Types of swimming

Front crawl, breaststroke, butterfly,... there are many ways to swim. Explanation of the different swimming techniques before you jump into the water with lifeguard class.

The breaststroke

Moving and progressing slowly in the clear wave thanks to a good mastery of swimming will allow you to become one with the liquid element. Feeling both intense and relaxing. To vary the pleasures it is also possible to practice different types of swimming more or less complex and more or less effective in terms of propulsion. A brief overview of the most common swimming strokes. And why not take advantage of the summer to give yourself the opportunity to swim differently this year...

The breaststroke is the most practiced stroke . Probably because it is accessible, efficient and does not require you to put your head under water. The movement of the arms and legs is the same circular movement which is carried out in perfect coordination, when the arms move apart, the legs do the same. This is the first stroke that is taught to teach young beginners to swim. The breaststroke is the only stroke that does not have a push phase with the arms but only a pull phase. The lying position varies according to this traction phase where the body straightens a little out of the water and then lies down. A variant of this stroke, called breaststroke, allows you to put your head under water every other stroke and gain speed and fluidity with Lifeguard Classes Near Me.

Front crawl and back crawl

The crawl

The crawl is a relatively easy and accessible swim provided of course you don't have any apprehension about putting your head under water. Foot and arm kicks are quite easy to assimilate because they remain natural. The difficulty will come more from the rhythm to be kept and the breathing technique. Generally breathing is done every three movements alternately to the right and to the left. However, everyone should find their own rhythm at the beginning without imposing rules. It is therefore rather recommended to breathe only on one side if it seems easier at the start for example. The goal at the beginning was not to go fast or to cover kilometers but rather to be comfortable in the water and to swim without running out of breath (if necessary by reducing the pace of the arms on which breathing). If you're swimming in a pool, remember to look to the bottom of the pool to steer yourself rather than trying to look ahead. Your head will have a better position and alignment.

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The backstroke

As its name suggests, it is the same principle as the front crawl but the body floating on the back . One of the difficulties comes from the fact that you can't see where you're going and you have to control your direction well. Similarly, it is necessary to succeed in controlling your breathing, in particular according to the rhythm given by the movement of the arms. Once these basics have been acquired, this swimming allows real relaxation and works the back well. This type of swimming is also often recommended by physiotherapists in particular.

The butterfly

This stroke is rather reserved for good swimmers due to its relatively technical side but above all because of the physical qualities it requires. It is indeed an athletic swim where you expend a lot of energy in a short time. The coordination of movements is also preponderant there and we can compare the undulations of this swim to that of the dolphin... but a dolphin which would all the same have butterfly wings (the arms of the butterfly swimmer being launched together in front of the head). We distinguish in the movement of the arms a phase of support and a phase of push. Breathing is also not easy when swimming the butterfly. This type of swimming is therefore aimed at the most athletic or regular swimmers.