Swim Drills

Swim drills are specific movements, done repetitively, to work on specific pieces of your swim stroke. They will help you become a more efficient swimmer, and with more efficiency comes more speed. When you begin a new drill, you will need to perform the drill slower to get a good grasp of exactly what the focus points are and to get a good feel for what you are trying to accomplish. Once you have done this, try doing the drill faster. Give yourself four or five effort levels and go through all of them. To truly learn a specific skill, you need to have the ability to perform the drill at varying speeds. Focus on one aspect of your stroke per week. It takes quite a bit of repetition to make a change ? repetition at varying speeds! If the new movement is not properly acquired, then in a year from now, you will find yourself trying to make the change again. A great scenario would be to complete an entire year of training and have acquired 10-12 new and efficient movements. Plan it out!