Breaking Down the Freestyle Stroke Technique

8 Simple Tips to Improve Your Freestyle Stroke

The freestyle stroke is made of many connected elements — rotation, catch, pull, push, and recovery. When they work together, your stroke becomes smooth and efficient. But the biggest progress comes when you focus on one element at a time. Every swimmer should follow this simple process: - Understand where you need to improve - Work on the drills that target that specific element - Master it - Then move to the next That’s how real progress happens — step by step, not all at once. If you want to