Swim Mechanics

Tighter is lighter 
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What you’re seeing here is the same swimmer, swimming the same stroke.

In two different ways.

Above, Katie swims generic freestyle - six beat kick with a symmetrical, perfectly balanced stroke.

Below is her race stroke - 1-6 beat varied kick, asymmetrical stroke with a head lift and swing and over-reach as she lunges up and down.

Katie's stroke doesn't 'break down' as she adds speed and distance. Her stroke is what happens when the foundations are mastered before the mold is broken.

Learning to swim doesn’t start with movement.
It starts with comfort.

Before a swimmer begins to float, kick, or coordinate their arms and legs, they need to feel safe in the water.

Fear changes everything.
When someone is anxious, their breathing becomes shallow, their body becomes tense, and learning stops.

That’s why comfort and desensitisation are so important, especially for swimmers who are nervous, hesitant, or recovering from a bad experience.

For little swimmers, this often happens through play.
Games, songs, splashing, pouring water, and ducking under the water to collect toys.

For older swimmers, it can be much simpler...sitting in the water, laying back, and feeling the water support their body.

And at the center of it all is breath control.

When a swimmer learns to control their breath, they also learn to control their heart rate and calm their body.
That’s why breath control is the very first of the 7 fundamentals of swimming.

Sometimes parents worry that playing in shallow water outside of lessons is a waste of time.

It isn’t.
It’s part of the learning process.

And during lessons, purposeful play matters too.
Thoughtfully selected games and songs aren’t just entertainment… they’re quietly building skills.

Because comfortable swimmers become confident swimmers.
And confident swimmers are ready to learn.

Swim Teachers, these flashcards started with a simple problem I wanted to solve.

I watched kids struggle to follow instructions they couldn’t picture.

I watched teachers repeat cues over and over.
And I watched swimmers guess instead of understand.

Body position, breath control, timing; kids can’t see what they’re meant to do.
So I stopped hoping someone would make the resources we needed…
and designed them myself.

These flashcards weren’t made to decorate your pool deck.
They're made to clarify expectations, speed up learning, and give swimmers a mental model before they move.

See it. Say it. Hear it. Swim it.

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