Past Clinic: Fast Freestyle Technique for Adults!
Fox Chapel Area High School
611 Field Club Rd,
Pittsburgh,
PA 15238
A description of what was covered at this past clinic is below the upcoming clinics.
Upcoming Swim Clinics and Camps
Within 250 miles of Pittsburgh, PA.
Past Clinic
Introduction
Fitter & Faster is producing a swim clinic exclusively for adults focusing on Freestyle Technique at Fox Chapel Area High School in Pittsburgh, PA on September 15, 2023! This clinic is being led by Elite Clinician and Olympic Gold Medalist, Nick Thoman.
Scroll down for details on the curriculum
-> Availability in each session is limited to ensure the best learning experience
-> Click here for the registration page for swimmers ages 18 & under!
SESSION START TIME:
Friday, September 15: Check in 6 PM, Camp 6:15-8:15 PM
Suggested Participants
This swim camp is exclusively for adults over the age of 20. If you are looking for the swim camp page for swimmers ages 18 & under, please click here!
Curriculum
It’s never too late to begin practicing techniques that will drastically improve your efficiency, power and times! At this camp, participants will work on techniques to strengthen their bodyline, catch, kick, pull, and breathing pattern for freestyle.
- BODYLINE: A freestyle race is going to be fastest with the proper bodyline. Even the slightest adjustment of the chin, neck, and/or back can make a huge difference. As swimmers mature in the sport and grow physically, their body position shifts and often bad habits are created. Participants will learn and practice proper posture and engagement of their core to have a strong foundation for better technique - creating a full-body connection for more hydrodynamic and efficient strokes.
- ROTATION: Freestyle is fastest and most efficient when a swimmer’s body is “rotating” around their spine with each stroke. This part of swimming freestyle has a big effect on maintaining a proper bodyline. Participants will practice activating their core muscles to form a powerful connection from head to toe with every stroke.
- KICKING: A swimmer’s kick is the motor behind their freestyle! There are obviously proper and improper ways to kick which we will review at the camp. Just as important, however, is practicing the complexities of how and when swimmers need to “shift gears” in their legs to become stronger and faster racers.
- PULL: The pull in freestyle keeps a swimmer balanced and accelerating forward. This is a skill that needs cultivation throughout all swimmers’ careers. Having an early vertical forearm “catch” enables a swimmer to put immediate pressure back on the water. Properly completing the stroke keeps the swimmer moving forward efficiently. The later the “catch” or not “finishing” the stroke has a negative impact on a swimmer’s bodyline and speed.
ASK QUESTIONS
Ask the clinicians questions during a Q&A session. Gain insight into their training regimen, diet and nutrition, and recovery tactics.
WATCH THE CLINICIANS
Observe clinicians swim at full speed and demonstrate a progression of perfectly executed drills to achieve powerful, efficient and fast swimming.
PUT YOUR SKILLS TO THE TEST
Swimmers will get to practice what they've learned by taking their stroke to your top speed with some of the best swimmers and coaches in the world! They'll work on holding onto their form while challenging themselves.
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