Swimming Style & Tecniques

   Playing in the water can be incredibly fun for everyone. We can play for hours without feeling tired or bored. Most people only know the basic stroke but still they can have some fun with their family and friends. Do you know that swimming have many different style? There are four main strokes that you can learn. 

The first swimming stroke is front crawl. This technique is the basic technique for swimmer because it is pretty simple. Professional swimmers commonly use this style in competition. To apply this technique you must float on your belly in the water and propel yourself by rotating your arm in a windmill motion. Next, you need to kick your leg in a fluttering motion. However, this strokes requires proper breathing technique since the face remains in the water almost all the time.

Next, the backstroke. Backstroke is quite similar to front crawl except you must float on your back in the water. The arm moved in similar alternating windmill motion and the legs a kicked in a similarly fluttering motion. The backstroke technique have two basic technique. The first technique body should be rolled from one side to other. Therefore, the arms extend to their utmost reach to propel you catching the water. The second technique is the arms are moved equally force. So, you will not find yourself swimming towards one side only.

The third swimming strokes is breaststroke and this technique is difficult to learn. This technique requires a pattern where the body bobs upwards and downwards as you propel yourself forward in the water.The swimming strokes involves pulling your arm through the water as you bob up and breathe. Then you have to kicking your legs as you bob down and glide forward. The arm pulling and leg kicking are done alternatively.

The last swimming stroke is butterfly stroke. Similar to the breaststroke, the butterfly is also a difficult swimming technique, and not advocated for beginning learners, since it involves a fair amount of strength as well as precise timing. While performing this stroke, the legs should be moved together akin to the movements of a dolphin’s tail, the arms should also be moved together, pushing the water downwards and then backwards, while the torso moves forward in an undulating manner.

It is not possible for the beginning swimmers to learn all the techniques. Each of them will put yourself in a different position and will use different muscles. This can help you to swim in a lengthy distance and prevent your from exhausted by allowing you to rest in certain positions. Give yourself a try. Who knows you can be a professional swimmers one day. Let your dreams come true!