Training & Technique
How to develop an efficient freestyle leg kick
Developing an efficient freestyle leg kick can be broken down into various elements. In this article, we will try and focus on each of them, explaining how to train them …
Fitness & Wellness
The history of swimming, from the Cave of Swimmers to the Games of Athens
The reason we like swimming so much is most likely because it was one of the first man-made activities used for survival and moving from place to place century after …
Training & Technique
Freestyle and Breaststroke start: it is all a matter of angles!
Level: beginner As we have already seen in previous articles, you dive off the blocks when making a freestyle or breaststroke start. However, although they have this in common, there are …
Training & Technique
Science and Swimming: The mysteries of the freestyle leg kick
How important is the leg kick in freestyle swimming? Professor Gatta analyses it scientifically and explains which aspects of the leg kick need to be focused on in training. According …
Training & Technique
3 tips to make your freestyle even more efficient
In this article, we would like to give you three more tips to make your freestyle even more efficient, also suggesting some special drills to improve your arm stroke. In …