Side kicking


 


- Nothing should move apart from your legs and your head to
breathe

- Keep you head in alignment of your body at all time

- The top of your head, your arm and your hip should break
the surface of the water
   
1 + 10 / 3 + 10 Crawl
 
 

- Kick about 10 times on your side. Then bring your arm to
your head level. Pause for about 5 seconds. When you feel
comfortable rotate your whole body 180°.

- Make sure to control every part of the movements

- Your whole body should stay as straight as possible
   
Head lead rotation
 
 

- Both arms along your side, rotate from one side to the other
using your kick and core to move

- Be sure to rotate from your lower body and not from your
shoulders

- Speed is not important - be patient and control your body
   
Vertical kicking
 
 

- In a vertical position, start kicking. Try keeping your head out
of the water

- Your body should be perfectly straight. No "<" shape!

- The kicking should come from the hips, not the knees. Think
of kicking a ball rather than being on a bike.

- Play around with your arms to make it harder: hands out of
water, elbows out, full streamline...

Swimmer: Agnès Godfrey