{"id":221123,"date":"2016-09-15T09:19:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T16:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=221123"},"modified":"2016-09-28T09:42:58","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T16:42:58","slug":"fitter-and-faster-swim-drill-of-the-week-slide-drill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fitter-and-faster-swim-drill-of-the-week-slide-drill\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitter And Faster Swim Drill Of The Week: Slide Drill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome to the \u201cSwim Drill of the Week\u201d sponsored by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fitterandfaster.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fitter and Faster Swim Tour<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> presented by Swimoutlet.com. Swimming World will be bringing you a drill, concept, or tip that you can implement with your team on a regular basis. While certain weeks may be more appropriate for specific levels of swimming (club, high school, college, or masters), Drill Of The Week excerpts are meant to be flexible for your needs and inclusive for all levels of swimming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week\u2019s drill is Slide Drill for freestyle. This drill is similar to underwater recovery drill in that it focuses on developing a high elbow catch and maintaining contact with the water all throughout the pull phase of the stroke. Where it differs is that it mimics a normal freestyle stroke in a lot of ways (including above water recovery), albeit at a much slower pace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pushing off of the wall, swimmers will be to take their first stroke of freestyle as they normally would. The difference is that everything is slowed down: instead of pulling through at a normal tempo, swimmers will dramatically slow down their pull and \u201ckick through\u201d the catch phase of their stroke. That means using the propulsion from the legs to \u201cfeel\u201d the contact or hold that the swimmer has with each pull. This emphasizes establishing contact early on in the stroke, from the moment that the catch is initiated in the front quadrant of the stroke. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The purpose of this drill is not to go fast or necessarily pull a lot of water but rather get a better sense of body position, hold of the water, and ultimately develop a more efficient stroke. Doing this drill with a snorkel and fins can be especially helpful, as it gives more power to the kick and allows the swimmers to find a better feel of their contact with the water. 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