Developing an efficient freestyle leg kick can be broken down into various elements. In this article, we will try and focus on each of them, explaining how to train them so that you will become a more powerful swimmer.
Try to isolate just your leg kick for a moment.
Unlike a complete swim stroke that involves various other factors, when looking at the leg kick alone we need, first and foremost, to consider the resistance created by the body as its moves through in the water. In this case, it is vitally important for the swimmer’s body to be perfectly balanced, so as not to generate any additional resistance. This means the head must be perfectly aligned with the shoulders, which, together with the hands and heels (the four buoyancy points), must be kept at the surface of the water.
Try using a snorkel to improve this aspect. It will allow you to concentrate on and improve your upper body position.
In the water: use a snorkel and concentrate on keeping your head in the right position. Try changing your angle of vision while swimming. Try swimming 25 m with an angle of vision of 45° and 25 m looking down at the blue line at an angle of 90°. Make sure you do not create any additional resistance to that generated by your body as it moves forward and…
