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 *Game - Partner Kicking Contest*

A partner contest that focuses on kicking skills.

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 *Crawl: Wrist Strength is Important*

Weak wrists are an overlooked reason for a loss of efficiency as speeds increase in the front crawl.

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 *Crawl - Breathe on Both Sides?*

Swimmers should breathe on both sides during practices, even if they don't during races.
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 *Crawl Kick - Relax on Upbeat*

The upbeat provides little propulsion in the freestyle kick.

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 *Finish - Extend Arm at Shoulder*

Some ways to gain a few extra inches on the freestyle finish.

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 *Crawl - Swim Over an Earth Ball*

A coaching cue for developing an efficient high-elbow freestyle arm-pull technique.

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 *Crawl - Optimal Pull Pattern*

How to achieve the optimal pull pattern in the freestyle stroke. Two drills to practice the technique.

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 *Crawl - Front Quadrant Swimming*

Front crawlers will make themselves more streamlined by keeping their stroke arm extended as long as possible before pulling backward.
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 *Crawl - Drag Reduction Tips*

Tips for reducing drag for a faster, more efficient freestyle stroke.

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 *Crawl - Alternate Breathing Test*

A test to determine those swimmers for whom alternate breathing in the front crawl is more effective than the conventional breathing technique.
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 *Floating - Sinkers Can Raise Arms*

Raising their arms over their heads can help swimmers who have trouble staying horizontal when they float.
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 *Explosive Breathing for Buoyancy*

Holding their breath and exhaling explosively can help swimmers swim higher in the water.
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 *Which Stroke Uses the Most Energy?*

The breaststroke, not the butterfly, uses the most calories of all the swimming strokes.
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 *Crawl - Backward Breathing*

Breathing with the head tilted backward increases drag in the front crawl.

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 *Dive: One-Foot Dive Progression*

A simple one-foot diving technique that will teach correct body position for the standing dive.

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