I've been on a swim team for a month and have been to three swim meets and have come in third place in all of my events. I need help with improving my time and speed. Also, I need help with the flipturn. I also have started training for nationals next year. I run 3 miles a day and train in the gym and I go to a physical therapists as I have had to have 2 neck surgers in the past 3 yrs. I'm loving swimming and, I get so excied when it comes time to compete. If any of yall have advice or training advice for me I would appreciate it. I do have a coach I work with 4 times a week.
Sincerely, Swimminggirl
Swimminggirl,
You mentioned earlier that one problem you have is "stopping your motion" when you breathe on free and ***. What I have noticed when coaching is that when people do this on freestyle, it often means they are not breathing often enough. If you hold your breath until you are desperate for air, there is more of a tendency to stop when you do breathe. Make sure you get into a breathing pattern that gives you enough chances to get air. The second thing is to work on exhaling underwater so that when you turn your head to breathe, all you have to do is inhale. If you have to breathe out and then in above water, you are more likely to insert a pause into your stroke. The exhaling underwater first may help with your breaststroke, too. Also, in ***, try to lean forward and accelerate your hands when you breathe rather than stopping your hands before shooting them forward.
These are common beginner issues, and as you solve them, you will see big time improvements. I hope this helps!
Chlorini
Swimminggirl,
You mentioned earlier that one problem you have is "stopping your motion" when you breathe on free and ***. What I have noticed when coaching is that when people do this on freestyle, it often means they are not breathing often enough. If you hold your breath until you are desperate for air, there is more of a tendency to stop when you do breathe. Make sure you get into a breathing pattern that gives you enough chances to get air. The second thing is to work on exhaling underwater so that when you turn your head to breathe, all you have to do is inhale. If you have to breathe out and then in above water, you are more likely to insert a pause into your stroke. The exhaling underwater first may help with your breaststroke, too. Also, in ***, try to lean forward and accelerate your hands when you breathe rather than stopping your hands before shooting them forward.
These are common beginner issues, and as you solve them, you will see big time improvements. I hope this helps!
Chlorini
