Minnows Practice Plan: Day 2, Week 1 (Summer)

Warmup

100 IM Kick2 x 25 Position 11

Split up into two groups

Group 1: Breaststroke Arm Motion

3 x SL + 2x(11, Eat, 11, Glide for 2 seconds)

No kicking, no breathing. This is the MOTION of Breaststroke arms. Streamline underwater, do the arms at the surface.

Group 2: Freestyle Breathing

3 x SL + 5 FREE + 1 breath

Strong freestyle kick throughout. Focus on arms reaching to 11, head aiming straight down, and power with each stroke.

Must breathe 1 time on stroke 2, 3, or 4. No breathing on 1 or 5.

Get back together into one group

FR Drill – 0, 2, 5

Swim 1/3 with Fists, swim the second 1/3 with 2 fingers, and swim the last 1/3 with a full hand. Feel the difference. Can do 6 strokes with 0 fingers, and 6 strokes with 2 fingers opened, and 6 strokes of all fingers open.

FR D: Fingertip Drag