Position Eleven and a Balanced Freestyle

For many swimmers, the first introduction to Freestyle is a combination of a push across the pool, a flurry of arm movements, and wild kicks. All of this is usually interrupted with frequent head lifts or rolls to the back to breathe. While none of these are the techniques we strive to teach your kids, these three main concepts are a permanent part of a swimmer's Freestyle stroke for their entire swimming life: breathing, kicking, and arm strokes. Here at HTX Swims, we think that first working on a swimmer's posture and balance in the water will enable them to do these three elements correctly and successfully.