front crawl

From Rosemary, Still Enjoying Front Crawl In Her 80th Year

March 15, 2024

I’ve just read your latest blog and thought that I’d get in touch. You gave me front crawl lessons in 2012 and taught me how to lengthen my stro...

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Underwater Swimming

Want to Swim Like Shinji?

November 11, 2018

For most people it’s unusual not to create disintegration in the back or gasp for breath when 1, learning strokes or swimming for fitness and 2, in...

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Flip Side of Front Crawl for Fitness

July 20, 2018

“I need front crawl for aerobic fitness,” said Joe today. He doesn’t believe his beautifully coordinated breaststroke gives him enough of a workout...

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Quality Time

June 17, 2018

Are you a recreational swimmer who needs to be more relaxed?.. “ Spending more time underwater, then more time getting air in, is easier tha...

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Getting a View on Front Crawl Sighting

December 14, 2017

I saw a video on Instagram of someone swimming in the most exquisite of locations, the canyons of the American wild west. With his bright swimming ...

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A Sea Swimmer in June

October 18, 2017

June discovers a new approach to front crawl and takes it into open water. (more…)

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Easy Adaptation

May 20, 2016

A Happy Sea Swimmer Improves Her Strokes... “ People who are happy in water, who have a feel for water, find it much easier to learn new movemen...

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Watching Where You’re Going With Your Crawl?

April 23, 2016

Thoughts on Front Crawl Head Position “ When you look forward in crawl, your neck shortens and your head goes back. So it seems impossible to sw...

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Front Crawl’s Simple. So What’s The Catch?

February 25, 2015

For most front crawl improvers, it's difficult to understand exactly what the hand and arm should be doing under water. It's even more difficult to...

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Knowing Your A-Side and B-Side – Is bilateral breathing best for balance?

January 27, 2015

It's a popular assumption that bilateral breathing in front crawl is a good thing, for 'a balanced stroke'.  If we were all capable of perfect...

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