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Swimmer IQ: What is Undulation (From Swim Like A. Fish)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Swim Like A. Fish<\/b><\/a>\u00a0is a Virtual Swim Coaching Business that provides services including: Coaching Courses, Training Plans, Video & Race Analysis, Swim Coach Mentorship, Virtual Swim Lessons, and Camps! To find out more information on our offerings, visit our website:\u00a0www.swimlikeafish.org<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and click what type of product you’re looking for on our menu – based on who you are: coach, swimmer, or dryland! If you have any additional questions, feel free to email\u00a0abbie@swimlikeafish.org<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and\/or sign up for our weekly newsletter, which includes free technique and coaching tips.\u00a0Join our newsletter family here<\/b><\/a>.<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

When I first “moved up” to the Gold Group on my club team, my coach sat our entire training group down in front of a whiteboard. “If one person answers this question correctly,” she said, “the entire practice will be relay work.” “Only <\/span>ONE <\/b>person has to answer correctly?!” I thought. “Consider it in the bag.” All four strokes were listed on the board on the left, and we had to match the stroke to the body’s driving movement. The list of body movements read: “Rotation, Pulling, Undulation, and Kicking.”<\/span><\/p>\n

We all sat there thinking about it and eventually answered our papers. I thought about how the strokes moved through the water. At the last second, I changed my answer. My paper read:<\/span><\/p>\n

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When my coach walked up to the board, she smiled slyly and matched backstroke and freestyle with rotation and breaststroke and butterfly to undulation. “I didn’t say you had to use all four choices she said,” assuming none of us had gotten it right. While the rest of my teammates groaned, I jumped up and down. “I got it! I got it!”<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a foundational IQ that all swim coaches must work to build in their swimmers. Although many swimmers rely on “feel for the water,” this base of swim knowledge helps them put two and two together and turn in technical feats. Here at<\/span> Swim Like A. Fish<\/b><\/a> this speaks to the heart of our mission to help swimmers and swim coaches get faster by increasing their technical knowledge base.<\/span><\/p>\n

When it comes to Undulation, most swimmers couldn’t even give you a definition of the word, much less match it to which strokes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s Get Started…<\/b><\/h3>\n

What Is Undulation?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Undulation is the fancy term for the up and down motion of the butterfly and breaststroke strokes. It is a wave-like function that helps swimmers rotate around the short-axis. Think about how the waves of the ocean move: this is also how swimmers move down the pool in these two strokes. Swimmers will undulate because they must get their heads out of the water to breathe. Read more about how this applies specifically to<\/span> butterfly here<\/b><\/a>. But, how far out of the water changes from swimmer to swimmer and stroke to stroke.<\/span><\/p>\n

If your swimmer struggles to understand the concept of undulation, I like to have them practice this Sculling Drill<\/strong>. Isolating the wave-like function that occurs during the drill helps the swimmers understand the concept.<\/span><\/p>\n

Click here for the Underwater Press Drill<\/a><\/p>\n

What Is Proper Undulation Form?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Another concept swimmers must add to their foundational swimming IQ is the transverse plane. The transverse plane is the imaginary line that separates the body into top and bottom halves.<\/span><\/p>\n

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To explain this concept, draw a stick figure on the board and draw a horizontal line through the hips. Then have swimmers stand up straight and point to where that line falls on them. Have swimmers practice pushing their head and chest forward while upright – draw their attention to the fact that the movement pushes the hips back. Then, have them push their hips forward – draw their attention to the fact that the movement pushes the chest and head back.<\/span><\/p>\n

By doing this drill, they’re applying the concepts of the transverse plane (and\/or short-axis on the body), and undulation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Proper undulation requires swimmers to find a balance between that wave-like body movement and forward momentum. Too often young swimmers make the mistake of diving<\/span> DOWN<\/b><\/a> instead of forward. To connect undulation to the rest of the body, swimmers must understand that the undulation is initiated from the<\/span> Deepest Part of the Pull for Breaststroke<\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Should Every Swimmer Undulate?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Although there is a lot of debate around how <\/span>MUCH<\/b> a swimmer should undulate, there is no doubt that there is no Butterfly or Breaststroke without undulation. That’s why it’s such a disservice to swimmers that many do not even know what it is. The purpose of undulating is to get swimmers into a better physical position. It allows swimmers to breathe, kick and achieve the desired distance per stroke. So yes, every swimmer should undulate. We can get into the how in this blog for<\/span> Butterfly<\/b><\/a> and this blog for<\/span> Breaststroke<\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

It might seem like a basic question: “What Is Undulation?” But I encourage you to ask your swimmers if they know the answer. Maybe even give them the same challenge that my swim coach gave me all those years ago. It can be easy to get caught up in the fancy, fun, minute technical concepts in the swimming world, but it’s crucial that we do not build on an unstable foundation. By building their swimming IQ, you’re helping them become the best swimmer they can be.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more conversation starters to have with your swimmers, consider joining our newsletter at SLAF –<\/span> sign up here<\/b><\/a>. Otherwise, until next time!<\/span><\/p>\n

Abbie Fish and the<\/span> Swim Like A. Fish<\/b><\/a> Team<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Abbie Fish founded\u00a0Swim Like A. Fish<\/b><\/a>\u00a0in 2019 after a distinguished 25-year career in competitive swimming and over 15 years of elite swim coaching. Throughout their swimming journey,\u00a0Abbie<\/b><\/a>\u00a0achieved remarkable milestones, including being a six-time Olympic Trials qualifier, SEC finalist, NCAA qualifier, and a two-time USA Junior National Champion. Abbie began coaching while pursuing a master\u2019s degree and still actively competing. They are a proud \u201cDouble Dawg\u201d from the University of Georgia, where they earned both M.S. and B.S. degrees in Exercise Science. Transitioning from swimmer to coach felt like a natural progression for Abbie. To get in touch with Abbie and\/or learn more about their website offerings, email\u00a0abbie@swimlikeafish.org<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and\/or sign up for their weekly newsletter.\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Join our newsletter family here<\/b><\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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