Tag Archives: freestyle

Freestyle Head Position

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Mark Stephens   |   Mark Stephens
Freestyle Head Position

After getting a few questions from customers, I wanted to write a quick post about the Freestyle Snorkel and proper head position. Below is an image detailing incorrect vs. correct head position:   By curving the tube around more, the … Continue reading →

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Workout Wednesday – Trip Back in Time

Posted on April 4, 2012 by bbennett   |   bbennett

A trip back in time…one of my best sets ever completed- Summer of 1994 (LCM), 20×400 on 4:40, last 5 descending On the last one- touched the wall at 4:19 So in this Wednesday’s workout, let’s take a stroke from there: Warm-up … Continue reading →

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Freestyle Side-Kicking Drill with a Twist

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Kyle Leto   |   Kyle Leto

I am sure most of you have done the basic side-kicking drill during a swim workout. This common drill works on body position by having one arm extended out in front and the other arm lying flat at your side. … Continue reading →

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Jason on the Indy Grand Prix and breath count in his races

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Paul Zaich   |   Paul Zaich

Last week I had a chance to sit down and talk with Jason about his win in the 50m freestyle at the Indianapolis Grand Prix. Jason talks about his alma mater UCSB’s performance at the Pac-10 Championships and his upcoming … Continue reading →

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A New Way to Use the Bolster Paddle for High-Elbow Catch

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Mark Stephens   |   Mark Stephens
A New Way to Use the Bolster Paddle for High-Elbow Catch

The Bolster Paddle is designed to help swimmers put their wrist and elbow in the correct swimming position. The unique paddle design locks the wrist in place, encouraging an “early vertical forearm” or high-elbow catch in the front part of … Continue reading →

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Straight Arm Recovery in Open Water Swimming

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Mallory Mead   |   Mallory Mead
Straight Arm Recovery in Open Water Swimming

Lately I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about how swimming in open water is different from swimming in a pool, and what that means in terms of technique. In addition to playing around with increasing my stroke rate (the … Continue reading →

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FINIS Snorkel Comparison – Part 4 of 6

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Mark Stephens   |   Mark Stephens

After looking at the standard Swimmer’s Snorkel and the Swimmer’s Snorkel Junior, this week we review the Freestyle Snorkel… Freestyle Snorkel After receiving great feedback from coaches and swimmers on our Swimmer’s Snorkels, our R&D team decided to make a … Continue reading →

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Stop Fighting the Water! Part 3

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Paul Zaich   |   Paul Zaich
Stop Fighting the Water! Part 3

Pull More Water A goal of every swimmer should be to constantly refine their technique to become more efficient in the water. We’ve discussed how you can lengthen your Freestyle stroke by extending the hand entry. Another opportunity to improve … Continue reading →

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Stop Fighting the Water! Part 2

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Paul Zaich   |   Paul Zaich
Stop Fighting the Water! Part 2

Stretch your Freestyle Out One of the most common mistakes that novice adult swimmers make when they begin training for the first time is to flail their arms, taking short and inefficient strokes. This often happens because the swimmer is … Continue reading →

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