Past Clinic: Premier Essentials of Backstroke and Breaststroke

Columbus, OH

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Past Clinic

BACKSTROKE

BREASTSTROKE

  • OPEN ARM CATCH: Learn and practice technique for an open arm catch, pulling from the bodies strongest muscles to increase speed and maintain stroke length at the end of races.
  • RHYTHM AND TIMING: Learn the technique that Burckle uses for a “late kick” in breaststroke, which allows him to have a seamless, powerful transition into the stroke. 
  • BODY UNDULATION: Burckle will demonstrate and teach the skill of pressing forward with the chest and raising the hips higher on the surface of the water.  This helps create the feeling of swimming “downhill” and getting the most out of each glide.

WATCH THE CLINICIANS: Observe Smit and Burckle swim at full speed and demonstrate a progression of perfectly executed drills to achieve powerful, efficient and fast butterfly and breaststroke.

GET UP AND RACE: Race two of the best swimmers in the world and watch their near-flawless technique - achieved by practicing the same drills they will teach you.

HEAR FROM JULIA AND CLARK

  • BODY AWARENESS: Practice key techniques on land that will directly transfer to the water. Find the optimal body line and learn to strengthen the muscles that are essential to establishing good body control.
  • REACTION TIME: An important aspect of every start is the reaction time.  Smit will work with swimmers on land to make swimmers reaction quicker in order to get in the water faster.
  • BREASTSTROKE FLEXIBILITY: Maintaining flexibility allows for faster swimming and greater range of motion.  Burckle will lead swimmers in a series of exercises to stretch out the hip flexors, elbows, and other joints that are key to breaststroke.
  • ASK QUESTIONS: Swimmers and parents are invited to ask the clinicians questions during a Q&A session.  Hear the Olympians talk and gain insight into their training regimen, diet and nutrition, and recovery tactics.
  • PERFORMANCE MINDSET: Get inside the minds of two of the best swimmers in the world.  Smit and Burckle will dissect their stroke and explain what they think about when they swim in practices and races.

Take a photo while wearing clinicians' medals, get autographs, and pick up a full color Fitter & Faster Tour 2014-2015 Yearbook and a special welcome bag that contains gifts from our sponsors!

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