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Freestyle
Freestyle
muscles
Head facing down your forehead and nose bridge should be just
below the water surface
Eyes are looking forward but down towards the bottom of the pool
Aim to keep the stroke neat and tidy and as streamline as possible
The kick begins from the hips not the knees with pointed toes when
you kick
Keep the legs close together and relax with a slight knee bend with
the feet and ankles relaxed and flexible as the leg moves
Up there is a slight bend in the knee as the leg performs the down
would kick the leg straightens pointing your toes during the
downbeat to help with propulsion
The hand extends out in front of the body until almost straight with
the thumb and first finger palms facing down and fingers together
Pull your arm down through the water in line with the body
Bend the elbows slightly under the body as your hand passes your
hip
Push the water all the way to the upper thigh beginning to straighten
your elbow
The recovery of the stroke takes place over the water with your
hands close to your upper thigh
Lift one arm out of the water with a bent elbow trying to make sure
your elbow is higher than your hand
Reach forward over the water extension of the arms starts as the
hand passes the shoulder stay nice and relaxed entering the water to
begin the next arm cycle
To breathe turn head to the side whilst one arm is in the recovery
phase
The head turns to the water before the entering arm has past the
face
Six Beat Kicking is a technique in which each arm cycle has six leg
beats. Since this movement technique has a higher beat frequency,
freestyle swimmers can learn faster and more efficiently. This
technique is frequently used or taught to freestyle swimming
athletes who are completing a prescribed workout.