Rules for all Strokes (October 2010)
Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke and Butterfly - the fundamentals of each stroke.
Club member Bill Moorcroft has developed these practical guides to the basics of each stroke.
Bill has a couple of practical tips and tricks to share:
Freestyle dive start drills 1Mb
Starts 1Mb
The Club has a library of DVD's available on various swimming strokes. These will be available with Gordon Whyte.
DVD's include:
- SPRINT FREESTYLE (31)
- BREASTSTROKE (32)
- BACKSTROKE (33)
- INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY (34)
- SWIM EASY SWIM FAST - NOT CATALOGUED
Click on Lap it Up to access this great guide developed by Noel Peters.
Includes great advice on :
- Lane etiquette when you're swimming at a Club session
- Drills for improving your strokes
- "How to " advice on starts, turns, and more
- Swimming terminology explained !
For the enthusiastic supporters of Master Coach, Gordon's exercise regime, he has devised a spread sheet to help you keep up to date on your plank exercises.
Please click here for the file which you can then download and save for yourself.
Here is a link to a Youtube on how to do a plank.
Here is a link to a Youtube on how to do a side plank.
From Skills NT Swimming