How did Chad Le Clos Beat Michale Phelps in the 200m Fly??
First off, the idiotic NBC, Comcast, stranglehold on the olympic video is ridiculous and needs to be addressed. See the video here, but you…
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Swim Drill – Double Arm BK
A great backstroke drill for beginning and advanced swimmers. Double Arm Backstroke The first stage of this drill is double arm back with underwater recovery.…
Swim Drill – Butterfly – Around the World
Butterfly drill “Around the World” This drill can be done with beginner swimmers or advanced swimmers. It is essentially a core strength building drill. …
Swim Lesson Plan – Level 2
Swim lesson plan for beginner swimmers. The best way to teach young swimmers is through repetition. Most children (literally almost ALL) are unable to physiologically…
Swimming Game – Jumps
Swimming lessons idea game: Jumps This seems like a stupid thing to write about or talk about. Jumps. Really? something that simple? Yes. …
Swim Drill – Fly – Undulate, Pause, Undulate and stroke
Butterfly Drill: Pause, undulate, pause, undulate and stroke. This drill is actually two steps. 1) P+U+P+U/stroke GO SLOW! Do not rush this drill. the Pause…
Swimming Game – Alligator Walk
Alligator walks are a great thing to do with novice and little swimmers. This game/activity is perfect for swimmers under 6 years old. This swimming…
Swimming Game – Buckethead
This is the best swimming lessons game of all time. Buckethead’s success is directly proportional to the amount of enthusiasm the instructor puts into it.…
Swim Lesson Plan – Template – Level 1
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Swimming Game – Treasure Hunt
This swimming lessons game works best in a zero-depth pool; a pool that simulates a beach. There are a number of swimming skills that it…
Swim Drill – Freestyle – Position 11
This drill is excellent for swimming lessons, swim teams, adult lessons, or child swim lessons. It focuses on long over the water hand entry, early…
Swim Drill – Breaststroke – BR arms, FR kick
The best swimming lessons drills, or swim team drills are ones that are easily repeatable, worthwhile, and require a few simple parts. The more complicated…
Swim Lesson Plan – Infant Day 1 plan
Parent and tot classes are for children between 6 months and 3 years old. We require that the parents enter the water with their child.…
Swim Drill – Freestyle – 3 Strokes and 10 kicks
Freestyle is one of the four competitive strokes in USA Swimming. We introduce it to all of our beginning swimmers as a front glide, or…
Swimming Game – Pigeon
A great game to play in a diving well or in the deep end of the pool. This Swimming lessons game, Pigeon, can be modified…
Swimming Lessons Plan – Swim Lesson Plan Template
Use the following generic template to write your own swimming lessons plans. Most lessons are 30 minutes, and you can break up your lessons into…
Swimming Lesson Plan – Adult Lessons
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Swimming Game – Parent Tot – Hokey Pokey
Hokey Pokey For Parent Tot Swimming Lessons The best thing for infant swimmers is routine. Repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition. If you play the Hokey Pokey…
How to find Swim Lessons in your area
Google is your friend. That is the real key to the whole process, though Bing or any other search engine will do. Before typing in…
Swim Drill – Chicken Wings
In swimming lessons and triathlon training the “Chicken Wings” is one of the classic drills exercised. The challenge of this exercise is swimming without the…