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Freestyle |
Head - In-line with spine Eyes - Looking at bottom of pool when not breathing, looking sideways, one eye directly over/above the other when breathing. Shoulders and chest - Rotate around central axis of spine in same plane as hips. High shoulder is on recovery arm side, low shoulder on pulling arm side. Arms - One arm tends to be leading at all times, other arm is pulling or recovering; more of a catch-up with hands overlapping in the area from thesprint-efforts may have less front-end overlap, even no front-end overlap, but that is a function of the timing, not an effort to remove the overlap. Forearm and hand pull - Propulsive surface, line from fingertips up through wrist and elbow should be pointing at the bottom of the pool as much of the time as possible - as early a catch as can be achieved, with the maximum possible catch held until the hand passes below the waist Forearm and hand recovery - Relaxed, hanging from the elbow, swung forward rather than pushed forward, thumb leading Forearm and hand entry - Fingertip first, rotated towards thumb up, pinky first entry, then a gentle slide forward to a natural extension as the body rotates Hips - Rotate around central axis of spine in same plane as shoulders. |