The Benefits of Swimming Calories Burned Per Hour Equipment Swim Styles Health/Fitness Benefits of Stroke Skills Where Should I Swim

Swim Strokes
Freestyle (Front Crawl):
This is the most recognized of swimming strokes and first to learn, as it incorporates all the essential swimming techniques needed for all strokes.

Two Principals of Freestyle:

1. Body position – Head, hips & feet at surface, streamlined. The Zip fins or Microfin will help achieve correct body position at the surface of the water.
   
   
2. Lengthening of the Body – While keeping one arm out front, rolling your torso from side to side will allow body position to stretch to maximum length and lead to less body resistance in the water.

Breast Stroke:
Timing is very important, pull with your arms first and following with a strong "frog" kick. This is an excellent stroke to warm up or cool down with, as it is less taxing on your body.

Back Stroke:
Much of the focus on the back stroke is leg propulsion; so choose this stroke for the most powerful leg workout. Using the Zip fins here will give you more kicking thrust. Using a Tinted Seal Mask is recommended to protect your eyes from bright light.