{"id":572672,"date":"2023-11-15T01:48:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T08:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=572672"},"modified":"2023-11-15T07:52:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T14:52:03","slug":"helping-young-swimmers-master-body-position-through-snorkel-use-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/helping-young-swimmers-master-body-position-through-snorkel-use-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Young Swimmers Master Body Position Through Snorkel Use (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Helping Young Swimmers Master Body Position Through Snorkel Use (Video)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Need to improve body position in your freestyle swimming? Snorkels are a perfect tool, and FINIS was the first manufacturer to develop those products as training tools. Now, FINIS has introduced the Stability Snorkel Junior, intended for swimmers ages 6-10. The goal of this device, according to FINIS, is to help young swimmers “learn techniques like older swimmers have been learning for years.”<\/p>\n

Getting used to practicing in a snorkel can be challenging for young swimmers, so here are six steps FINIS recommends to get swimmers ready for the challenge:<\/p>\n

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  1. Get comfortable on pool deck, and adjust the head bracket.<\/li>\n
  2. Practice breathing through the snorkel before entering the water.<\/li>\n
  3. In the shallow end, practice submerging and breathing through the snorkel.<\/li>\n
  4. Transition to a floating position, concentrating only on breathing.<\/li>\n
  5. Flutter kick with the snorkel.<\/li>\n
  6. Add the arms.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Watch FINIS showing off the Stability Snorkel Junior and its uses:<\/p>\n