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Swimming Drills Library: Fashion Model Backstroke Kick

Adam Hodges | June 20, 2012

poolAs with the rotating kick, an effective body roll can also be achieved by practicing backstroke.

For this backstroke drill, you are kicking on your back with both arms down at your side.  Use fins if you have them.

While kicking, move one shoulder to your chin, allowing your body to roll to the side.  Then do the same to the other side, rotating from side to side along your spinal axis.

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Filed Under: Training Tips Tagged With: Drills, Form, Swim, Swimming Drills

About Adam Hodges

Adam Hodges, PhD, is a multisport athlete and coach with credentials from USA Triathlon and the American College of Sports Medicine. In addition to coaching multisport athletes, he has coached high school cross country and track runners in California and masters swimmers in Colorado and California. As a USAT All-American triathlete, he has competed in the ITU World Triathlon Championships, the ITU World Duathlon Championships, and the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. As a masters runner, he has won a series title in the XTERRA SoCal Trail Series. His current pursuits include trail running, climbing, mountaineering, skimo, and cross-country skiing.

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