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Frontcrawl

Top Tips On Swimming Front Crawl

Front Crawl is a Great stroke and is the fastest of all the four techniques.

So lets have a look at how its done with this fab guide.....

1	Your right hand will enter the water in front of your head, while your left arm in pulling through the water under your body in a `S` motion. Your legs will be moving up and down in an alternate motion with the movement coming from the hips.
2	As your right arm enters the water and pulls under the body in an `S` motion, your left arm will have pulled through and your arm will be leaving the water elbow first.
3	As your right arm complete its pull under the body your left arm will be entering the water in front of your head.
4	Now its time for your right arm to leave the water, elbow first. Allow your body to natural role to the right so that your face leaves the water allowing you to breathe in.
5	The right arm will now return to the sating position. Don’t forget to continually kick your legs.
6	Return to the start

Here Is A Great Swimming Video To Help

Great Tips to Improve your Front Crawl

	Keep the top of your forehead just above the water. If you bury your head in your chest it will put your whole body in the wrong position.
	Try keeping you body relaxed, straight and parallel to the bottom of the pool. Learning to glide correctly is a great way to practice this.
	As you pull your arms through the water use a `S’ shape instead of pulling straight back. *Why?* Because this technique increases the amount of water you push backwards, meaning you will travel trough the water faster and more efficiently.
	Extend your arms all the way back to your thigh on each stroke before lifting your arms out the water for the next stroke.
	As you swim, let your hips move side to side with the natural movement of your body.
	Keep your elbows high as you bring your arms out the water and all the way through to their return.
	Look slightly backwards as you breathe.
	Make your body as long as possible, point your toes and stretch out with each arm stoke.

So that’s front crawl, I hope it’s been of help to you. Your next step is to get down to the pool and give it a go.

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