Learn the freestyle turn
Learning the freestyle & backstroke turn and protecting lower back.
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Learning the freestyle & backstroke turn and protecting lower back.
Learning the freestyle & backstroke turn and protecting lower back.
The WEST way to swim will teach you how to gain more air, how to use the water in order to perform the freestyle turn and to protect your lower back & neck and eventually to swim much faster.
In this course you will get 4 different workout which you are going to repeat exactly 3 times ( in different days).
It is recommended to do the workout before your usual swimming workout or afterwords.
The swim WEST freestyle turn course will teach you:
1. How to protect your lower back & neck while doing the freestyle turn
2. You will learn to use the water & glide to make an easily flip.
3. You will improve your lung capacity.
4. You will learn to flip from backstroke to freestyle and to the opposite direction
5.You will swim faster in long distance and you will have more air.
Many swimmers, older than 18 years old, get dizzy or out of breath when attempting to perform a flip turn or feel like it is done too slowly.
According to WEST swimming technique, we turn on the walls while protecting our lower back and neck, and using the water resistance for our own good. It enables us to perform a proper turn, and understand our physical abilities. The turn has some key points- dropping our feet, gliding to the wall, rolling in our head and expiring air out through our nose (so we don’t get water in our nose, which is a very annoying burning sensation by itself).
The reason you get 4 workouts ( 12 workouts after repeating each workout 3 times) is that it takes 1.5 months to get used to swimming with less air.
Ori Sela is the founder of one of the biggest and most professional hydrotherapy centers in the world
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Learning objectives
- Protect lower back & neck
- Freestyle flip turn
- Backstroke flip turn
- Swim faster in long distance
- Improve your lung capacity
- Protect lower back & neck
- Freestyle flip turn
- Backstroke flip turn
- Swim faster in long distance
- Improve your lung capacity
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You will learn about Ori Sela you coach, how to use the videos and workouts, meet WEST swimmers and understand the difference between Olympic swimmers & WEST swimming technique.
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Activities
Find a swimming mentor
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Connect with an experienced swimmer or coach who can provide you with tailored guidance and support in improving your freestyle turn.
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Attend swimming events and meet other swimmers
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Reach out to your local community college or university swim team
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Search online for swimming mentors in your area
Compile a list of resources on freestyle turn technique
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Gather and organize a collection of articles, videos, and other resources to support your ongoing learning about the freestyle turn.
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Conduct an online search for resources on freestyle turn technique
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Identify reliable and informative sources
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Create a folder or document to store the resources
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Review the resources periodically and add new ones as needed
Practice 45-degree angle drop
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Practice the 45-degree angle drop to improve your entry into the water and glide.
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Stand at the pool edge with your feet shoulder-width apart
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Bend your knees and drop your hips down towards the water
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Keep your back straight and your eyes focused on the pool bottom
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Push off from the edge and glide in a streamlined position
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Volunteer as a swim instructor
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Volunteer as a swim instructor to reinforce your understanding of the freestyle turn and to help others improve their swimming skills.
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Contact your local community center or swim school
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Inquire about volunteer opportunities
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Complete any necessary training
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Assist swim instructors and teach beginner swimmers
Record yourself performing the freestyle turn
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Record yourself performing the freestyle turn and analyze your technique to identify areas for improvement.
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Set up a camera on a tripod
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Swim a lap and perform the freestyle turn
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Review the video and identify areas where you can improve your technique
Attend a freestyle turn workshop
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Attend a workshop led by an experienced swimming coach to receive personalized instruction and feedback on your freestyle turn.
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Research and find a reputable workshop
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Register for the workshop
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Attend the workshop and participate actively
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Practice the techniques learned in the workshop
Participate in a swimming competition
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Test your freestyle turn in a competitive environment to assess your progress and identify areas where you can continue to improve.
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Find a swimming competition that you can participate in
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Train for the competition
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Compete in the event
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Reflect on your performance and identify areas for improvement
Find a swimming mentor
Show steps
Connect with an experienced swimmer or coach who can provide you with tailored guidance and support in improving your freestyle turn.
Show steps
- Attend swimming events and meet other swimmers
- Reach out to your local community college or university swim team
- Search online for swimming mentors in your area
Compile a list of resources on freestyle turn technique
Show steps
Gather and organize a collection of articles, videos, and other resources to support your ongoing learning about the freestyle turn.
Show steps
- Conduct an online search for resources on freestyle turn technique
- Identify reliable and informative sources
- Create a folder or document to store the resources
- Review the resources periodically and add new ones as needed
Practice 45-degree angle drop
Show steps
Practice the 45-degree angle drop to improve your entry into the water and glide.
Show steps
- Stand at the pool edge with your feet shoulder-width apart
- Bend your knees and drop your hips down towards the water
- Keep your back straight and your eyes focused on the pool bottom
- Push off from the edge and glide in a streamlined position
Volunteer as a swim instructor
Show steps
Volunteer as a swim instructor to reinforce your understanding of the freestyle turn and to help others improve their swimming skills.
Show steps
- Contact your local community center or swim school
- Inquire about volunteer opportunities
- Complete any necessary training
- Assist swim instructors and teach beginner swimmers
Record yourself performing the freestyle turn
Show steps
Record yourself performing the freestyle turn and analyze your technique to identify areas for improvement.
Show steps
- Set up a camera on a tripod
- Swim a lap and perform the freestyle turn
- Review the video and identify areas where you can improve your technique
Attend a freestyle turn workshop
Show steps
Attend a workshop led by an experienced swimming coach to receive personalized instruction and feedback on your freestyle turn.
Show steps
- Research and find a reputable workshop
- Register for the workshop
- Attend the workshop and participate actively
- Practice the techniques learned in the workshop
Participate in a swimming competition
Show steps
Test your freestyle turn in a competitive environment to assess your progress and identify areas where you can continue to improve.
Show steps
- Find a swimming competition that you can participate in
- Train for the competition
- Compete in the event
- Reflect on your performance and identify areas for improvement
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