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Top Swimming Styles To Take To The Water

Top Swimming Styles TO TAKE TO THE WATER Swimming is a great sport - from taking part for leisure purposes, to competing in races and pushing yourself to your limit, it's great exercise, and extremely fun too. Did you know? Swimming is the only sport which can save your life as it can prevent you from drowning An hour of vigorous swimming can burn up to 650 calories - more More than 11 million people swim each in the UK year than walking or biking So to improve or master your own style, take a look at these popular strokes and discover how you can become a swimming pro in no time at all! 1 FRONT CRAWL/FREESTYLE Keep your head down and looking forward to allow Breathe to alternate Legs should execute a consistent flutter sides on every three strokes by placing kick motion with your ear on your shoulder and your your hips to float and to create a pointed toes more streamlined flow cheek on the water surface Arms move up to your side and over your head one at a time in a propelling motion FACTS The English didn't want to adopt the style originally because they were appalled by the splashing that was caused by this technique This stroke is the fastest out of the main swimming styles (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) 2. BACKSTROKE Arms should pull out of the water one at a Head should remain in a time with thumbs stable and Lying on your back, legs should be straight with pointed toes applying a constant kicking motion relaxed pointing up, twisting half way and entering the water again before pushing down to your hips for power Breathing is position facing up and looking at the ceiling easier to control as your face is out of the water FACTS 5m Unlike other Olympic strokes, back- stroke starts with the swimmer in Most pools display markers on the ceiling several metres before the wall so that swimmers know when they the water as opposed to diving in need to turn BREASTSTROKE Head will be lifted above Arms should sweep the water for each breath outwards, then inwards and then submerged during recovery with stretched arms towards your chest in a circular fashion, before Legs should come up to your bottom with the base of your feet at the top of the water before pushing back to propel and glide recovering with stretched out arms Breathing should be made after every outward sweep as soon as your hands part FACTS Breaststroke is one of the oldest Professional swimmers view this style as the hardest to master due to the timing and coordination Olympic swimming strokes 4 BUTTERFLY Dolphin kick with knees touching in a wave like motion - When breathing. lift your head when your hands pass your shoulders during the pull of every stroke Reach out in front of Head should be on the surface of the water you with both arms, lining them up with your shoulders when entering the water. On making it easier to breathe this starts with your upper body and works down recovery - use your arms to catch, pull, push, and recover. when you propel out of the water before recovery through your hips to your toes FACTS 1956 Butterfly is considered the most physically challenging style as it uses the most muscles in the body - arms, core and legs Butterfly only featured as a single competition during the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne ABOUT THE AUTHOR simplyswim swim specialist Established in 2006, Simply Swim provides a range of top quality swimwear and equipment for all ages, genders and abilities. Part of The Simply Group, Simply Swim offers excellent advice and customer service to ensure that you end up with the best swimwear possible for your level of ability. Visit our website - www.simplyswim.com INFOGRAPHIC RESOURCES 1. Swimming.org. So you want to know more about swimming and swimmers: http://www.swimming.org/learn ing-to-swim/visitors-from-the-bbc/ 2. Igentry, Interesting Facts About Swimming: http://igentry.blogspot.co.uk/2008/05/interesting-facts-about-swimming.html 3. Omg facts, 19 Totally Mind-Blowing Facts: http://www.omg-facts.com/History/European-Swimmers-First-Re jected-The-Fro/54578 4. Esporte, Quick Facts About Olympic Aquatic Events - Backstroke: http://esporte.hsw.uol.com.br/quick-facts-backstroke.htm 5. Esporte, Quick Facts About Olympic Aquatic Events - Breaststroke: http:/lesporte.hsw.uol.com.br/quick-facts-breaststroke.htm 6. Swimming121, Swimming Facts: http://swimming121.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/muscles-used-in-butterfly-stroke.html 7. Esporte, Quick Facts About Olympic Aquatic Events - Butterfly: http://esporte.hsw.uol.com.br/quick-facts-butterfly.htm

Top Swimming Styles To Take To The Water

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Swimming isn't just a great way to keep fit, but it's also great fun too. If you're getting to grips with the different styles, check out this Infographic from Simply Swim. Let us know how you're gett...

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