Good stroke/techinque video on swimming for beginners?
Former Member
Hey everyone. I've taken swimming lessons as a child but then stopped for a few years. I'm wondering what the best way to learn correct and efficient strokes are. Should I read a book or watch a video? Any recommendations? Is there anything online that's credible and practical for beginners? I'd very much like to strengthen my rotator cuff muscles and others before I do hardcore swimming. Thanks. :agree:
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I'm with George on this on!
Work with an Instructor/Coach so you get the mechanics/technique correct, then start "training".
However her'es my extra two cents:
IF your area has more than one coach, I'd suggest seeing each's team in practice and try to determine which team "overall" seems to have the best technique; i.e., the smoothest, and -yes- prettiest- swimming styles, least splash, effortless swimming. Which coach seems to -occasionally- talk to swimmers individually and seems to be showing them "how to do"
rather than just bellowing all the time, "Now", "Now", "Harder", "John are you sleeping?", "Mario, I don't see you sweating."
Too many coaches do not bother with teaching technique but rely on work, work, work, distance, distance, distance, speed, speed, speed.
But at the end of the day you might find that you have no choice. In which case you will need to look at a lot of videos, DVDs and read a lot.
I'm with George on this on!
Work with an Instructor/Coach so you get the mechanics/technique correct, then start "training".
However her'es my extra two cents:
IF your area has more than one coach, I'd suggest seeing each's team in practice and try to determine which team "overall" seems to have the best technique; i.e., the smoothest, and -yes- prettiest- swimming styles, least splash, effortless swimming. Which coach seems to -occasionally- talk to swimmers individually and seems to be showing them "how to do"
rather than just bellowing all the time, "Now", "Now", "Harder", "John are you sleeping?", "Mario, I don't see you sweating."
Too many coaches do not bother with teaching technique but rely on work, work, work, distance, distance, distance, speed, speed, speed.
But at the end of the day you might find that you have no choice. In which case you will need to look at a lot of videos, DVDs and read a lot.
