Learn How To Swim 101 - How To Swim Survivial Backstroke
So for the sake of clarity I am going to e'er refer to this stroke every bit survival backstroke because that's the elevate I was taught.
This stroke is an piece of cake stroke to master copy as well as is commonly taught inwards conjunction breaststroke.
It is of import to emphasis the symmetry of this stroke, especially the leg action.
Swimmers must role landmarks every bit guides every bit they cannot come across where they are going other wise.
Your Starting Position
You showtime the stroke from a streamline position; on your dorsum amongst your trunk conduct as well as arms yesteryear your sides inwards a glide position (Fig 1).Arm & Leg motion inwards Survival Backstroke
From the glide position (Fig 1) your legs should curvature at the knees as well as driblet downward to a vertical position amongst your feet dorsi-flexed and averted. Your knees should hold upward slightly apart, only no wider than your shoulders (Fig 2).
The Arm Action
Your arms curvature at the wrist as well as elbow to allow your hands to displace to shoulder grade (Fig 2) piece remaining rattling to a greater extent than or less your body, 'thumbs along the rib cage' (Fig 3).
It is of import to cash inwards one's chips along the hands as well as arms to a greater extent than or less the sides of your trunk to heighten streamlining as well as keep trunk heat.
When your hands hit your shoulders, they extend beyond your shoulders, elbows bent as well as hands facing away from your trunk as well as towards your feet (Fig 4).
Your arms follow a curve; 'drawing wings' until your hands as well as arms hit the glide position (Fig 1).
The activity of both your arms as well as both your legs, should hold upward symmetrical as well as all hap at the same time. This is what give you lot your propulsion.
The Kick
The leg activity is like to the breaststroke entirely inwards reverse.The feet are swept inwards an accelerating round out motion, outwards, backwards as well as upwards (Fig 3), ending amongst the feet together, plantar-flexed, inwards the glide position (Fig 5).
Thus the motion of both your legs is symmetrical as well as happens at the same time.
The propulsive phase; when both arms as well as both legs displace together to the glide position; from Fig. four to Fig. 5, Should hap every bit speedily every bit possible, thence every bit to avoid besides much loss of estrus inwards the process.
The Glide
Arms as well as legs displace together to consummate the glide for survival backstroke.You postulate to maintains a streamlined glide position until your momentum of slows. Then as well as entirely then, should you lot repeat the stroke.
Breathing
Breathing is natural - commonly exhalation occurs amongst propulsion only at that spot is no argue non to produce it every bit you lot experience the wishing or need.Here you lot tin post away come across a video of the complete survival backstroke inwards activity along amongst the sidestroke.
Enjoy
Richard
Richard