Swimming education

Gliding in streamline on back while putting your hands down

23 Jun 2021

Gliding in streamline on back while putting your hands down

Idea of the drill

The main idea of the drill is to improve of buoyancy and body position while holding the streamline position on your back, arms down at your sides.

1. Position your body at the edge of the pool holding the edge of the wall with your hands. Put your feet on the pool wall. The head is lowered to the level of the ears under the surface of the water and the eyes are directed to the top.

position your body at the edge of the pool holding

2. Take a deep breath and hold it.

take a deep breath and hold it

3. Push off the wall, face points up while putting your hands down.

push off the wall, face points up while putting

4. Slide as far as possible and hold your body streamline position and don’t let drop any part of your body, keep your body close to the surface of the water!

slide as far as possible and hold your body streamline