uSwim, Level 3, Skill 2 - Beginner Freestyle arms how to teach your child to swim, swimming lessons

Beginner Freestyle\r
This type of Freestyle is different to what you may see in the Olympics. Catch-up is when the hands meet each other after each stroke, so only one arm is moving at a time. The benefits of teaching catch-up freestyle before teaching Olympic (conventional) Freestyle or Australian Crawl are obvious to those who have done so. Young children find catch-up much easier to comprehend as they are only using one arm at a time. However more importantly, just like Torpedo kicking, catch-up freestyle prepares and strengthens a childs core region so the swimmer can develop a long, powerful freestyle stroke. When children are taught Olympic freestyle too early, the arms begin to thrash around the water and correct breathing technique become difficult to teach. \r
*uSwim does not advocate catch-up for elite training or squad classes. \r
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4 easy steps to Beginner Freestyle\r
1. Standing arms\r
2. 2. arms on shoulders\r
3. Arms on kickboard\r
4. Catch-up arms