Posts Tagged ‘swimming techniques’

What is relay swimming? Relay swimming is a team event in competitive swimming where each swimmer on a team completes a specified distance using a particular swimming stroke. There are various relay events, but the most common ones are the 4×100-meter and 4×200-meter freestyle relays, as well as the 4×100-meter medley relay. Here’s an overview…

What is the Individual Medley (IM)? The Individual Medley (IM) is a swimming event that combines all four competitive swimming strokes into one race. The four strokes involved in the IM are: Butterfly: Swimmers use a dolphin kick and simultaneous arm movement below and above the water with both arms moving in a circular motion.…

For our symmetrical strokes, butterfly and breaststroke, we use ‘touch turns’, which requires a two–handed touch and quick tuck-and-turn to continue with speed. Whilst this may seem the simple technical turn, it still requires concentration and timing to ensure a full stroke before the glide phase. The fastest way to change direction at the wall…

For our symmetrical strokes we use ‘touch turns’, which requires a two–handed touch and quick tuck-and-turn to continue with speed. Whilst this may seem the simple technical turn, it still requires concentration and timing to ensure a full stroke before the glide phase. Performing a touch turn in breaststroke and butterfly involves smoothly transitioning from…

The fastest way to change direction at the wall when swimming freestyle or backstroke is using a tumble turn, also known as flip turns. Tumble Turns are a technique used to transition from one lap to the next without stopping. This is where we start our somersault with our head tucked down. Please see below for…

At Hampton Swim School, we pride ourselves in being an industry leading swim school and we are constantly striving to deliver an exceptional swim program to our families. We understand that every child is different. Every child has different levels of experience with water, has different confidence, nervousness, anxiety, and emotional and developmental needs. Therefore,…

Flipping, turning and rotating uses every single muscle in your body, and that is what is needed to maximise your turns, for each stroke. Each stroke has specific rules and directional positions, which are covered in the below top tips for turns. Let’s talk turns for each stroke: Freestyle: The fastest way to change direction…

Butterfly is arguably swimming’s most challenging stroke. If you’re like 95% of swimmers, then you’ve probably had trouble mastering the ins and outs the butterfly. However, when it’s done properly, butterfly can rev up your metabolism, build impressive muscular strength and give you one hell of a workout. It requires strength in all parts of…