If swimmers can execute this one key skill during flip turns, it...
Andrew Sheaff@AndrewKSheaff
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Jan 19, 2026
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If swimmers can execute this one key skill during flip turns, it will help them swim faster with less effort.
They have to push off straight, with a line that creates as little drag as possible.
They have to push off straight, with a line that creates as little drag as possible.
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While most swimmers understand the importance of streamline, they don’t necessarily understand that streamline isn’t just about what happens with the arms.
It’s a head to toe position that creates as little drag as possible.
It’s a head to toe position that creates as little drag as possible.
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The better the line swimmers create the more speed they’ll maintain off the wall, and the farther they’ll get off the wall.
And it’s free speed, just requiring a little focus.
The best part?
And it’s free speed, just requiring a little focus.
The best part?
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If swimmers come off the wall with a great line, they’re almost always doing everything else right.
Improve this key skill and the whole turn will improve.
Improve this key skill and the whole turn will improve.
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One of the biggest challenges in coaching is helping swimmers pay attention to how they’re swimming in practice.
It’s all too easy for them to shut off their brains and go through the motions.
Unfortunately, constant reminders aren’t particularly effective.
It’s all too easy for them to shut off their brains and go through the motions.
Unfortunately, constant reminders aren’t particularly effective.