Most swimmers think the hand should move in an S-shape under the body. What’s often overlooked is that the most effective hand path is far simpler. In efficient freestyle, the hand travels mostly straight back, staying in line with the shoulder. Not crossing under the body, not sweeping out and in. Just backward pressure, close to where the arm entered. When swimmers exaggerate an S-curve, they usually create sideways force instead of propulsion. The hand slips, the body wobbles, and rotation be
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Most swimmers think the hand should move in an S-shape under the body. What’s often overlooked is that the most effective hand path is far simpler. In efficient freestyle, the hand travels mostly straight back, staying in line with the shoulder. Not crossing under the body, not sweeping out and in. Just backward pressure, close to where the arm entered. When swimmers exaggerate an S-curve, they usually create sideways force instead of propulsion. The hand slips, the body wobbles, and rotation be
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It's all about who can get their hand on the wall first! 🏊 Good luck swimmers! #swimwithpassion_swimwithpurpose #aquosrimecoaching #swimwithlove #swimming #aquosomejourney #aquosprimeswimclub Tomorrow is the big day! The 1st Coseteng Waves Invitational Swim Meet is almost here! Check your equipment, hydrate well, and get a good night's sleep. Make sure you have your swim cap, goggles, towel, and energy snacks ready! 📅 Event Date: August 11, 2024 #CosetengWaves #EventPrep #JustKeepSwimming | AQ
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It's all about who can get their hand on the wall first! 🏊 Good luck swimmers! #swimwithpassion_swimwithpurpose #aquosrimecoaching #swimwithlove #swimming #aquosomejourney #aquosprimeswimclub Tomorrow is the big day! The 1st Coseteng Waves Invitational Swim Meet is almost here! Check your equipment, hydrate well, and get a good night's sleep. Make sure you have your swim cap, goggles, towel, and energy snacks ready! 📅 Event Date: August 11, 2024 #CosetengWaves #EventPrep #JustKeepSwimming | AQ
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Some swimmers have a great catch, clean recovery, and strong kick… but something still feels off. They can’t find flow, and no matter how much they train, the stroke doesn’t click. 🔥 That’s usually a rhythm problem. If your rhythm isn’t right, you’ll never find that balance between power and relaxation. You’ll always feel like you’re fighting the water instead of moving through it. 💡 Rhythm is about how your arms and legs connect. Most swimmers think it works like running, opposite arm and leg
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Some swimmers have a great catch, clean recovery, and strong kick… but something still feels off. They can’t find flow, and no matter how much they train, the stroke doesn’t click. 🔥 That’s usually a rhythm problem. If your rhythm isn’t right, you’ll never find that balance between power and relaxation. You’ll always feel like you’re fighting the water instead of moving through it. 💡 Rhythm is about how your arms and legs connect. Most swimmers think it works like running, opposite arm and leg
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Where are the new swimmers, can you guys use your hands to stand in the water?😂😂#swimmingcoach #swimminglesson #swim #swimming #swimlike #swimlife #swimtime #swimteam #funswim #swimmingpools #swimmingpool #swimmingpooldesign #swimmingpooltime #swimmingpoolparty #swimmingday #swimminglessons #swimmingclass #swimmingteam #swimmingtechnique #swimweek #swimcoach #swimmer #swimmers #swimmeet #swimmerlife #swimingboy #freestyleswimming #swimtimelog | Swim Time Log
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Where are the new swimmers, can you guys use your hands to stand in the water?😂😂#swimmingcoach #swimminglesson #swim #swimming #swimlike #swimlife #swimtime #swimteam #funswim #swimmingpools #swimmingpool #swimmingpooldesign #swimmingpooltime #swimmingpoolparty #swimmingday #swimminglessons #swimmingclass #swimmingteam #swimmingtechnique #swimweek #swimcoach #swimmer #swimmers #swimmeet #swimmerlife #swimingboy #freestyleswimming #swimtimelog | Swim Time Log
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Swimmers! Do this to maximize your pull ✅ Maximize your surface area by pulling with your hand and forearm as one piece. Do this on the catch by tipping the finger tips downwards but keeping the elbow slightly elevated. This is known as EVF (early vertical forearm), over the barrel, high elbow catch, and many other names. They’re all right so go with the one that connects with you. ✅ Keep finger tips pointed at the bottom for the whole pull. ✅ Pull path should be intended as a straight line. I s
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Swimmers! Do this to maximize your pull ✅ Maximize your surface area by pulling with your hand and forearm as one piece. Do this on the catch by tipping the finger tips downwards but keeping the elbow slightly elevated. This is known as EVF (early vertical forearm), over the barrel, high elbow catch, and many other names. They’re all right so go with the one that connects with you. ✅ Keep finger tips pointed at the bottom for the whole pull. ✅ Pull path should be intended as a straight line. I s
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During freestyle hand entry, your hand should enter the water cleanly and extend forward underwater in a straight line toward the front (not upward or downward). Once the hand enters, it should follow the line of the body and prepare for the catch phase — not break upward toward the surface. ❌ Common Mistake: Some swimmers mistakenly let their hand rise or drift upward after entry, which causes: • Inefficient movement • Loss of propulsion setup • Extra drag #Swimming #swimgym #swimlife #swimrun
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During freestyle hand entry, your hand should enter the water cleanly and extend forward underwater in a straight line toward the front (not upward or downward). Once the hand enters, it should follow the line of the body and prepare for the catch phase — not break upward toward the surface. ❌ Common Mistake: Some swimmers mistakenly let their hand rise or drift upward after entry, which causes: • Inefficient movement • Loss of propulsion setup • Extra drag #Swimming #swimgym #swimlife #swimrun
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The Best Hand Position For Swimming | The Science of Swimming With Open Fingers
The Best Hand Position For Swimming | The Science of Swimming With Open Fingers
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You can’t pull water if you never catch it. Start with your hand entry. 🖐️ For a lot of age group swimmers, freestyle pull issues start before the catch even happens, when the hand enters too wide or too narrow! 🎯 Enter in line with your shoulder 💪 Keep a high elbow ✋ Fingers together ➡️ Press straight back toward your hip Small corrections here make a big difference in how much water you actually move! | Swim Like A. Fish
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Most swimmers were taught that the hand should trace an S-shape underwater during the pull. #swim
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Fast swimmers hold water. Slow swimmers push it. ❌ Pushing water: → Hand slips backward through water → Feels like you can't grab anything → Lots of effort, little propulsion → Water flows around your hand ⚠️ This is why you feel like you're working hard but not moving. ✅ Holding water: → Hand feels anchored in one spot → Body moves past your hand → Like pulling on a rope attached to the wall → Water feels solid, not slippery 💡 The feeling: Your hand grabs water and doesn't let go. 🎯 Mental cu
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