowded swim lane is actually better for your training than an empty one.
If you can't handle a busy pool, you can't handle a triathlon mass start.
We break down the strategy of "Lane Chaos" in our new audio deep dive. 🎧
Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u44t...
🏊🌊 During your flip turns, don't snap the feet on the wall. Keep the turn nice and tucked and let the forward momentum turn you. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog #swimmingfun -> Swim smarter
🏊🌊 When pushing off the wall, make sure to sink to the depth you'd like to push off, so you do not push off right at the surface. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog #keepswimming -> Swim strong!
🏊🌊 Make your vertical kicking more fun by changing position of your arms. Try under water, above water, on your head etc. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog #mastersswimming -> Keep practicing!
🏊🌊 Why not try some vertical kicking this weekend? 5 x 1 minute (30 seconds ON/30 seconds OFF). Keep the kick brisk and narrow. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog #swimtraining -> Good luck
🏊🌊 Don't look for the wall when swimming freestyle. Use the black T line instead. When you see it underneath, just stretch and glide. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog #swimlesson -> Swim smarter
Crowded swim lanes?
Here are a few ways to turn chaos into useful training instead of frustration 🏊♂️👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drek...
🏊🌊 When a faster swimmer is approaching to turn, restrain yourself from pushing off right in front of them to do your lap. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com #swimtraining -> Just keep swimming
🏊🌊 To improve your breaststroke kick, try kicking on your back while keeping your knees under the surface and hips at the surface. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog #swimming -> Good luck
🏊🌊 Try looking forward during your freestyle swim to check how your hand/arm behaves (no cross over, no thumb first entry). Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog #swimtechnique -> Did you swim today?
🏊🌊 2-beat kick is a must for open water swimming. Snap your leg during the underwater arm cycle. Find more swim advice at https://www.360swim.com/blog #swimtip -> Swim strong!