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Minnows Swim Practice: Streamline, Freestyle, and Flip Turns (9/10/2019)

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Question of the Day: How many yards is it from the wall to the flags?Answer: 5 yardsY = 3 yelling barks or cries of any animal while doing 3 jumping jacks.N = 10 jumps in place and 5 sit-ups.

Warmup in Water

100 IM Kick2 x 25 position 11.

Split Up into 2 Groups

Group 1

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.

Group 2

3 x SL + Flip

Streamline beginning underwater on belly.

At the surface do a front flip with knees pulled in to chest.

Get back together in one group

2 x 25 with FINS position 11

4 x 25 with FINS FREE

2 x 25 BK without fins.

This is part of a larger system

This content fits into the Swimming Ideas quest โ€” a guided journey from first-day instructor to program director.

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