Swimming

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"Swimming"


In swimming there is no stroke harder to learn then the Butterfly
stroke. This is the stroke where the swimmer swims kicking like a dolphin
and pulling with his or her hands at the same time under the water and
recovering for the next stroke above water with both arms at the same
time in an almost circular motion. There are many steps in learning how to
execute this stroke correctly. These steps are called drills, when you perform them in the pool. The first drill you should learn is the Kick drill.
In this drill you learn to kick with your feet like a dolphin, making sure not
to flutter kick with your feet, to move smoothly through the water with
your head connected with your spine; this is the position your head is in
when you stand with good posture, and make one smooth motion with
your arms at your side thrusting only your hips, making a smooth relaxed
shallow rolling motion through the water. Also, only one part of your
body at a time should be slightly out of the water, starting from the back
of your head, and continued down your back to your feet.

The next drill to learn is the balance drill. This drill, to me, was
extremely difficult to do. The balance drill is almost the same as the kick
drill, only the swimmer puts his or her arms out in front of them with one
hand on top of the other squeezing his or her head with their arms just
behind the ears, remembering the kick drill to keep your head connected
with your spine. Make the same smooth rolling motion only this time
making sure your fingers are always pointing perpendicular to the wall of
the pool, beginning with the back of your arms and head slightly out of the
water. Continued down your back and to your feet. When trying this drill,

I always moved my hands up and down as I did the rolling motion and it did nothing but make me dive deeper under the water then I wanted to, thus making me go slower. When you can ...