{"id":258482,"date":"2017-06-01T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T19:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=258482"},"modified":"2017-06-01T10:37:58","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T17:37:58","slug":"swim-drill-of-the-week-dps-free-progression-for-sprinters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swim-drill-of-the-week-dps-free-progression-for-sprinters\/","title":{"rendered":"Swim Drill Of The Week: DPS Free Progression For Sprinters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the \u201cSwim Drill of the Week\u201d. 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.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week\u2019s drill progression is a short series of drills meant to work on setting up maximum distance per stroke for your sprint freestyles. Take a look at the drill progression below and the description that follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 x 25 hand lead kick<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 x 25 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fitter-and-faster-swim-drill-of-the-week-front-scull\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">front scull<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 x 25 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fitter-and-faster-swim-drill-of-the-week-straight-arm-recovery-freestyle\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">straight arm free<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 x 25 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swim-drill-of-the-week-finish-drill\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finish drill<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The progression starts with hand lead kick drill, with your swimmers simply kicking on their stomachs with their arms extended, working on engaging their core to keep a long and stable body position while kicking. 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