Go Swim With The Correct Kick
In this week’s session with GoSwim.tv, Olympian and founder Glenn Mills talks about how to correct suboptimal kicking on freestyle. While many open water swimmers and triathletes pay little attention to their kick and lower body position, experienced coaches and athletes know that optimizing their lower body position, becoming more streamlining and increasing their kick will lead to improved performance.The key is to think about it and practice perfection.
Glenn explains, “Typically, we start with filming, talking, and then seeing if the swimmer can fix an issue just by thought. We started with the FINIS Freestyler snorkel so we could see if he could just stabilize the body. Sometimes, instinct is just too ingrained. [But] sometimes you just have to reteach someone how to kick. We started with a constant kick, then slowly added strokes until a rhythm was built. The final fix may take 4-6 weeks to really set in… but if the athlete is committed to the change, you’ll never have to worry about it again.
Watch Glenn‘s latest kick drill video here.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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