- Keep your head low. When you go to breathe, don’t lift your chin up. Instead, turn your chin to the side.
- Relax. Don’t fight the water. The best swimmers in the world look like they are gliding along the surface.
- Enter the water with your hands first. Slice your hands into the water at your goggle line and drive them forward.
- Pull past your hips. Many beginners stop pulling and start their recovery too early.
- Minimize your kick. It will improve your balance and help conserve energy.
- Get high. Make sure your back and legs are all at the surface.
- Lengthen your stroke. Extend your spine and legs to make yourself as long as possible.
- Rock your hips. The body roll will help you naturally create more power and make it easier to breathe.
- Fluid strokes. They should be continuous with no stopping points or pausing.
- Take your time. Be calm in the water and focus on one area to improve on at a time.