OVER ALL AWESOME

Nathan Adrian for Speedo demonstrates his amazing front quad swimming, appears as almost catch up yet this is is freestyle stroke.

-how long he is in the water

-his head position

Drill #1 Catch Up Drill with a Kickboard

Catch up drill is a way to ensure your stroke is LONG in the water!

-start with a board and alternate strokes.

-we will also just do right all the way down the pool and left back.

-ensure you reach LONG and finish the stroke!

Drill #2 Catch Up Drill without a Kickboard

Now remove the kickboard, and allow one arm in front until the other arm completes the full stroke and is back in that 11 position

Think LONG!

Drill #3 Side Balance!

Side balance is the foundation of proper swim stroke, note you are never flat but rotate side to side to side.

Toss on a pair of fins, keep your arm fully extended, and begin by on your right fully down the length of the pool and left back.

Work on your comfort of breathing, quick inhale, full and continuous exhale underwater.

Drill #3+ Side balance with thought on head position

Continue with side balance, but focus on your head position!

Drill #4 Single Switch Side balance

Drill #5 Triple Switch

Drill #6 Zipper Drill

Drill #8 Shark Fin, Serape to 3 PT Touch