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Freestyle Catch & Recovery – Body Mirrors In Evidence


Posted by race5599 on 01 May 2013 / 0 Comment
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There are two main types of recovery motions: 1)      A lift executed from the shoulder, lifting the elbow up and over, pulling a relaxed forearm and hand along for the ride. 2)      A “karate chop” recovery where the hand leads the motion, with the swimmer typically holding a lot of tension from shoulder to fingertips. […]

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Q&A – The Freestyle Catch and Teaching It


Posted by race5599 on 22 Mar 2013 / 0 Comment
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John, you may have already seen this. Just discovered this interesting article from last summer comparing the “s” stroke vs. the deep catch stroke. As a new swimmer I know I’ve been taught both by 5 different coaches over the years, and mostly recently the “sculling” or “s” stroke was reinforced at a basic free […]

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