3 Swimming drills to master for your next triathlon:
1. Close your fists and swim freestyle. This helps improve your stroke technique, even if it does feel strange at first. You’ll feel awkward and clumsy, but doing this forces you to use proper hip rotation as you move through the water. Do two laps with fists and two laps straight freestyle, alternating for the set.
2. Six kicks per stroke – take one stroke, extend your arm out, and then kick six times on your side. The take one stroke with the other arm and kick six times on the opposite side. This makes you stay on your side, and gets you used to doing so.
3. Three quarters catchup – start your hip rotation as soon as your hand slices into the water. Touch your ear with your thumb if you need to, on the way by in recovery. This will help you to signal a switch from one side to the other. This drill is similar to the catchup drill where you touch your hands in front of you with each stroke.
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