Swim Tips from Sabrina

My good friend and fellow coach, Sabrina Cook, offered these swim tips for the Tri Skills Camp.

This is the swim fin I recommend. The short fins that some athletes had are really designed for advanced swimmers. These longer fins will correct what I call the “bicycle kick” that my group discussed. Speedo Rubber Swim Training Fins

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005FYFA60/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_AQByCb1FQ0VN4

Along with the fins, here are links to the drills

Swim Golf - SWOF

http://steelcityendurance.com/swimming/what-can-swolf-tell-us-interpreting-swim-data-from-your-gps-watch/

Note that this article mentions getting a SWOF score from your watch. You can easily get this info on your own. However the interpretation of the data remains the same. If you don’t have a watch, take your SWOF score at a minimum of each week, and up to twice per swim session (beginning and end). Record this data in your training log.

Catch-up Drill - High Elbow

https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/swim-drill-of-the-week-catch-up-drill/

https://youtu.be/Fszey7mJSb4

3 Phases of Freestyle Pull

https://www.active.com/triathlon/articles/freestyle-basics-the-3-phases-of-the-pull

Kick Drills - can do these with the above fins

https://www.active.com/swimming/articles/kicking-drills-for-better-body-position-882175

Fixes to common swim mechanics issues

https://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/swimming/swimming-technique/