Although swimming is basically an individual sport, today we will show that you can also train in a group in the pool!
Let’s take a look at some training drills that will both improve your fitness and boost the team spirit.
PULL
The good old “pull along your partner” drill, either with or without a pulbuoy between the legs of the person doing the pulling, is the most familiar exercise.
The person at the front uses their arms only, while the person behind grabs their teammate’s ankles and uses a leg kick only. This drill can be performed using the freestyle or breaststroke, paying careful attention to coordinating your arms and legs.
You can also try the “combined” version with the person in front swimming with backstroke arms and the person behind doing a freestyle leg kick.
CHRISTMAS TREE
Using the same pull method, we can form a sort of “arrow” or “Christmas tree”. The person in front uses their arms only with two people behind each grabbing their teammate’s outside ankle with their inside hand, and so on with more teammates. Since the swimmers in the middle cannot move their legs, forward motion comes exclusively from them swimming freestyle using their free arm only. The last swimmers in the row can grab the swimmer in…
