THIS CAMP IS FOR ADULTS!
Fitter & Faster is producing a High Performance Backstroke Technique swim clinic in Delaware, OH on Saturday, October 29 for adult swimmers who are ages 18 & Over!

Scroll down for more details on the curriculum! Session sizes are limited to only 24 participants to allow for the best learning experience.

SESSION TIME:
Sat, Oct 29: Check in 8:45 AM, Clinic 9-11 AM

Suggested Participants

This swim clinic is designed for Master level swimmers Ages 18 & over!

Curriculum

High Performance Backstroke Technique - October 29, 2022

Cultivating good habits to swim high level backstroke begins as soon as you learn the stroke. It’s never too late to begin practicing techniques that will drastically improve your efficiency, power and times. At this swim clinic, adult participants will work on techniques to strengthen their bodyline, catch, kick, and pull - resulting in faster backstroke races and much more efficient practices!

BODY LINE: A competitive swimmer’s bodyline is the key to fast swimming. The name of the game is to eliminate all extra movement of the body including even the slightest bobbing, wiggling. Participants will learn and practice proper posture and engagement of their core to have a strong foundation for better technique - creating a full-body connection for more hydrodynamic and efficient backstroke.
ROTATION: Backstroke is fastest and most efficient when a swimmer’s body is “rotating” around their spine with each stroke. This part of swimming Backstroke has a big effect on maintaining a proper bodyline. Participants will practice activating their core muscles to form a powerful connection from head to toe with every stroke - resulting in faster backstroke!
KICK: A swimmer’s kick is the motor behind their Backstroke! There are obviously proper and improper ways to kick which we will review at the camp. Just as important, however, is practicing the complexities of how and when swimmers need to “shift gears” in their legs to become stronger and faster racers.
PULL: Just like in freestyle, the pull in backstroke keeps a swimmer balanced and accelerating forward. Essentially the best swimmers are creating a paddle with every stroke. The clinicians will work with participants to establish an early vertical forearm “the catch”, enabling the swimmer to put immediate pressure back on the water. Properly completing the stroke keeps the swimmer moving forward efficiently and fast.

ASK QUESTIONS

Swimmers are invited to ask the clinicians questions during a Q&A session. Gain insight into their training regimen, diet and nutrition, and recovery tactics.

WATCH THE CLINICIANS

Observe clinicians swim at full speed and demonstrate a progression of perfectly executed drills to achieve powerful, efficient and fast swimming.

PUT YOUR SKILLS TO THE TEST

Swimmers will get to practice what they've learned by taking their stroke to your top speed with some of the best swimmers and coaches in the world! They'll work on holding onto their form while challenging themselves.

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