If swimmers can learn to use their whole arm as an anchor to move...
Andrew Sheaff@AndrewKSheaff
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Dec 24, 2025
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If swimmers can learn to use their whole arm as an anchor to move water, they’re going to be able to create more speed.
It’s a simple enough concept, but that doesn’t mean swimmers can easily make it happen.
I like to use strategies that force swimmers to make the change.
It’s a simple enough concept, but that doesn’t mean swimmers can easily make it happen.
I like to use strategies that force swimmers to make the change.
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Here’s a simple option I use all the time.
Have swimmers take their paddles, but instead of wearing them, have them hold the paddle so that it rests all on the inside of their forearm.
This blocks the wrist from moving.
Have swimmers take their paddles, but instead of wearing them, have them hold the paddle so that it rests all on the inside of their forearm.
This blocks the wrist from moving.
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If swimmers want to get their hand facing backward, they have to get their forearm facing backward as well.
Now, the whole arm is moving as a unit and that means a bigger, stronger anchor.
Now, the whole arm is moving as a unit and that means a bigger, stronger anchor.
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Once swimmers can feel how to position their arm effectively, they’re much more likely to make it happen.
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You can’t tell a butterflyer to hold water at speed, you have to show them how.
If butterflyers can’t hold water at speed, they won’t swim fast.
If we want them to learn this skill, we have to show them how.
If butterflyers can’t hold water at speed, they won’t swim fast.
If we want them to learn this skill, we have to show them how.