Fabian Bali Swim Sessions
29th May 2023
Great work and focus within this session Fabian.
You understood the hand angle to be pointed down more in the water, and also looking down to the bottom of the pool to help with your body position.
Key Points and focus areas...
1. Hand/wrist angle - tilting your wrist down slightly helped get a better entry into the water and stopped you slowing yourself down. It also was a benefit to your arm shape under the water and getting more power.
2. Head position - looking down to the bottom of the pool helped maintain a flatter body position and also when breathing, tilting your head forward and down aided this as well.
3. Rotation - remember to rotate on both sides of your body when swimming. We often rotate better on the side we are breathing to, remember to focus on the opposite side as well.
Keep practising the swim drills both through doing 25m drill, then 25m Freestyle concentrating on the drill component.
Examples...
4 x 50m (25m rotation on back, 25m Freestyle) - rotate fully around to one side, then back to the middle before fully to the opposite side
4 x 50m (25m single arm freestyle, 25m Freestyle) - alternate the arm doing freestyle
4 x 50m (25m position 11 arms, 25m Freestyle) - arms parallel to shoulders and hand pointing down slightly, fingers closed
Swim Videos
Initial Swim
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Head up especially when breathing
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Wrist and hands pointing upward
Initial Swim - front view
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Good arm position parallel to shoulders
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Wrist and hands pointing upward
Arm & Hand position - Position 11 drill
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Good hand angle, pointing down
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Relaxed shoulders and arms parallel to shoulders
Arm & Hand position - front view
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Good arm position parallel to shoulders
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Excellent relaxed arms and shoulders ie. not forcing your arms to extend in front of you
Freestyle - Better Hand shape
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Good hand angle, pointing down
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Closed fingers to get more purchase on the water
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A nice flowing motion
Freestyle - Paddles
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Helps to develop hand position and shape and strength
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Keep focusing on hands being slightly down especially just before you take a stroke
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You did this very well !
Single Arm Freestyle - Left
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Excellent arm shape
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Combining well with stroke and rotation to use your lats and back muscles
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Be mindful of hands scooping up at the top of your stroke on both hands
Single Arm Freestyle - Right
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Similar to your left side, with hand scooping up slightly
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Aim to keep your elbow always higher than your wrist and wrist always higher than your fingers
Final Swim - flippers
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More flowing and more momentum
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Better arm shape and hands pointing down
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Looking down to the bottom of the pool when swimming, helps to keep a better, flatter body position and hence momentum
Final Swim - no flippers
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Better momentum, similar to with flippers
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Paddles help to focus on hands and position of then tilting down
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Good looking at the bottom of the pool when swimming
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Excellent improvements