Virtual Lesson #4
Freestyle-Focus on Kick and proper catch
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Freestyle Body Position
When swimming freestyle, your head should always be tilted in line with the spine and lengthening your neck, while also keeping your core engaged. What can good head position and core engagement help aid in your stroke according to the video?
Flutter Kicking in Freestyle- You can stop watching at the 2:45 mark
Where does the kick originate from?
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Olympian Chloe Sutton on Freestyle Catch
In the above video, where does Chloe Sutton say the palm must face while pulling?
What are the 3 main objectives of your pull according to Chloe?
What common mistake can you relate to? Select all that apply
Next try the “stabilized one-arm position drill” (at the 6:00 mark in video) while lying on your stomach on one side of your bed with the pulling arm off the bed, and the other straight out in line with your body. Were you able to shape your catch without dropping your elbow or beginning your pull?
Chloe Sutton Recovery Drill Work:
What body part always leads the recovery movement?
Olympian Katie Ledecky early vertical forearm. Notice how well Katie Ledecky achieves early vertical forearm catch BEFORE she begins her pull.
After completing this worksheet, try standing in front of a mirror and slowly replicate your arm stroke. Are you keeping your elbows up and fingers down? Entering in front of the shoulder? Catching before you begin your pull? Is your pull line straight? Go through these one at a time and see what you can do with it!
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