There are two propulsion methods for swimming: the arm pulls and the kick. Strategically, you could add the kicks off the wall when testing in a pool as a third, because that is the momentum starter ...

How can you improve your swimming skill in the most efficient manner? Many beginner swimmers tend to jump right into the pool and start swimming once they can get good enough to swim across it for the ...

May 28—Proper swim stroke techniques not only make swimming more versatile, but can help ward off injuries, according to lifeguards. "Having proper swimming technique prevents injury and exhaustion," ...

Previous articles in this swimming technique series presented data about the stroke cycle component times for the arms of elite male sprinters for all four strokes. The data showed that swimmers do ...

As explained in Part 1 of this series (SW May 2021), stroke rate and stroke length typically vary inversely. When a swimmer increases stroke rate, he/she usually decreases stroke length. When a ...